Sunday 3 April 2011

Printed Tights

Today I dream of these super-cool ombre colour gradient tights from Kron by Kronkron.

Photo from theoliveshoppe.com
Photo from theoliveshoppe.com

Available from theoliveshoppe.com for $73.

After finding those I decided to do a little research about printed tights and here’s what I found…

From Les Queues de Sardines there’s a selection of cute, screen printed tights. They are screen printed by hand in France by the amazing design duo M & O. They’re available in various shops from $65.


Photos from Les Queues de Sardines

You can find these in the Creatures of Comfort shop. Tsumori Chisato offers his watercolour tights in peach/yellow for $113. Designers Anne Hilken and Christian Kurt’s label Anntian created these Zig Zag/Triangle tights which are available from $50.

Photo from Creatures of Comfort
Photo from Creatures of Comfort

If these prices seem pretty scary to you as they are to me you can find some other cool and much more affordable tights at hanselfrombasel.com with prices from $18-32.

Photo from hanselfrombasel.com
Photo from hanselfrombasel.com

These are from House of Holland for Pretty Polly, available from Asos, for around $12 each.
 
Photo from Asos.com
Photo from Asos.com

There’s always a good selection of tights in American Apparel too. My favourites are these limited edition opaque white tights featuring a unique custom watercolour brushstroke print for $25 or these Sheer Luxe Pantyhose embroidered with a variety of fun shapes.

Photo from americanapparelstore.com
Photo from americanapparelstore.com

For high-end designer tights check out the Rodarte Collection for Opening Ceremony where you can find these ribbed cotton leggings with mid-thigh and ankle buttoned cut-outs or the off-white tights with four blue-black tattoo-like prints: heart with cross; wings; horned cow skull and hinged fence.

Photo from openingceremony.us
Photo from openingceremony.us

If you’re creative and really patient you can try to make your own pair of designer tights using only a pair of sheer tights and some small embellishments like sequins, pearls or anything you like :) You’ll find the tutorial at tinysparklythings.blogspot.com

Photo from tinysparklythings.blogspot.com

Good Luck!

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