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Inspired by Pinterest & Carson: Colorful Tights

November 7, 2019 / 43 Comments
green tights, plaid dress, fall fashion, beret, Shelbee on the Edge, fashion over 40
green tights, plaid dress, fall fashion, beret, Shelbee on the Edge, fashion over 40

Carson might kill me for putting his name right there in the title of my post. All big and bold and glaring you in the face. Or maybe he won’t. I guess I’ll find out when he reads it. But I had to do it. Because he really did inspire this outfit. In case you are asking, “Who the heck is Carson?”, you can just go to the search bar here on my blog and type his name. It will bring you directly to every post where he has been mentioned. You can even see his face in some of the posts.

green tights, plaid dress, fall fashion, beret, Shelbee on the Edge, fashion over 40
green tights, plaid dress, fall fashion, beret, Shelbee on the Edge, fashion over 40
green tights, plaid dress, fall fashion, beret, Shelbee on the Edge, fashion over 40

So now, how did my friend inspire this outfit? No, he doesn’t wear dresses. Or tights. Or white sandals. Or even berets for that matter. But he is a man with a keen eye for women’s fashion, the kind of bold and colorful styles that I really do appreciate. And when I went on a massive tights splurge a few months ago, he casually suggested kelly green tights. I sort of rolled my eyes at this suggestion as I conjured images of Christmas elves and Peter Pan. Something about bright green tights just seemed a bit too costumey for me, but he insisted that I would find a way to style this ever so challenging color on my legs. So I ordered the kelly green tights (along with 9 other colors) from my favorite hosiery website, Sock Dreams.

green tights, plaid dress, fall fashion, beret, Shelbee on the Edge, fashion over 40
green tights, plaid dress, fall fashion, beret, Shelbee on the Edge, fashion over 40

And then the green ones just sat there. Unworn and nearly forgotten. I have styled all the other colors, olive, red, purple, royal blue, rust, fuchsia, white, black, and rainbow. But the kelly green continued to baffle me. Which is sort of odd since green is my all time favorite color ever and has been for as long as I can remember. Then something reminded me of the green tights, I can’t remember what it was, and I decided it was time to get creative.

green tights, plaid dress, fall fashion, beret, Shelbee on the Edge, fashion over 40
green tights, plaid dress, fall fashion, beret, Shelbee on the Edge, fashion over 40
green tights, plaid dress, fall fashion, beret, Shelbee on the Edge, fashion over 40

I always love to add a bright color to an all black and white outfit. So I started scoping around Pinterest for ideas that incorporated green (or other brightly colored) tights with black and white outfits. Then I remembered this black and white plaid dress that I had recently secured for myself from the Torrid clearance rack. It was the perfect piece to showcase my green tights.

Pinterest Inspiration, green tights, black and white outfits
green tights, plaid dress, fall fashion, beret, Shelbee on the Edge, fashion over 40
green tights, plaid dress, fall fashion, beret, Shelbee on the Edge, fashion over 40

I wanted to be somewhat unpredictable (in the event that bright green tights are predictable) so I opted for white peep toe sandals instead of the more likely black shoes. I added my green vintage heart necklace that I found in a thrift shop about a million years ago, and my tiny furry leopard bag just for more added interest. To ensure that I was going straight over the top, I had to incorporate my white beret with the gigantic pom pom. You know, keeping it all a bit unexpected and playing around with different colors and patterns. And taking chances. And being bold. And doing it all with some sort of confidence that not everyone will think I look utterly ridiculous.

green tights, plaid dress, fall fashion, beret, Shelbee on the Edge, fashion over 40
green tights, white shoes

And now that I gave you the details of building this lively outfit, I do need to talk about the tights themselves. I assure you that this is not a sponsored post. Sock Dreams tights are seriously the most amazingly comfortable tights I have ever worn. And I wear a lot of tights. These are buttery soft to the touch. They stay in place, they don’t roll down, and they don’t get droopy. Most of the tights I order from Sock Dreams are their basic Opaque Tights which come in a large variety of colors. They sell out of certain colors quite often, but they usually restock quickly. And at only $10 a pair, you definitely get your money’s worth. I wear them over and over again with no issues in pulling or running. I wash them on gentle and hang them to dry. I have been shopping this website for nearly a decade and I have never been disappointed.

green tights, plaid dress, fall fashion, beret, Shelbee on the Edge, fashion over 40
green tights, plaid dress, fall fashion, beret, Shelbee on the Edge, fashion over 40
green tights, plaid dress, fall fashion, beret, Shelbee on the Edge, fashion over 40

Who has inspired your outfits lately? Have you styled anything super challenging like bright green tights?!

green tights, plaid dress, fall fashion, beret, Shelbee on the Edge, fashion over 40
green tights, plaid dress, fall fashion, beret, Shelbee on the Edge, fashion over 40
green tights, plaid dress, fall fashion, beret, Shelbee on the Edge, fashion over 40

Keeping it on the edge,

Shelbee

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Outfit Details: Dress-Torrid (Old) / Tights-Sock Dreams / Velvet Blazer and Necklace-Thrifted / Earrings and Belt-Old / Shoes, Beret, and Bag-Charlotte Russe (Old) / Blouse and Velvet Gloves-Target (Old) / Scarf-Old Navy (Old)

I am a midlife woman, wife, and stay-at-home mother of 2 boys and 2 cats. I have a passion for helping other women feel fabulous in the midst of this crazy, beautiful life.

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