Sheer Dot Pantyhose – Nordstrom.com

As we are in the middle of the winter season (and a pretty harsh winter season at that, ugh), many of us corporate sisters tend to ask ourselves the “tights” question. Which tights are appropriate for the office? And for those of us corporate fashionistas who like to jazz up our corporate wardrobe every now and then, can we rock patterned tights to the office? And when it comes to patterned tights, how much pattern (if any) is appropriate?

I happen to think that patterned tights, unlike fishnets which are always an office no-no regardless of the type of work environment (better be safe than sorry), are “rockable” in our corporate sister jargon, at the office. To be on the safer side, and after polling a number of corporate sisters out there, it turns out that pinstripe, windowpane, and dot sheer tights take the lead! The only caveat to all this fun yet professional tight patterning business: let it be in neutral colors such as black, brown and navy blue. In general, you don’t want to steer too far away from neutrals when it comes to tights, as neutral tight colors will coordinate with any work ensemble and pull your look together.

My personal favorites are dot sheer tights, as I find they add just the right amount of jazzy sophistication without too much fuss! Subtle yet elegant, just like this sheer dot pantyhose from Nordstrom for $14.

Would you wear patterned tights to the office?

The Corporate Sister.