absolutely tight-obsessed.

Lately I've been thinking a lot about fashion, and the way that styles fade in and out and sometimes reappear.  I think it's funny to think about the fashions that we wore in elementary school - you can't help but smile at the funny outfits your parents put you in, or that you picked out yourself.  When I was little, I wore a lot of my mom's hand-sewn dresses... which inevitably led to wearing tights.  I had a few standard pairs: cream, white, and light pink.  But I soon got tired of wearing dresses and tights, and completely rebelled.  When I was in elementary school I hated jeans, and would often just wear stirrup leggings and a big t-shirt.  It's kind of cute looking back, but also kind of horrible. I've always been stubborn, and I guess my mom figured putting up a fight wouldn't end up working anyway, so she let me parade around in some pretty horrible outfits.

My point though, is that these days I've been returning to a lot of those styles that I wore back in my early years.  Dresses and tights in particular.  I really have never been a "girly-girl" but, lately I can't help myself! Any time I see tights in a store I practically drool. It's not even as if I wear them that often, but I am trying to build up my wardrobe and be able to wear them more frequently.

I love the patterns and colors I've been noticing lately...

I recently bought two new pairs: (1) These look navy, but are actually black. I love the basket-weave texture! Plus, they're super cheap - check them out at Target!  Pictured in (2) are Hue tights I found at Anthropologie.  These opaque turquoise ones were my first buy but I am desperate for all of the colors now.  They are really good quality, and super comfortable.

There are so many other styles out there right now though:

(1) and (4) are both by American Apparel - I'm obsessed with the color combinations of these swirly tights. Pictured are the "navy/pink" and "black/snorkel" combos. So cute.  (2) and (3) are both tights by Tabio.  I haven't yet tried to order anything, but this British website has so many options to choose from.  Their patterned tights are my favorites, especially (3) with the little hearts.

And a few more that I'm dying to buy include...

(1) and (3) are both from Anthropologie.  Their online store is great for looking at the patterns. Especially in the case of (3) - The stitching on these is gorrrgeous!  And lastly, (2) are another pair by Hue.  I love the iridescent look these have - they call it "luster."

So as you can see, I am tight-obsessed. And with good reason! Not only are tights a great alternative to jeans, with a dress and boots they are perfect in the winter-time.  I always feel a little dressed up and extra-special wearing them. And not only that, but a little nostalgic for those days when I wore nothing but tights and dresses and played make-believe all day long.

I stumbled upon these sites, but if you have a favorite source for tights please let me know!  For now I'll be daydreaming about these.

Molly