Corporate 101: Tightie Brighties

Believe it or not, itÂ’s August, friendsÂ…that means itÂ’s your last chance to pull out The Bright nÂ’ Loud Fashion before Humble nÂ’ au Natural comes back in style with the falling leaves. Think bright colors, loud glamour sizes. Orange sundress? Check. Bug-eye sunglasses? You betcha. Heavy on the hemp and necklaces? CouldnÂ’t live without it. But what does that mean for the workplace? How far can the color rainbow go?

The answer is…tights. Not Â‘pantyhoseÂ’, the grey wrinkly, Yoda-looking layer of bunched elastic around your Great Auntie AggooÂ’s ankles at Thanksgiving. No, my friends, weÂ’re talking glitz and sparkle. Bright nÂ’ tight. The color spectrum that poor olÂ’ Auntie A canÂ’t even pick up on anymore with her triple prescription glasses. And thank god, in the workplace, tights are practically mandatory! You can always justify it was your occupational duty.

Â“WearÂ” to go: First of all, watch aptly named Â‘Silk StalkingsÂ’ star Rhonda ShearÂ’s promotional video on her own brand of leg accessories:

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Not only does she advertise her tights are the Â‘smoothiest tightsÂ’ (can you drink that???), but her little models around Â¾ of the way in to the video sport some awesome office-appropriate fashion combos, including vests and grey babydoll dresses.

THEN, surf the web for the best colors you can find! DonÂ’t forget the cardinal rule: horizontal stripes make everything look wider and larger (which you donÂ’t want!!). Vertical stripes make your legs look sleek and lean. Â A second rule to keep in mind: no peep toed shoes and tights. Unless you want to be subversive. Which we totally condone.

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And of course, the ultimate creator of colorful tights: American Apparel. They average around $40 a pop and you can totally just check out the colors at MacyÂ’s, but if you need some inspiration, AA will always help.

Happy Shopping!

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