Leg Avenue Eat Me Knee Highs

Knee highs with a message printed where the calf is, in a multicolor design that is not asking anyone to look twice because it already expects them to. Cheeky, direct, and entirely comfortable with being read across a room.

Knee highs are the easiest piece of hosiery to wear, which is why a joke works better here than anywhere else: the punchline sits at the top of the calf, exactly at eye level when you are sitting down. Wear them with a skirt and boots, with shorts and sneakers, or with a slip dress when the contrast is the entire idea. They also finish a costume in one move. Wash cool and dry flat rather than hot, and the print stays crisp much longer.

Printed hosiery usually fades to a grey smudge after three washes. Holding a multicolor print on a knit takes a better transfer, and this one survives the drawer as well as the night out.

• Style: Printed knee high socks
• Design: Multicolor printed graphic at the calf
• Wear with: Skirts and boots, shorts and sneakers, slip dresses
• Care: Wash cool, dry flat, avoid high heat
• Available in: Multicolor, One Size