A passion for hosiery

One of my many passions is hosiery or as our US friends call it, "hose." I find black opaque tights a trifle dull and like my tights in bright colours, with spots, fishnets and, in the worst crime of all, I like pop socks!!!

So I was thrilled when hosiery giants Charnos offered me a few pairs of their new summer range.

Now I know a lot of us like to cast off our tights, like butterflies emerging from a chrysalis, at the first sign of sunshine. In common with beauty blogger Caroline Hirons, I can't be doing with the faff of fake tans, the risk of orange palms and ankles and that awful smell.  Those spray cans of "instant leg makeup" are also a complete no-no. Such a mess.

So I usually wear tights until the annual Greek holiday, when I'll return with tanned legs which will stay brown until the end of summer, assuming we get a few sunny days.

Tights are perfectly fine for summer in my opinion, and for a lot of women who work in the City, they're still essential for work, as well as women who want to look elegant at weddings and smart occasions.

Charnos has several designs with fishnets brought up to date: above I am wearing the diamond net tights in black, and below in natural.

Pop socks are great if they're not recognisable as socks. In chilly spring, they're great to bridge the gap between foot and cropped trouser. Below I'm wearing Charnos knee highs in spot, natural. (Natural with spots did look a bit strange I have to say).

T-shirt: Florence and Fred; black cropped trousers: Next; gold shoes Boden (past season);  gold bag Accessorize

Skirt Zara (old); gold mules Marks and Spencer; leopard print bag Next; orange top Next (past season); chain belt Madeleine (old).

Sharing this post with Catherine at Not Dressed as Lamb, Patti at Not Dead Yet Style, Emma at Style-Splash and Jess at Elegantly Dressed and Stylish. 

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