Our Review

All we can really tell from the picture is that these are sheer tights with opaque knees; judging from the size of the packet the wooly socks and military style boots are not part of the tights.

Jonathan Aston make these tights in 3 sizes which are differentiated by height, weight and hip size.  Sensibly they say “up to” for each measurement, it would be down to your own judgement to decide whether you could trade a little on one to exceed another... more on that later.

First impressions on opening the packet are that of sheer tights with straight legs and a boxer style brief that look much longer than typical tights of such basic construction.  Unfolding the legs reveals that the foot part is 40 denier as is the band around the knee, the panty although darker than the legs is not of the finish and quality of the opaque part of the legs.

There is no additional reinforcement to the toe area and the seam is well finished.  The panty features an unlined gusset, the seams in the panty are well finished but not flat.

Look is what a style like this is about and it is here that we found a problem... it must be said however that we tested the largest size of someone taller than the recommended maximum of 5’10” with above average length feet and legs. The over all fit was no problem at all with gusset and waistband sitting comfortably precisely where intended. The foot piece however only just reached the ankle bone, only just covering the heel; the knee strip didn’t even hit the top of the calf.   The sheer piece between the foot and knee was just 9” (23 cm) deep.   The upper sheer piece between knee band and boxer brief was 17” (43 cm).  Sizes measured on the model.  35” legs are not unusual on a girls of 5’10” however

By our estimation the opaque band at the knee is in the wrong place, the upper edge being pretty well where the lower edge is intended to be.

Even with the above comment the look is interesting and the calf may even be a better place to draw attention to than the knee, and the tights are well made and look good on the leg.  The boxer style brief is a bit of a let down on tights at £8.00 though.

An exciting design let down my curious manufacture... just how did they take the packet photo?

18 March 2011

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