Help me find the best tights!

October 12, 2014 9:49 AM

Help me find the best tights!

I am looking for tights/stockings for this winter. I am currently wearing a pair of burgundy HUE tights, but they are many years old and are not made of the current material that HUE now uses.

What I'm looking for:

-Warm cotton-like material
-Bright colors
-Not ribbed
-As far away from typical stocking material as possible (I really dislike the feeling of most tights against my feet, kind of itchy or thin...ugh makes my skin crawl).

posted by DeltaForce to Clothing, Beauty, & Fashion (7 answers total)

I also hate the constricting, scratchy feeling of tights. For winter (when I'm usually wearing some kind of boots anyway), I ended up getting fleece-lined leggings and wearing them in place of tights. It may not work for your footwear choices, but if you're boots-inclined definitely consider it — they're so much warmer and so much more comfortable, but look pretty similar.
posted by you're a kitty! at 9:56 AM on October 12, 2014 [1 favorite]

Wolford's "cotton velvet" line is fantastic (and expensive -- but the bright colors can be found on sale).
posted by The Giant Rat of Sumatra at 10:53 AM on October 12, 2014 [1 favorite]

MP or Wolford.
posted by stinker at 11:33 AM on October 12, 2014

Groupon Goods has a deep discount on fleece-lined leggings today!
posted by stoneandstar at 12:30 PM on October 12, 2014

OMG Wolford. They cost about GBP 20.00 a pair, if not more than twice that, but the way they feel. it's partway between not knowing you have them on, and having your feet and legs hugged by a mob of intensely affectionate hamsters.

failing that, i have a good relationship with the M&S high denier opaques. like 70 denier or more. they aren't scratchy or chaotic like a lot of opaques out there. but if i could have whatever I wanted, I would wear nothing but wolford at all times.
posted by tel3path at 2:57 PM on October 12, 2014 [2 favorites]

Wolford. I have a pair going on three years that I wear several days a week in winter, they still look like new, and are oh so comfortable.

Make sure to check the Wolford website on finding the right size.
posted by nanook at 4:20 PM on October 12, 2014 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: "Hugged by a mob of intensely affection hamsters" has really sold me. Wolford it is!

Thanks guys!
posted by DeltaForce at 4:32 PM on October 12, 2014