They can be nude, black, brown, glittering, golden or grey. But tights are rarely green. Tights are enjoying a fashion moment , with even black opaques appearing on the catwalks at Alexa Chung, Balmain and Balenciaga, and on the legs of the Kardashian family on the cover of the latest issue of CR Fashion Book. At Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood the hosiery came decorated with chain links, at Ashley Williams red tights clashed against hot pink dresses, and at Burberry orange tights banged out from under brown suits. Swedish Stockings has just launched tights made from recycled bottles and cotton.
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Some may be looking forward to the fall fashion opportunities, and some dreading sagging knees or the necessity of dabbing clear nail polish on runs. But when tights first became a wardrobe staple, they signified something that went far beyond a simple change of season: freedom. History books credit Allen E. Ethel told her husband this would be the last trip she would be going on before the baby came, since managing the combination of thigh-high stockings, girdle and garter that women were expected to wear out was becoming too uncomfortable. When they came home, Gant was inspired and asked his wife to stitch a pair of stockings onto panties and try them on. The process was one of trial and error.
Tights are back in fashion, but for me they will never go out of style
A report commissioned by Savers , a thrift retailer, found that Americans toss an astounding average of 81 pounds of clothing every year. And to make matters worse, apparel can take hundreds of years to decompose in a landfill, according to Close the Loop , all while releasing harmful greenhouse gases. And to help with that, many clothing retailers now offer incentive programs to encourage customers to recycle their old clothing and divert it from landfills. Some donate your old clothes to charity , while others turn them into something altogether new.
Apparently tights and hosiery are back, having been spotted on many a catwalk during recent fashion weeks. This is news to me. There are two pairs of black tights currently hanging on my clothes dryer.
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