This post is brought to you by Hanes.
I have all sorts of hang ups about texture & fit. Seriously, I’m crazy. I can’t touch microfiber unless I have lotion on my hands and I most certainly hate, hate, hate to wear a pair of socks that don’t fit or feel right. Just ask my mom. In the years & years I took ballet, every week it was the same struggle to find the one pair of tights that fit properly. When I say struggle, envision a 14 year old girl crying & screaming because her tights feel gross & like they’re on backwards. As soon as I quit ballet, I quit wearing tights or any sort of sock for that matter. I couldn’t do it.
Just in the last couple of years, tights have become a big thing in fashion. Wanting to participate in current fashion trends, I have given tights a second chance. While I have about 10+ pairs of tights, they’re not all created equally. Some don’t have a designated front or back (ANNOYING) while others might have a muffin-top-inducing elastic waistline. I hate both, but I typically sacrifice my sanity for the sake of fashion. Especially if it means just sporting them for a few hours on Sunday for church. I’m grown up enough to handle that. Most of the time.
When Hanes invited me to try a few samples of their new sheer tights, I was totally game. After all, they could be super comfortable. I am so glad I tried them out! They’re great! They have a label differentiating the front from the back. The material is silky smooth even on spiky I-haven’t-shaved-in-a-week legs. And then there’s the waistband. Ooooh, the waistband is heavenly. It’s smooth, flat & seamless. I’m a fan. Here’s how I wore my tights yesterday:
Outfit Details:
- cropped blazer – thrifted
- cowl neck top – The ModBod
- braided belt – thrifted
- shorts – Puramania (Brazil)
- sheer tights – Hanes
- booties – Forever 21
This outfit is sort of a transitional Summer/Fall outfit. I kind of like to call it the Peter Pan look because of the tights & the pointed booties. I’ve been seeing quite a few fashion blogs feature the blazer/short combo & I’m totally sold. I love it. The Sartorialist calls it transitional dressing. I think it’s brilliant & oh so chic.
Tights with skirts for me!
I’d wear them with my cute new back-to-school (teacher) dresses!
I’d wear my tights with all my cute fall skirts and boots!
I’d wear them with my fall/winter skirts! My baby blue wool skirt has been begging for some new tights to go with it ever since my nice brown ones snagged last winter!
I’ve got a newly thrifted dress that’s just begging for some tights to go with it!
i’d wear them with my skirts and boots! :)
I thrifted two wool skirts over the summer that I have been waiting to wear with some cute tights. I love the outfit you put together with the tights and shorts, but I don’t think I am that brave! :)
I’d wear my tights with shorts (have never tried this before — but I”m excited to now!) and pencil skirts. I love tights and the sheer look seems really flattering…. thanks!
I have an amazing skirt that would really upgrade with the plum ones.
sweet! i’d wear my tights with a thrifted dress and a cute pair of leather flats.
This is fantastic! I would wear them with the high-waisted skirts I’ve been making from The Crimson Owl’s shorts to skirt tutorial!
Sweet giveaway! I’d wear my tights every day to work with different skirts/dresses and boots!
I’ve always wanted a pair of purple tights! :) I like to wear tights with skirts and dresses for church and other occasions!
Def with skirts and dresses but I also find them completely necessary with slacks. they are the perfect “sock” with cute flats or pumps!
I’d probably wear them with my new pencil skirt I bought recently after losing 55 lbs! Yeah, I seriously gained that much with my last baby.
omg I HATE tights too! They are just sooo annoying and ughhh, but lol, some tights I can wear. =) I would love to wear a bright colored one under a more natural dress. with some cute boots!!!
Bellesme
I’m obsessed with tights. It’s almost borderline insanity. I have a pair of brownish-grey ones I die over. They have holes in them but I don’t have the strength to throw them out. I would wear these hanes with probably everything! Dresses, shirts, shresses, panchos with some sassy boots.
I’m so not a fashionista, so it will be tights with skirts and hip dresses for me (I’m personally not adverturous enough to pair them with shorts).
I have a few dresses that would look awesome with fancy tights.
I would wear them with dresses and skirts and boots to transition to fall!
Boots and skirts – its the best work fall fashion!
i’m a skirt girl myself so tights are a winter must have!
I’m excited to wear tights w/ summer dresses and fall sweaters
This collection would force me out of my current collection of all black and opaque tights
I’d wear them with my winter dresses! I love tights!!
I’d wear them with the skirts and dresses I wear to work. The fun colors would be a great way to liven up business casual!
This is such a fun giveaway! I love it. I would wear tights with…dresses and boots, all winter long!
I have this new dress that is an amazing shade of blue. I think a pair of these lovely tights would really add something to it for fall.
I love tights with skirts and dresses, especially when the tights are silky enough so that the skirts don’t stick and ride up :)
Mmm, I concur: nothing better than a blazer, shorts, and saucy pair of tights!
Fingers crossed…
I’d wear my tights with the new dresses I just made! They’re long enough on their own but would be even more perfect with a pair of tights!
I’d wear them with my favorite dresses and skirts to start the school year off right!
I’d wear some of those tights with a few summer dresses I want to hold onto into the Fall!
oh i would wear them with shorts (like you) and a skirt, and a dress. i love skirts and dresses with tights!
i love that they would feel silky on ‘i haven’t shaved in a week legs’. :D
i’d definitely wear these tights with a pencil skirt and ruffled shirt…throw in some heels and i’m game to conquer the day
wow, I love tights!
I just got a pair of boots last winter that I LOVE to death…kinda a country riding boot and I wear them all winter long. These tights would be perfect with them!
oooo! I’d love a purple or blue pair or something cool like that. I think I’d wear them with a funky dress. I’d love to try out that new top… especially after having kids.
These tights must be comfortable if you like them on your pregnant belly. I don’t think I’m brave enough to go the tights/shorts combo, so I’d most likely just stick with dresses and skirts. (P.S. Look at all the fun giveaways your having! Although, I’m looking forward to the next “regular” post.)
I love the Plum ones! What a great color! I have a ton of skirts and dresses that I would love to wear during the cooler months of Fall with these tights.
Also, I am totally loving your blazer and your pretty top. Cowl necks are so fun! ;D
I love tights, I can’t wait until its cool enough to wear them. I’d wear these tights with my fall dresses, hopefully with my new booties!
I feel the same way about tights as you do. They bunch and I’m constantly pulling them up. I haven’t tried the Hanes brand yet, and I’d love to get a pair to see if they’re any different than the rest. I would love to pair a granite pair of the tights with black booties, and fun colorful skirt (like yellowy mustard colored) and a fun purple top; definitely for going out this fall. :-)
Oooo I love tights. I wear them all the time during the winter, especially with dresses and boots!
I’d wear my tights with dresses and skirts at work – I think the monochromatic look (especially black from the waist down) is so slimming! Thanks for the chance to win!
I would wear tights with dresses and boots! I love fall clothes!!
My new red suede boots, vintage dresses and lots of belted cardigans. Tights sure come in handy with short skirts and early morning bike rides to work.
I would love new tights to wear with fall skirts and boots!
I love tights! I’d wear them w/long tunics and flats. Love all the great colors.
LOVE these tights!!! I would wear them with skirts and dresses and knee high boots all fall and winter! SO cute. :) xoxox Holly
Skirts and dresses, really should try the tights and shorts look. I think it looks really cute and I can get away with not having to shave my legs ; )
Oh, I’d wear my tights with my wool shorts and a turtleneck sweater!