5 Rules for Wearing Hosiery - And How to Break Them…

It is windy, it is rainy, and it is getting increasingly dark outside. But while the forecast may be, quite frankly, hideous, there is one bit of good news - we can finally put our tights, stockings and hold-ups back on again! Taking our hosiery styles out of the drawer after their long summer retirement is a bit like greeting an old friend. What’s not to love? They’re warm, they’re cosy and they complement your natural figure, without ever feeling restrictive. But with different hosiery styles come a rigid set of rules to follow… Stick to plain black tights, don’t wear tights with trainers and never, ever wear your stockings any other place than the bedroom. Luckily, hosiery rules were made to be broken and we’re here to show you how to do just that - in style.

We might have finally got our heads round the idea of wearing a dress with coloured tights and open-toed shoes. But according to an ancient myth handed down from generation to generation, tights simply do not go with trainers. However, a quick scan of fashion influencers on Instagram shows that they most definitely do. Black tights or even sassy fishnets worn with chunky white trainers and short skirts are officially a thing with street style bloggers. Still not convinced? Wear the Velvet Touch 50 Denier Tights with a pair of dark trainers to give you a more toned-down version of the same look.

If your stockings and suspenders only ever see the light of day on special occasions, you’re missing a trick. Wearing stockings instead of tights as part of your everyday legwear, solves so many problems! Take having to run for the train, for example. There’s nothing worse than overheating in your thick tights and having to sit all day stewing in your own leg sweat. Stockings make things so much fresher and breezier. Find suspenders a bit too fiddly? A pair of hold-ups, like the Seam Back Lace Top 15 Denier Hold-Ups, look seriously fashion forward and won’t ever roll down around your ankles.

Yes, black opaques are every girl’s hosiery go-to. But using your legs as a creative canvas to display colour, pattern or texture is the easiest way to update an outfit. The right tights can add an element of fun to boring workwear. To experiment, why not try a patterned pair of tights such as the Love Luxe 15 Denier Heart Tights instead of your usual opaques? The sweet love heart details will finish off your outfit beautifully. You don’t have to keep patterned tights for just the workday, either. For an empowering going out look, simply style your favourite leather midi skirt with a pair of seamed stockings like the All Wrapped Up Bow Fishnet Seam Stocking.  

While minimalism is all very well in your home interiors, in the fashion world a pattern clash is king - and the mix and match look could be seen sauntering down designer catwalks everywhere this season. To steal the style for yourself, try wearing a pair of patterned tights with such as the Bow Luxe Pattern 20 Denier Tights or Herringbone Tights with an obviously clashing print on your clothes.

Some people only wear tights when there’s an ‘r’ in the month. Others only when the mercury drops to a certain temperature outside. But what about those infuriatingly in-between days in autumn and spring? Here at Pour Moi, we believe that every season is tights season and that if you want to wear them, you can! To wear tights when it is warm, keep those deniers low, such as the Adore Lace Top 15 Denier Hold-Up. And because you’ll be wearing these fabulously light 15 deniers with a suspender belt, you won’t ever feel hot and bothered.