Cotton Striped Tights: Dual Hue Cotton Striped Tights

Can't decide what to wear today? Go for tights! Cotton tights are perfect for every season. They are soft and comfortable and help you mix and match your outfits. These cotton striped tights hug your legs closely, and make them look sexy. Wear them at work with a mini skirt or get cosy at home wearing these tights with a classy tunic.

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Sweaty Feet? Try these when Wearing Tights with Flats the Next Time to Keep your Feet Fresh all the Day

Temperature is rising that is actually a call to being bare feet. However, women who have to respect the dress codes of their work place or are too shy to flash the skin; prefer to wear thigh high socks and or tights. Unfortunately, in summer most of us sweat which often creates a stinky body odor, affecting our feet the most. Wearing nylon thigh high socks and flats leave your feet smelling funky as the pongy compounds work all day with sweat for bacteria growth. Choosing your thigh high socks wisely can solve half the problem whereas half of the issue is resolved following the solutions below:

Thigh High Socks: Anti-Perspiration Tips for Feet

1. The key to keep your feet smell fresh all the day is to keep them dry. Avoiding to wear nylon and other synthetic fiber thigh high socks keep your feet breathing. This keep things in order and prevent excessive perspiration.
2. Exfoliate your heels regularly using a pumice stone. The hard skin at heels need to be removed, since it is a debris of dead skin cells that gets soggy when damp. This provides an ideal environment for the growth of bacteria.
3. Make sure you don’t wear the same flats two days in a row. Do same for thigh high socks. Let them air dry completely before you choose to wear them again. Alternatively, drop black tea bags in your flats to help absorb the pungent smell.
4. In case your feet stink badly, bathe them in the water with tea-tree oil. The anti-bacterial properties of tea-tree oil kill the bacteria and keep your feet smooth and fresh.
5. Wiping your feet with surgical spirit also help eradicating the smell that arises from wearing thigh high socks on a hot day.

Flats and thigh high socks, both are a summer- must have! However, it comes as no surprise that none of these are breathable option for your feet. Of course, you don’t have to say good bye to your favorite summer wardrobe essentials. All you need is a little modification in your lifestyle & an improved hygiene. 

Remember This when Wearing Tights & Thigh High Socks with Open Toe Shoes

Even though it is Spring/Summer; accepting bare leg look might not be every one’s cup of tea. You can still stick to your hose tights until you are ready to steal the show by exposing your skin. Thigh high socks and tights come handy when you want to hide away the stretch marks, rough scaly skin and or cellulite- the most annoying villain of the women’s beauty game. Since unlike winter, you can’t really team up your tights/thigh high socks with long boots; feel free to compliment your tights with wedges/booties & open toe stacked sandals during summer. You only need to remember the following humbles when wearing tights with open toe sandals.

1. Always Wear a Fresh Pair of Tights & Thigh High Socks

Since it is summer already, you would prefer to wear tights with either miniskirts or tunics, drawing attention towards your piece of hosiery. Make sure, you are wearing fresh almost new pair of tights. Tights that look untidy or are old may bunch-up at ankles or look faded. Thigh high socks when worn quite a few times are prone to lose the tightness from at the thighs and thus they fall down creating the most awkward situations.

Also Read: [ Prevent Thigh High Socks Wardrobe Malfunctions]

2. Hiding Toe Seams of Thigh High Socks & Tights

If you choose to wear your tights and thigh high socks with open toe stacked sandals or peep toes, be careful to pull stockings up enough to move the inseam under your toes. At the same time avoid ankle-puddling or else you will end up wrinkl-y, piled and lose stockings at your calves and heels.

3. Choosing Shoes Wisely

Create a contrast with tights & shoes

Remember, to pull off the look with tights you need to be choosy at shoes. Anything too delicate or too open will bring you down. If you are into mix and matching opaque tights, focus on creating a contrast with shoes or simply wear sheer blacks with slingbacks ankle booties.

With tights and thigh high socks you have endless possibilities only if you are artsy enough. Wearing thigh high socks with open toe shoes is no more a fashion crime. All you need to be careful is about pulling off the look!

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Is it Okay to Wear Peep Toes with Thigh High Socks ?

Can I Wear Peep-Toes with Thigh High Socks & Tights?

There is no fix fashion rule. If you like it; go ahead and continue admiring it. Fashion is a self-expression and a reflection to one’s personality. If you don’t want to be a copy, don’t. However, it is fun drawing inspirations from trend-setters and fashion icons, isn’t it? If you find someone wearing thigh high socks with sandals & opaque tights with open toe shoes; don’t call them crazy but confident. Back few decades, wearing thigh high socks and tights with open toe sandals were considered fashion crimes but now it is safe enough to assume that fashion fades and evolve. Today, ramp models are rocking the glamour bars with black tights and peep-toes. All you need is a high dose of confidence & insight to witness the trends in every fashion hype!

You have endless possibilities with thigh high socks & tights. They help you build your outfit and are really fun element, if you are into layering your outfits. Furthermore, they also help you mix and match your outfits from different seasons. Everyone loves shopping & fashion, but it does not mean everyone loves being a buyer. Wearing some sheer tights (from your spring/summer wardrobe) and teaming them up with peep toe booties from winter help you save money when weather is taking a shift to autumn.

Thigh High Socks: Peep Toe Wedges, Booties or Stilettos?

Tights look excellent when paired with long boots, booties and wedges during colder months but would you seriously abandon wearing tights in summer? Sure, if you are bold enough you can go bare leg but if you are inclined towards modesty or have dress codes to respect then you can always stay glued to sheer thigh high socks and or tights. Wear your tights with peep toe dress sandals, wedges or with even platform sandals- be careful though. Sheer thigh highs (barely there) look classy when are worn with peep toes that cover the heel of your feet or else they create a bit too naked look. On the other hand, peep toe stilettos look eye catchy when you want to create a stunning contrast against your tights.

Break the Fashion Norms with Thigh High Socks/Tights & Peep Toes

Respecting fashion rules should always be appreciated but it does not mean you can’t break the rules. There are certain things that should be avoided when wearing tights and peep toes such as wearing shoes that reveal the inseam of your thigh high socks or wearing black and brown together. With opaque & patterned tights, wear plain and colored peep toes and vice versa. Focusing on where you want to draw attention is always your best bet when it comes to making tricky fashion statements!

Look Classic yet Cute with Black Tights

Tights are vogue these days. They help you build a layered outfit, add colors to your wardrobe or help you look classic for formal occasions. Tights are versatile & depending on the color & pattern, these can be donned from school to office & parties. Black thigh high socks that are sheer yet patterned add class to your persona. They hug your legs closely and tend to make them a bit slimmer. 

"These black stockings are made out of two different fabrics. Nylon is used for the top part, which is transparent, and the stocking part is made of thicker cotton-ish fabric. They also stretch quite a lot, so they are perfect for tall girls! I'm 170cm tall and I could've stretched them up more", says Lokeva in her product review. 

What are Tights, Thigh High Stockings & Pantyhose?

Tights, pantyhose & thigh high stockings are all under garments used to cover the legs. Oftentimes they are interchangeable yet carry certain differences that help each of them maintain their individuality. Since unlike leggings, these are worn underneath other garments; they provide sheer coverage. There is almost no difference between tights & pantyhose since they are just the different terms for the same thing. Similarly, thigh high stockings are same as thigh high socks that may sometime also require garter belts for support. 

Thigh High Socks or Stockings

Thigh high socks or thigh high stockings come in two variants. Some of them require suspender belts whereas others have a sticky end or silicone base that help them adhere to your thighs. Thigh high stockings are commonly known as a hose. These are close-fitting under garments that cover toes and reach thighs.

Tights & Pantyhose

Tights & Pantyhose are elastic undergarment that extends from waist to toes. Pantyhose also provides a sheer pant-y support whereas tights do not. There is basically no major difference between the both. “Pantyhose” is a term used in United States, whereas in UK they are called tights.

The distinctive feature is the material. Tights are comparatively heavier and opaque. They are made from knitting-material or fish-net whereas pantyhose is almost transparent and made from nylon or nylon blends. Furthermore, tights are one one piece whereas stockings are two-piece hosiery legs where pant-y portion is often heavier and thicker in transparency than legs. On the other hands tights are of the uniform weight and opacity. 

What should be your choice?

Depending on your lifestyle, you should wisely make a selection. Thigh high socks can be worn with mid-length skirts whereas pantyhose & tights both are worn at formal events and occasions. Tights are a modern day invention and pantyhose seems to be a “grandma” clothing. Tights enjoy privilege over pantyhose because they provide ventilation in the crotch area whereas pantyhose covers the genitalia too tightly that develops bacteria growth, perspiration and bad odor.

If you are into sheer pieces of under-clothing that keep you warm despite providing coverage to legs, go for tights that provide coverage from waist to toe. They hug your legs closely and appear as a second skin, add colors to your outfit and help building a layered ensemble. Keep in mind, despite certain differences all the terms are interchangeable depending on the contexts. They are even generally called leggings though leggings are footless but rest are not.