My Secret to the Perfect Instagrammable Outfit? A Fun Pair of Tights By Vivian Li published in Marie Claire US

Another fashion month has wound down, and considering I’m currently killing time on my flight home from Paris, I wanted to take a moment to shout out my favorite styling tip of the season: colorful tights and stockings. I never thought the day would come when I’d be writing an ode to hosiery, but they truly were the hero pieces of my Parisian style.

Everyone remembers how red tights and socks took last autumn’s trend cycle by storm. I, for one, gladly participated. Even though wearing tights gave me flashbacks to the primary school playground, I couldn’t help but love the whimsy that comes with a flash of color.

This year, I decided to test the waters further and buy tights in nearly every shade, pushing the limits of my curiosity to see how versatile and integral tights can be to the perfect Instagrammable outfit. And Paris Fashion Week ended up being the perfect laboratory.

My favorite tights outfit I wore at PFW was my look for the Courrèges re-see, which is a post-show appointment where guests can see the newly-debuted collection up close. I paired seafoam green stockings with my favorite Sandy Liang babydoll-style trench coat and a pair of red glasses from Bonnie Clyde to hop on over to Le Marais—the Williamsburg, Brooklyn, of Paris, if you will. There's just something unexpected yet darling about this specific shade of green—it’s not too in-your-face but still brings something to the table.

In all my hosiery experimentation, I discovered the secret to styling a playful pair of tights is to keep the top half relatively simple and classic. A more traditional and structured khaki trench juxtaposed against such an unserious bottom made this outfit work.