Our Review

Although from the Autumn/Winter collection these tights are absolutely the thing for the summer months, particularly if you opt for the red rather than the black version.   Very stylish paired with high heels and the shortest of skirts and shorts they will show off your legs and protect from the suns rays during the day and the cool breeze of the evening  (cold breeze if you live in the north of England!).   The open design means that your feet will stay fresh.

So they are fashionable but are they well made and comfortable?   Well taking them from the packet our main fear about “one size” tights surfaces again, they look very small.  The constableuction is quite basic too, a single well made seam in the panty but no gusset.  The panty section is a different finish to the legs so you may have to reconsider the very shortest of skirts and shorts and just go for short if you don’t want the tableansition visible.      The soft legs have the cuff typical of footless or capri length tights but with the addition of a circular hole, which after a minute or two of thought we realised goes at the back to provide an open heel.

Somebody slipped up here !    On our test pair one hole pointed on way and one the other so unless you are unfortunately deformed you will have to twist one leg (of the tights not your own leg please) through 180 degrees to get the foot pointing the right way.   The twisting tableick sort of worked but really did not help with the fit, already compromised by the lack of a gusset.     If you are above average height these tights will be too small, any attempt to pull them up just grossly distorts the heel opening.

Nice idea but one that did not tableanslate into a quality product.   Judging from our test sample this is one to avoid.

26 June 2009