Start to wear you tights for winter from early autumn right through to spring keeping you legs warm day after day. I have been wearing the 40d sheer to waist in the past several years and the 60d in colder days under my pants. Winter tights for women play an important part of staying warm and looking smart, either work, home or play. Transparent sheer tights have low deniers starting at 6 DEN, while anything over 50 DEN are considered opaque tights.

Most modern hosiery is knitted so that you won’t see the individual threads without close inspection, though. Tights with 10 DEN or less have a short life span and often do not survive more than one to three uses. That just means that while the actual denier is something different, the look of the product is the same you’d usually get from 20 denier hosiery. In between there are many other variations that make it possible to choose the perfect tights for really every season. Thermal tights are tights worn in the colder months of autumn and winter, they keep your legs warm on those short winter days, keeping you warm and most importantly comfortable.

These models are best suited to hide small blemishes and make your legs look slimmer – especially in darker colors. With 8 and 10DEN tights you just make your legs look a little more flawless– like with a balancing foundation. The most popular tights include thin tights in 20 DEN, semi-opaque in 40 DEN, and opaque for colder days in 80 DEN. With their Ladder Lock Technology, they are designed to avoid snags and they help to improve circulation, therefore keep legs warmer in the winter months.

Higher denier = higher durability– at the lower end of the denier scale, an extra 5 or 10 denier can make a huge difference in how durable the hosiery is. While their sheerness can complement many dresses and skirts, especially for the workplace, they are often delicate and in many cases, are easier to snag. The appearance: 20 is a very popular hosiery denier, striking an ideal balance between sheerness and durability. Scholl Light Legs™ have combatted this problem by using Ladder Lock Technology, even in their 20 denier variants. The coin also weighed roughly the same as a modern gram, which is what we now use to work out denier instead.The appearance: At 30 denier, hosiery is classed as ‘semi sheer’ or ‘semi opaque’ (the terms are interchangeable). Fortunately, you don’t have to do any complicated calculations when choosing your tights, you just have to know how each DEN looks like and which DEN number is suitable for which temperature. Although I would argue that these tights look blacker than the lower-denier pair above, at the same time, more skin is showing through due to the slightly open weave.

But as I have mentioned, it’s possible for two garments with the same denier to look slightly different, so another 15 denier style may appear a little darker. Best worn with dark colour skirts and dresses, these tights offer the perfect combination of comfort and style.Transparent sheer tights can be found at the lower end of the spectrum, 5 - 50, while anything over 50 are considered opaque tights. However, you should always think about using sunscreen with these, as the thin material does not provide sufficient protection. However, you can see that those 5 extra denier make a marked difference, at least when we’re talking about a colour that contrasts against your skin tone. Perfect for the autumn and winter seasons, hosiery made from a heavier and thicker fabric are the perfect clothing accessory to add to your wardrobe. Often feeling like second skin, low denier tights and hosiery are lighter, less dense and often sheer in appearance.