Stylishly Purple: Tights, Tights, and more Tights

I got a special request from a friend (Thanks Jackie!) to do a post on colored and patterned tights. And I thought it was an excellent idea, considering how the tight trend is making quite a statement these days.

First I will start with colored tights. This can be very tricky and can go wrong quickly... so I will give you some of my best tips to make colored tights a success in your wardrobe.

colored tights can most easily be worn with a solid color dress that compliments the color of your garment. For example think of a navy dress. This can be best paired with mustard yellow tights because the yellow will make the navy pop
another easy way to work the colors are with printed clothes. For example a navy, fuchsia, and yellow plaid shirt worn with shorts can be paired with a pair of tights that pull out a color from that paid shirt.
use accessories to help tie in your colored tights selection
lastly use colored tights to help color-block an outfit. For example wear a khaki jacket, bright blue skirt, rust orange colored tights paired with brown boots.

See the photos below for more examples of how to wear the colored tights.

{color-blocked version of how to wear colored tights}
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{love the contrast of these colored tights up against different print and colors} http://jezebel.com/280362/the-new-urban-outfitters-i-want-to-sell-you-this-skirt-but-my-dog-just-died

{example of color blocking by using neutral dark colors to help pop the yellow}
thesartorialist.blogspot.com

{pulling a color out of your accessory is a great way to work colored tights}
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{color blocking the tights again back to the blue hat}
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{here the purple tights pair back to the purple in her plaid dress}
theclothes.blogspot.com

Now for the patterned tights! These I find to be a little easier to pull off. I love to wear patterned tights with outfits that I find to be on the simple side to help give them a little something more. Here are a few tips I have to help those struggling with the patterned tights trend.

pair smaller patterned tights with larger patterns on your clothing.
wear a pattern with a solid colored dress
you can also put black patterned tights over colored tights to wear both trends together.
pay attention to proportions!
and remember you don't want to overwhelm your outfit, only enhance it!