Ripped Tights

Slasher

They say fashion is cut throat, and a current close-to-season trend is ironically the ripped black opaque tights.

Alexander Wang S/S 10

If you aren't careful with how you wear your tights you could easily go from chic to cheap. To wear your tights appropriately you need to balance out the rest of your outfit by layers, or a basic dress or top/skirt combination. If you wear your latest mini tee with your denim booty shorts and favorite Ugg boots, don't be surprised if someone comes up and asks you "how much?".

Scarlett Johanson posing for Mango.

Ripped tights are a cheap, fun and easy DIY project.

My ripped tights.

My ripped tights weren't done on purpose, but after a few clumsy accidents the rips became larger and I let them run on the right leg, but applying clear nail polish to the left legs single slash so it wouldn't rip further.

If you do black ripped opaque tights correctly, you will look like you just stepped off the runway and you are fashion forward ( besides when it was done in the 80's). Just be careful, you don't want to look like you are wearing your walk of shame tights.