They fall down. They pill. They become weirdly baggy round the knees and remain unyielding everywhere else. But an end to tights discomfort might finally be in sight ...

AS a hardened northerner, I leave it as long as possible before putting on a pair of tights. I’m made of strong stuff and can usually get away without hosiery for the majority of the winter. But, ...

Moments before I was due to receive an OBE from His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, I popped into the Ladies’ at Buckingham Palace to nervously check my reflection in the full-length mirror. Chic ...

I don’t remember the first time I wore tights, but I do remember the first time they were a subject of annoyance for a woman in my life. Well, I say woman, but, in fact, we were six-year-olds in first ...