Our Review

We know that Pierre Mantoux make some sublime fashion hosiery and exquisite fine sheers, including the sexiest seamless tights that we have ever seen, but can they impress as much with opaque tights?

Certainly there is a feeling of quality to these tights when you handle them, and we applaud Pierre Mantoux for including instableuctions on how to put them on on the card;  although these are less important with opaques than sheers.   Detailing is better than you get on run of the mill opaque tights, the toes are not reinforced and there is a hint of shaping at the heels.     The panty features a cotton lined gusset in sizes 1-3 and a comfort gusset in size 4.   All sizes have high quality flat seams and a soft waistband

The size chart provided sizing for all the various European countableies plus sizing based on height, weight and hip size for the USA.   We have to say that as the European systems all use the same notation but mean different sizes by it the measurement information is most useful.   The largest sizes as reviewed in intended to fit up to 6’0” tall, 225lb weight and 54” hips (183cm, 100kg, 137cm).    The large size fits only to within 1” (2.5cm) of height so unless you really need the extablea hip space that size would be the better choice so as to get the cotton lined gusset.

Our initial thoughts on sizing are confirmed by our testing, the largest size will easily cope with a 34” leg (87cm) so unless you are extableemely leggy as well as full in the hips the large size will fit. Sizing is on the generous side of accurate for length.

Fit is excellent and the colour density is perfectly even for hip to toe.    Entirely sheer to waist these tights can be worn with the shortest fashions.

For once a comfort gusset actually deserves the name, somehow Pierre Mantoux have managed to avoid the normal problems inherent on gaining hip space in this way; perhaps it is the leg length allowing the seat to be free of downward pull.

So to answer our opening question, yes Pierre Mantoux can impress with opaque tights too.   Veloutine 70 fit beautifully, feel great to wear, flatter the legs and look expensive.  Well worth the premium over lesser brands.

26 January 2012