Do you like to wear tights in summer?
Duchess Meghan has been married to Prince Harry for almost six weeks, and integration into the royal family seems to have worked well so far. Recently she was even allowed to accompany the Queen on the royal train to north-west Cheshire. A special sign of royal appreciation for the initiated; even Prince William and Duchess Kate have not yet traveled on the Queen's special train.
The only thing that could be criticized was the posture of the newly crowned Duchess; Meghan crossed her legs at a reception for young entrepreneurs - an attitude that female members of the royal family never adopt, at least not when making public appearances. Here, the ladies hold their legs close together and at a slight angle, crossing them at most at the ankles. This position is called "Duchess Slant" (duchess slant).
But the etiquette expert William Hanson told the "Daily Mail" that Meghan would have chosen a traditional seat variant in this form, which would probably still be okay. You don't know how to do it right either! However, when it comes to her legs, Meghan is already further on one etiquette point.
The tights make her legs pale
While she lived up to her reputation as a style icon at her wedding with the wonderfully simple and elegant wedding dress by Givenchy chief designer Claire Waight Keller, she put the fashionable followers to a serious test just two days later. For a garden reception on the occasion of Prince Charles ’70th birthday, she chose a dress in subtle cream with transparent sleeves, a hat and simple pumps. An actually coherent outfit - if it hadn't been for these, well, also “transparent” tights, which made her legs look strangely pale despite the bright sunshine.
Obviously, Markle must have been surprised by the speed at which the royal dress code pounded on her, because the tights were at least three shades too light and looked more like a loan or a panicked last-minute purchase. Ever since then, she has used extremely delicate nylon for every public appearance - after all, she has since corrected the color.
You don't have to have clairvoyant skills to suspect that the pantyhose cost Meghan a lot of fashionable overcoming. All it takes is a look at old photos, and even when her engagement was announced, the Californian waited patiently with bare legs for the photographers in the cool November fog in London.
But even in middle-class circles, transparent tights are always a controversial topic of conversation. While nylon stockings were still considered sexy in the 1940s and 1950s and were highly coveted and popular with women (and men), the image of see-through tights has now suffered. So you see them today, if at all, especially in a professional context, where they should help to be more serious - after all, they protect the wearer from feeling “too naked”.
A quality that is valued or demanded primarily by employees in conservative law firms or banks. Otherwise, the number of women in favor will become smaller and smaller. One or the other may emphasize that the nylon easily compensates for visual flaws and on top of that, tights are more hygienic - especially in summer, the cover prevents unwanted skin contact with furry train seats or dirty benches.
The latter is, of course, worth considering, on the other hand: It is very doubtful that tights, in which sweat collects all day long at an outside temperature of 30 degrees, should be more hygienic than bare legs (as long as you are not in the Pigeon shit on St. Mark's Square sets). And making a woman's seriousness dependent on a thin nylon cover seems simply absurd in 2018! In fact, these things have the power to turn even the most beautiful, elegant summer dress into a staid rag in no time at all - it only works if the dress (attention jersey!) Then sticks to the body in an unfavorable way.
Yes, of course, not every woman has flawless legs. But here it is similar to bad skin and too much make-up: In the end, alleged concealment is only noticed twice. So either step confidently over it when the calf is marbled with gentle broom tears - keyword “#bodypositive” - or you resort to alternatives such as a summery culottes and sophisticated sandals. But one thing is certain: with transparent tights you really never do yourself a favor!
It is probably too late for Meghan - it is unlikely that, as a palace greenhorn, will defy the court's styling specifications in the medium term. But at least she married Prince Harry - a few victims are perfectly legitimate. Instead, for all normal mortals, at least until the end of September: Free leg for free citizens!
