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How to wear red tights (colours, shoes and occasions)
The colours that work with red tights, the shoes, the right denier and outfits for day and night, with a chart and the examples we saw in London's street style.
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The tights guideHow to choose the right denier: the complete guide to sheer, semi-opaque and opaque tights
What the number on the pack really measures, what changes from 5 to 200 denier, which weight for every temperature and occasion, and why price says nothing about how long they last.
What are tights made of? Nylon, elastane, wool and cotton explained
Polyamide and elastane in most pairs, wool, cotton and polyester in the rest: what each fibre does, what real labels say and how to read them before you buy.
Tights size chart: how to find your size, brand by brand
Height, weight and hips: how to read a size chart and why one brand's S is not another's. The official charts of Calzedonia, Oroblù, Falke, Wolford and Snag compared, with the date we read them.
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All guidesAnatomy of tights: the parts of a pair, from waistband to toe
Waistband, panty, gusset, legs, heel, toe and seams: what each part does, how a pair is made and what to look at on the packet before you buy.
How to wear fishnet tights (and make them look modern)
Micro, medium or wide mesh: what changes, which shoes and occasions they work for, the sheer-underneath trick and the mistakes to avoid. A practical guide, with examples from the runways.
What colour tights to wear with a black dress
Sheer black, opaque black, nude or colour: the answer depends on the occasion and the shoes. A table for the office, ceremonies and evenings, with the right deniers and examples from the runways.
How to wash tights: by hand, in the machine and what the label means
By hand or in the machine, bag, temperature, detergent and drying: what Wolford, Falke, Calzedonia, Swedish Stockings, Hēdoïne and Sheertex actually say, with the label symbols explained.
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Gucci spring/summer 2027: Demna's black tights and Cardi B's GG monogram pair
At Demna's Gucci SS27 Store Show in Milan, mini-skirt suits came with black tights and pointed pumps; in the front row, Cardi B wore sheer GG monogram tights under white fur.
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Georgina Rodríguez for Calzedonia: the exact tights from her autumn campaign
After the summer swimwear, Georgina Rodríguez is back for Calzedonia with tights: brown with grey, sheer black roses, floral lace head to toe. The exact pairs, what they cost and how to wear them.
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Amelia Gray's best tights looks: sheer black, red, fishnet and print, from Vogue covers to the runway
From the Met Gala in red lace to Vogue Italia in sheer black and Perfect in fishnets: twelve Amelia Gray looks, from her own Instagram, where the tights do the work.
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Why sheer black tights are back: from Vaccarello to Prada, and Naomi Ackie's slit
The New York Times says sheer black hosiery has left the fashion wilderness. The reasons on the runway, Naomi Ackie's Clayface premiere, and what 10, 15, 20 and 40 denier really look like.
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Calzedonia history: from Verona in 1986 to 2,000 stores worldwide
From its founding near Verona in 1986 to the Oniverse group: who Sandro Veronesi is, how the stores and factories work, which brands grew out of Calzedonia and who fronted its campaigns.
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How to wear shorts with tights, from day to night
Shorts with tights: which denier, which shoes and which length for the office, the weekend and the evening, with five simple rules and the examples we saw on the runway.