Opaque tights and leggings are often used interchangeably in modern fashion, and as such it can be quite difficult to spot the differences between them. But, there are differences nonetheless, and here we tell you some of the them.

The main difference between opaque tights and leggings is that tights have enclosed feet, whereas leggings cut off at the ankle. It may seem obvious, but as they’re both often worn with boots (especially in winter) it it usually difficult to see what’s actually being worn!

Leggings are also usually thicker than tights. This means that opaque tights are much more delicate than leggings, which is why leggings tend to wear better and will as a rule last longer.

Leggings won’t snag or tear (unless under particularly harsh conditions), and you don’t have to be especially careful when putting them on or taking them off. You don’t have to worry about washing them as they’ll endure a much more rigorous cycle, and you definitely do not have to worry and to consider hand-washing.

Tights however are a different story and you usually have to wash them carefully to avoid breakages. It’s advisable to have shorter, smooth nails to avoid tearing them when you put them on, and you should always carry around a bottle of clear nail varnish so you can repair any ladders that you encounter. With tights you also have to be very careful about the cycle you use with your washing machine.

Leggings are generally, although not exclusively, more suited to winter use. It depends what you wear them with, but it’s much harder to wear them with summer outfits whereas tights can go down a treat in both summer and winter.

Tights tend to stop much higher up the body, and will usually have more stitching around the gusset and derrière area than leggings do. This, along with the flimsiness of tights, also means that leggings are the only ones that can be (or should be) worn with anything too short. I say “should be” because there seems to be a trend these days for people to wear tights with the shortest of outfits; not wholly advisable, because although they’re called “opaque” you can as a rulesee through them fairly easily. If you want to protect your modesty but still enjoy the fashion, it’s far better to go with leggings.

In a nutshell, leggings could be seen as being some type of trousers and opaque tights are, well, tights. Although they can often be worn with similar outfits, each one has their own specifications that lend them to their own particular uses.

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