 
Balletlover - Balletmania
written by Dep on 19.08. at 01:27:51 - as answer to: Re: Patterned tights by Tom >> "illustrated" tights you've ever seen or owned? I've actually>> never had a pair myself (unless my thermals count,) but I've>> seen some really neat examples in photo and in person....>My wife & I found a pair of tights by some unknown manufacturer>with reproductions of paintings all over them. This was in about>1995. The artwork looked mediaeval but was actually probably pre->Raphaelite. Anyway, they were stunning, & she prodded me into>getting them. They looked smashing. They were also, unfortu->nately, none too strong & one-size-fits-all. (Somebody once said>that "one size fits all" applies only to earrings!) So after a>few years they got stressed once to often & ran, but while they>lasted they were terrific. I've never seen anything like them>since. The tie-dyed ones I got from Splash City are nice, but>not in the same league.>Tom >>>Those sound like K.Bell tights (available in specialty hosiery shops like Sockshop.) They've got those ones with cherubs and clouds, or Mona Lisas, etc. That size thing IS a bitch though, isn't it? Can't tell you how many totally rockin' pairs of tights I had to pass up 'cause I didn't fit the "all!"-Depon Answers to this message: |
