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Orange tights

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Baggs Sat 03-Jun-17 07:47:32

The question is can, no, dare I wear orange tights with this dress?

Baggs Sun 04-Jun-17 21:44:50

You lucky blighter! Sandal envy ?

Baggs Sun 04-Jun-17 21:46:09

Sometimes we got colourful plastic sandals for the summer hols though, partly so we could paddle in the sea in them, I think.

Jalima1108 Sun 04-Jun-17 21:46:35

grin

No tights in those days though, just white ankle socks.

Baggs Sun 04-Jun-17 21:47:13

marionk, my sister-in-law, always very neatly turned out, has some yellow shoes.

Baggs Sun 04-Jun-17 21:49:27

Sob!! My mum wouldn't even buy white ankle socks! Too difficult to keep white was the idea. Just occasionally my aunty would buy my sister and me some white socks. Real treasure they were!

Which reminds me, did anyone else just lurve those sticky labels they used to pair up socks with in shops? I used to stick mine on my bed.

Chewbacca Sun 04-Jun-17 21:58:49

We used to get a pair of new white plimsolls at Whitsun and, when they'd gone grubby and scuffed, my mother used to "paint" them with a bottle of whitener that dried into a thick, inflexible coating. They looked OK but it was like wearing a couple of cardboard boxes on your feet!

farview Mon 05-Jun-17 06:53:43

....go for it Baggs!! sounds awesome!!! ??

LuckyFour Fri 09-Jun-17 12:01:43

Don't be ridiculous!

harrigran Fri 09-Jun-17 12:58:02

How very rude.

Faye Fri 09-Jun-17 16:51:24

No to the orange, wear nude tights or bare legs. If you wear the orange tights what coloured shoes would you wear?

Bellanonna Fri 09-Jun-17 17:13:01

Faye, OP said navy or green.
LuckyFour: unnecessary

Penstemmon Fri 09-Jun-17 18:00:58

Go for it Baggs I love coloured tights but I have short fat legs so not such a good look on me:#bagoforanges.
If you are tall with long legs..not a problem!

stillaliveandkicking Fri 09-Jun-17 19:01:59

Orange tights are never a good idea, but very brave of you OP to want to wear them.

Jalima1108 Fri 09-Jun-17 20:14:31

Penstemmon

I can't believe that, my penstemmons are waving tall and gracefully in the wind.

Elegran Fri 09-Jun-17 20:34:49

If it scared her it would be brave, but I can't see Baggs being scared of wearing what she wants to.

stillaliveandkicking Fri 09-Jun-17 20:40:08

Fair enough but orange tights are not and never will be a good look.

stillaliveandkicking Fri 09-Jun-17 20:42:38

Same way Vivienne Westwood always look a bit mad.

stillaliveandkicking Fri 09-Jun-17 20:46:49

*s

Baggs Fri 09-Jun-17 20:56:00

Blimey! Is this still going?

Baggs Fri 09-Jun-17 20:56:39

Who's Vivienne Westwood?

BBbevan Fri 09-Jun-17 20:58:56

Very well known designer. Baggs Started in the 60s I think.

Baggs Fri 09-Jun-17 21:02:26

Thanks, BB. I googled her too. I had genuinely never heard of her. That's how much attention I pay to fashion designers.

stillaliveandkicking Fri 09-Jun-17 21:05:11

This hasn't gone un noticed Baggs.

My opinion is orange tights are pretty ghastly on anyone, should never have been invented in the first place. If you must do orange tights then have a "tinge" of it.

Penstemmon Fri 09-Jun-17 21:12:49

www.google.co.uk/search?q=orange+tights&safe=active&rlz=1C1DSGZ_en-GBGB740GB740&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiqo8GHybHUAhWsLcAKHTxgCCUQ_AUICygC&biw=911&bih=425#imgrc=LiHhIvCdO8EFXM:

stillaliveandkicking Fri 09-Jun-17 21:13:17

a link? really?