Tights Tuesday: Tiffany Quinn MacKenzie Tartan Tights Review

A review? Could it really be?

I hope everyone had a great holiday, and a nice weekend. I have successfully managed to dig myself out from beneath the snow mound I had been under since sometime Sunday afternoon. Good times.

I realize it's been forever since I've actually spoken from experience when profiling any of the products that have hit this blog of late. I have to admit there's been more washing and re-wearing than buying going on these days.

But here is a product worth getting excited about for a variety of reasons. I've said this a few times before, but I really have to thank my friends at UK Tights for their seemingly endless range of products on their website. As is often the case, they are the only site I know of that carries Tiffany Quinn. Tiffany Quinn is a new name to me. I've always enjoyed the use of color and patterns that Tiffany Quinn is known for, but I'd yet to actually experience the product first-hand. Knowing what I do now, it won't be the last.

The tartan tights come in an almost endless assortment of color combinations. I opted for the black and yellow pictured here. I like the black and yellow because, together, I almost feel like they combine to create a brown or beige-ish color. As you can see from the picture, they go well with black, but they would really go well with just about any color you might want to wear with them. I always appreciate when tights can have a unique pattern and yet still remain versatile. I've been seeing this pattern around more and more lately, but Tiffany Quinn may just be doing it better than anybody.

For someone like me, who always gravitates towards the sheer-er tights, these tights are also great for a day I am having like today where there is (lots) of snow on the ground and the temperatures are well below freezing. They are 40 denier, so they are a tiny bit sheer, but they are opaque enough to keep my legs warm on a day where most of the rest of my body is freezing. They are also among the softest feeling tights I've tried and they have a good amount of stretch and durability, and yet still retain their pattern well.

These tights are one size, which can sometimes be a red flag for me as my legs are longer and somewhat athletic from all of the running I do. Fortunately these fit quite comfortably. The UK Tights website provides a size chart which states that these tights would fit up to dress size 16. I would imagine that this would be the case. I'm 5'10" and these might even be able to fit someone slightly taller than myself. When I took them out of the package I was surprised to see that they don't have a waistband. Despite this, however, they fit comfortably and stay in place all day long. I've mentioned it already, but they really do feel great.

The tights are made of 94% nylon and 6% elastane. Perhaps the best part about them, is the price tag. At £5.95 ($9.17 USD) a pair, you really can get as many different colors as you want.

I may be heading back to get more, myself.