How Incredibly Stupid (and Generous) of Me

by Kyle on January 27, 2012

I must apologise, without reserve, for an action that deserves countless shakes of the head, tuts, tisks and general outright mockery.

In my last post, I reviewed the Oroblu Maryna Fashion Tights. I was speaking on the subject of Oroblu’s incredible empathy with their customers. The designers made their fashion tights in a way that gave you versatility and style suited for a surprising range of situations.

Only thing is, they aren’t fashion tights.

C'mon Kyle. It's clearly a hold up.

Oroblu Maryna is a hold up design, and it doesn’t come in any other variant.

I am thoroughly ashamed of my idiocy and lack of attention to detail. I don’t know if I’ll ever get over it.

Oh, by the way! I’ve decided that, as most people I know are celebrating Burns Night this weekend, our Burns Night competition should be extended. We’ll be taking entries up until Monday 30th January, throughout the day.

To enter, simply email me with a picture of your Burns Night costume. Points are given for authentic inclusion of Scottish stuff, originality in any form and just downright good pics.

I’ll be accepting all photos up until midnight, and you can ask to have your entries remain anonymous if you’d prefer, or you can request that I display them on this here blog. The prize is a secret but it’s smashing, so make sure you enter for all the goodies!

Until then, have a smashing Burns Night weekend.

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Let The Stylish Decide

by Kyle on January 25, 2012

While you’re possibly sick of seeing the name “Oroblu” after so many praise-filled posts over the past week or so, the Milanese designers are proving undeniable in the fashion tights sphere.

Their latest release, Maryna, is incredible. Oroblu have gone further than any designer I’ve seen in the attempt to add something different and unseen to their work.

Oroblu Maryna Fashion Tights has a column of tiny metal clasps running up the seam. Yes, these are made of real metal, not plastic or any other kind of imitation. Oroblu never imitate.

I had a hard time finding out how they managed to include this feature in a pair of delicately sheer fashion tights. The secret is in the seams. The two thick black bands running up the seam are made of a much more robust material than the rest of the leg.

Oroblu know that good design considers the user first, and that this is no different with fashion tights. Maryna is designed to be hard-wearing, but not rough. It is strong and elegant. Like a diamond, I suppose.

I’m going to suggest Maryna Fashion Tights for more formal events, like black tie. But, considering they are new and innovative, they aren’t restricted in anyway to tradition. This beautiful leg wear design is ideal for dinner dates and cocktail parties too, but I know good design as well, so I’m leaving the events up to you, the user, the wearer, the stylish.

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The Big Three, This Valentine’s Day

by Kyle on January 23, 2012

Now, I’m something of a perfectionist, so I know finding the perfect gift can be incredibly difficult. Valentine’s Day may be some time away, but this is a huge holiday for you, and us. We want to make sure you get ample opportunity to see our very best offerings well before the big day.

That’s why we’ve started showcasing our Valentine’s Day collection early. If you’ve been to our website’s homepage this morning, you’ll see this here advert.

This may be one of the largest, most varied Valentine’s Day collections we’ve hosted since our first year. This time last February, we fewer brands, a smaller number of products to each range and less knowledge of the fashion world to our name.

Each year, we try and become more nimble with our design choices, so we can find you what you need, and what you want. This Valentine’s is going to be a product of that hard work.

Here’s a few of the trends that are starting to show themselves for this February.

1. Seams

There’s nearly half a dozen seamed items in just the first few rows of our Valentine’s Day section. Seams are a classic, and the old Jazz Era style has been creeping back into vogue, but it’s fantastic to see it take on such life all of a sudden.

2. Suspenders, But Not Really

Another popular item that we think should be featured heavily this year is suspenders tights and mock suspenders. Now, suspenders belts with some beautiful stockings are a staple of Valentine’s, but a little too timeless to be talking about them as a trend. Mock suspender, though, are a relatively new phenomenon, and suspender tights have been sweeping our ranges extensively over the past few seasons.

Both of these items, I think, are getting to be so popular because of their ease of use. Mock stockings are simply printed or woven into the fabric. Just pull on one garment, and you suddenly have access to a whole range of interesting designs with minimal effort. Simples.

3. Taste the Rainbow

Black and red, maybe pink. These aren’t just the staples of Valentine’s Day apparel and almost all other sexy garments, sometimes it’s all that’s available.

Well, how about blue? Not the most obvious choice for the sensual and seductive, but it’s present and kicking up a storm in this year’s assembled designs. Two Cervin items and several suspender belts have embraced royal blue for 2012’s season of love. And what about green? Jade and jewel greens have cropped up more than once.

I’m glad to see some of our designers diversifying their work. I think this coming month will be exceedingly exciting, and I can’t wait to see what will turn out to be your favourite items.

One more thing I can’t wait to see are the photos for this year’s Burns Night. You haven’t forgotten, I hope? I’ll be accepting your party snaps until this Sunday, and on Monday, I’ll be sending you a prize if your’s get picked as the UK Tights favourite Burns Night costume! How exciting.

Send your submissions here and I’ll make it worth your while, with voucher codes! Until next time, when I’ll be looking at some more Valentine’s Day delights and choosing some hidden gems for your viewing pleasure.

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Starting a Revolution

by Kyle on January 20, 2012

January is marking a windfall for our fashion tights range. Oroblu are not letting up their constant showmanship. They’ve stolen the thunder and their already using it to dramatic effect.

This is one one of several pieces I’ve published on Oroblu over the past week. Sorry to seem so insistent on that point, but I can’t be anything less. They aren’t letting me.

Marlene was the second superb design that caught my eye after the incredible affair with Scarlet several days ago.

Marlene Fashion Tights are quite incredible themselves. The colour scheme is, for me, the most wonderful part of the design. The blueish-green is a very modern choice for designer leg wear and something that’s become popular with red carpet events. Jewel shades, like this pale emerald or jade colour have been in vogue for a few seasons, but it’s also something you’d, more often than not, spot in a classic ball gown. Shades like these were very popular decades ago in the Golden Age of fashion.

It’s good to see they’re coming back.

The great news is, this is a very similar design to Pierre Mantoux’s Connie. Technically, Marlene is green lace, but I think it deserves a mention. Fashion tights like these are diversifying leg wear and opening up the world of fashion to a better breed of creative minds.

Oroblu belong squarely in this camp themselves. They show us what great fashion tights should look like, but they’re also inspiring other designers to keep doing better. With fashion tights like Marlene, that could mean a revolution of design. Let’s see what they all come up with.

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The Game Changer

18 January 2012 by Kyle

Oroblu have, yet again, left me reeling, speechless and dumbfounded. Over the last few posts, I’ve reviewed some absolute gems that they’ve released this season, but today we got a whole bunch of new designs and, quite frankly, they leave the fashion tights standard in a cloud of dust. I think it’d best to just see what I’m [...]

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Something Was Missing… Until Now

17 January 2012 by Kyle

Today’s post is another in my series of fantastic navy tights. This morning, I spotted a particularly intriguing item that I’ve never given editorial space to, something that combines two of our most loved and intensely popular kinds of items together. Something unique. Pierre Mantoux Connie, the only design that blends lace fabric and navy [...]

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Emeralds Are A Girl’s Best Friend

13 January 2012 by Kyle

Yesterday I wrote about Oroblu turning modern fashion trends into traditions, and how unique their work is. But I missed something important about Lilian. The colour. I talked about the wonderful blue briefly, but with navy tights being as big as they have been recently, you’ll need to know about some of the other wonderful [...]

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Making Trends Traditions

12 January 2012 by Kyle

I’ve noticed a very interesting new trend emerging in leg wear at the moment. Designers are adding a magnificent array of extra knick-knacks to their work. Some I’ve seen recently are a fantastic example of thinking outside the box. Buttons and pins, attached to the thick woolly fabric of a leg warmer or to the [...]

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The Only Thing You’ll Need This Burns Night

10 January 2012 by Kyle

Apologies to you, the rather agreeable reader, firstly. In my last post, I enthusiastically stated I would be writing about an item I really loved. Something that would go well with Burns Night outfits. Well, I still am writing about this, until I realised I already posted on the lovely here. Oh jolly good, I’m [...]

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Tartan Tights for Burns Night and a Very Fun Competition!

9 January 2012 by Kyle

Burns Night fast approaches! This holiday is a fantastic one and something I’m glad they celebrate outside of Scotland. The fun, cheer and pride of Burns Night is magical and seeing all the old traditions revived is an absolute pleasure. But what I love most about this holiday is people are very enthusiastic when it [...]

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