Leg Avenue Nylon Over The Knee

Orange over the knee nylons, which is the color nobody else at the party will be wearing. That is most of the argument for them. They run above the knee onto the lower thigh, where a long sock starts doing the work of a thigh high.

Orange is a gift to anyone building a costume, since it covers everything from a fox to a pumpkin to a character nobody can quite place. Outside of costume season it works against black, denim and white, and it looks best when it is the only bright thing in the outfit. Wear them with a mini skirt, shorts, or a dress that stops above them. Roll them up from the toe rather than dragging them from the top band, and hand wash in cool water then lay flat to dry to keep the color true.

Hosiery in a real color rather than a neutral is genuinely hard to find past black, grey and nude. Orange at over the knee length gives you a costume piece and a wardrobe piece in one pair.

• Style: Over the knee nylon socks
• Wear with: Mini skirts, shorts, denim, costume looks
• Care: Hand wash cool, lay flat to dry, avoid high heat
• Available in: Orange, One Size