I don't know if I've mentioned this before, but I love wearing horizontal stripes. I luurrrve them. I'd probably be wearing them every day if I hadn't gotten into the mod thing. I think it started out as a rebellion against that fashion rule about them being "not slimming." Which is just as stupid as the rule about white after Labor Day, only more stupid because it also preys on people's insecurities about their size.
So at first I wore horizontal stripes as my own personal "fuck you" to fashionistas and their stupid rules, but now I just really like them. The more the better, and if they don't quite match, better still. The outfit in the photo is a jacket, top, skirt and tights which all have horizontal stripes. But you can only see the skirt and tights in the photo. (The skirt is actually longer, but I pulled it up a bit so you could see the tights better.)
I think I bought this pair a year ago at Target. They're a little different from most tights because they're cotton and have the texture of thin socks, not hose. Also unlike hose, they have an extra panel in the seat which makes them fit better on those of us who, um, got back. They are so comfy! I love to wear these tights and skirt with a big sweater and fleece socks on cold evenings. A little too warm to wear today, but since it's probably only going to get warmer this month I thought I'd get them out of the way early.
Yay for horizontal stripes!
That looks *so* much like something I would wear. I have very similar shoes, too.
That panel thing sounds great - wish we had a Target here!
Hi Hedera! The skirt is from a Swedish company -- Gudrun Sjoden: http://www.gudrunsjoden.com They have stores in Sweden and Germany but I don't know about the Netherlands. They sell from their website too, that's how I got the skirt. The shoes are also Swedish (I think). I guess that's my Swedish outfit :)
I love those horizontal stripes too!
I used to have some socks like that but they don't make them
anymore :(
Brown tights are my faves too, they go ok with black
too which is a bonus!
Some of your other tights are a bit yukkie though! imho ; )
have fun
girly pete
Hi Sarah,
A comment on these nice tights. How did you get the interest of wearing those kind of striped tights? They are very nice, but few girls wears them, so I think that they are not very appreciated. So my question is what makes you wearing them? For my self, I love it, if you can have more tights like this to show, it could be great.
Peter
Why are the tights fetishists all European? Is it something about the climate?
the Boston Globe of august 27, 2006, had an add for a free autumn catalog from gudrunsjoden.com - but i cannot get that screen to appear. my daughter-in-law is Sweedish and i wanted to get her the catalog as a surprise! can you help??
thank you
claire, who loves her daughter-in-law (she designs sweaters and has a knitting book published as well as many designs in catalogues. she is brillant and unconventional, which is how the ad for these Swedish designs appeared to me.
thanks again.
Hi Claire! I'd go to the Gudrun Sjoden website at http://www.gudrunsjoden.com
I think there's a form there to request a catalog.
Can you post a link to your daughter's sweater designs? I love sweaters! thanks!