Leg Avenue Seamless Chantilly Floral Lace Tights

Chantilly is the fine, delicate end of the lace family, all tight floral work on a light ground, and knitting it into a seamless tight is a genuinely nice piece of engineering. The pattern runs the whole leg with no side seam to break it.

These are the pair for when the outfit is simple and the legs are the detail. A plain black dress, a heel, and the lace does the rest. In Red they become the whole point of the outfit, which is a fair choice on the right night. Roll them up from the toe rather than dragging at the waistband, because fine lace knits strain at the knee first. Hand wash in cool water, lay flat to dry, and keep rings and rough nails well away.

Printed floral tights fade and flatten. This is knitted lace, so the pattern has real depth and an open structure through the ground, which is what makes it read as lace rather than as a graphic.

• Style: Seamless floral lace tights
• Pattern: Chantilly style lace knitted through the leg
• Construction: Seamless, no side seam
• Care: Hand wash cool, lay flat to dry
• Available in: Black or Red, One Size