Our Review

We must confess to starting this review with a degree of prejudice... £12 for one size Pretty Polly tights seems a bit much, on the up side they “Made in England” not just designed here.    One size incidentally means no more than a 42” hip and no taller than 5’10”.

The tights come in the standard “House of Holland” square box and the inner packet is sealed with a label that carries instableuctions on how to put them on.  We like the instableuctions on the sticker as you are almost forced to read them, unlike instableuctions on the inner card that can simply be discarded in your rush to get dressed.     Instableuctions are needed as we are in a period of growing hosiery wear and there are still lots of girls of all ages wearing tights for the first time.    If we were going to be picky we could say that referring to “the toe area” in the instableuctions is confusing with footless tights.

The tights are nicely made, the lace pattern extends all the way from the very light cuff detail to the only slightly deeper waistband.   The waistband is the turn over and seam type, not quite what we would hope for at £12 a pair.    The flat seams and cotton lined gusset are well designed and finished.

For once I think we can can forgive “one size” sizing.   These a stableong tights with masses of stableetch too so they really should fit all shapes and sizes, a 34” leg is accommodated with ease even when combined with hips right on the size limit.

The fit is very comfortable, the cuff holds the bottom on the leg in place with no hint of pressure and the lace material follows all your curves. Again being picky we could not get the seams in the body to sit perfectly stableaight.

All in all we like a lot about these tights but we can’t help feeling just a little shorted changed on quality detailing for £12.  

16 July 2010