Best nude tights for a subtle shine, tried and tested

Most things done in the nude are quite thrilling - we'll leave the examples to your imagination.

However, when we bring fashion into the equation, nude suddenly becomes a wholly unappealing concept. Nude underwear has never been considered overtly attractive, and dare we say for good reason. Nude undergarments are designed to blend with your skin tone in order to modestly slot under more sheer outerwear, while fiery red and elegant black lingerie enhances the assets.

Nude tights also firmly fall into the function over fashion category. The sheer stockings match the colour of your legs to appear as if you aren't wearing tights at all. They are primarily called upon for making ensembles more office-appropriate, various evening dos and perhaps the odd festive family get-together.

That’s not to say they aren’t a helpful item to keep at the back of your wardrobe to have your back as a hosiery workhorse.

Taylor Swift is a celebrated lover of nude tights, regularly slipping into a pair to perform onstage. Always wondered why her legs look so perfectly shiny? Now you know why.

And let's not forget a huge target audience of nude tights, ballet dancers. The performers live in nude tights when rehearsing in the studio. This colourway accentuates the seamless long lines of the leg and protects the dancers’ modesty during lifts and leaps. 

Nude tights were called into question on a global scale when Freed of London partnered with Ballet Black to create a line of pointe shoes suited to black skin tones. This opened up the conversation about the use of nude garments in dance, and shortly after the production of inclusive nude kicked into action.

It never takes long for fashion to catch up with the cultural zeitgeist. Designers such as Nensi Dokjaka and Miu Miu have both successfully attempted to relaunch nude tights in the luxury sphere, moving the apparel away from their grannyish reputation. Hey presto, nude tights came back with a bang, with labels such as Free People offering bedazzled fishnet renditions of the once-sexless undergarment. 

Needless to say, we still have high street heroes including M&S and Calzedonia serving up nude concoctions for everyday wear, so it’s really up to you whether you want fashion over function or vice versa.

Read on to uncover the best nude tights to give your legs a kick of sculpting shine.

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