In a tight spot.Try to imagine life without tights. It's unthinkable. A good pair shows your legs to advantage. Tricia Matz, an apprentice with New York's Push Factor Dance Company, knows exactly what she needs in legwear. She won't audition without a pair of matte, semi-opaque, low-rise, seamless, convertible-toed, black tights. "They are just so versatile and comfortable," says Tricia. "I can wear them with heels or roll them up for modern. I can throw a jean skirt A denim skirt, commonly known as a "jean skirt," is a skirt made of denim, the same material as blue jeans. Some are modeled after the exact style of jeans. Others are constructed more like other types of skirts. over them and wear them home." Another feature Tricia looks for is whether they're machine washable machine washable adj → lavable a máquina machine washable machine adj [garment] → lavable en machine machine washable machine . "I don't want to have to hand-wash them," she says. Worried about runs? Don't. Today's tights are virtually run-proof. If they do snag, a little snappy scissor scissor pertaining to scissors; like scissors in effect. scissor bite see scissor bite. scissor mouth a narrow space between the rami of the mandible so that the molar arcades do not meet. work transforms tired tights into an undergarment, funky top, or headband. Need a last minute costume? Pair colorful tights with a leotard. It's cost-effective and fun. Here are our favorite footed (and footless) finds, modeled by Sarah Hay, a student at American Ballet Theatre's Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School, with their suggested retail prices. Your legs have been begging for them! 1 DANCEWEAR dance·wear n. Clothing such as leotards and warmup suits that are worn for dance practice and exercising. SOLUTIONS Balera seamless tights in red #40W; $5.25 866.542.6500 dancewearsolutions.com [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 2 WE LOVE COLORS We Love Colors, located in Miami, is a marketer and manufacturer of colorful hosiery and dancewear. We Love Colors was founded in 2003. The company states that it supplies dance tights to the Broadway musical play and the national tour group of Splash Color tights #7205; $13 800.770.3177 welovecolors.com [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 3 BLOCH Mesh convertible tight with seams #T0956L; $21 800.942.5624 blochworld.com [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 4 MONDOR Wellness convertible tights with vitamin E vitamin E or tocopherol Fat-soluble organic compound found principally in certain plant oils and leaves of green vegetables. Vitamin E acts as an antioxidant in body tissues and may prolong life by slowing oxidative destruction of membranes. #51369; $16 mondor.com 800.363.7952 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 5 FREED OF LONDON Seamless ultra-sheen tights #4084; $18 866.MY.FREED freedusa.com [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 6 LIBERTS Pink fishnet tights #9030; $4.95 800.624.6480 liberts.com [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 7 CHACOTT Transition foot tights #3199; $16 866.MY.FREED freedusa.com [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 8 DANSKIN Women's hipster crop tight #9754; $10.50 800.288.6749 danskin.com [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 9 CAPEZIO Microfiber mi·cro·fi·ber n. An extremely fine synthetic fiber that can be woven into textiles with the texture and drape of natural-fiber cloth but with enhanced washability, breathability, and water repellancy. transition with aloe vera aloe vera n. 1. A species of aloe (Aloe vera) native to the Mediterranean region. 2. The mucilaginous juice or gel obtained from the leaves of this plant, used in pharmaceutical preparations for its soothing and healing #1871; $19.50 800.533.1887 capeziodance.com [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 10 BODY WRAPPERS Tie-dye low rise crop tights #8215; $14 800.323.0786 bodywrappers.com [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 11 JUST FOR KIX Footed rhinestone rhine·stone n. A colorless artificial gem of paste or glass, often with facets that sparkle in imitation of a diamond. [After the Rhine (translation of French caillou du Rhin : tight by Capezio #1869; $31.89 800.762.3347 justforkix.com [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 12 LEO'S DANCEWEAR Firm fit convertible tight #415-21; $12.50 773.889.7700 leosdancewear.com [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 13 PIETRA & MERLET Microfiber convertible tights #M400; $12 800.660.6818 merletusa.com [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 14 SANSHA Microfiber footless tights #T96 $12 For a retailer near you visit sansha.com [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 15 PRIMA Prima® Cardiology A laser guide wire system for treating occluded coronary arteries by excimer laser ablation, indicated when mechanical guide wire and other treatment modalities have failed SOFT Memory stretch seamed convertible tights #204; $19 For a retailer near you visit prima-soft.com [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 16 WE LOVE COLORS Opaque dance tights $10 800.770.3177 welovecolors.com [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 17 EUROTARD Adult microfiber convertible tights #99A; $17 770.475.3045 eurotard.com [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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