Though it may seem to some people that stirrup tights are worn only for functional purposes, this is true only some of the time. These kinds of tights, popular with dancers, can add beauty and flair to the right outfit, and they can be practical as well. With a variety of colons, patterns, and styles, stirrup hosiery is really a lot more versatile than many women think. Once they come around to seeing this, however, they realize that having a variety in their tights drawer is a very good idea. These types of hosieries are named stirrup tights because they have straps to hold the bottoms of them to your feet, the way that saddle stirrups hold your feet when you are riding a horse. This gives them a very different look than most other kinds of tights. You won’t see the stirrup type of tights in the sheer hosiery that women usually wear to work because that wouldn’t be practical, but you will find them in thicker materials, worn with more whimsical outfits. With stirrup tights, most women don’t mind the stirrups to be visible. This can actually be part of the fashion statement. Often a long sweater worn with a shorter skirt can go well with flat shoes and the stirrup type of hosiery in a shiny, opaque nylon. When you are really dressing for fun and flair, bright colours in these types of tights can be perfect. Manufacturers such as Hot Sox and Totes will offer the stirrup type of tights in many colours, as well as some different types of fabrics, such as black Lycra. Often they are worn more in the style of leggings than tights, which can be perfectly acceptable with stirrups.