Lovehoney Plus Size Black Fence Net Tights with Crotchless Knickers

I was fortunate enough to be sent these tights in exchange for an honest review. Thanks Leanne and Lovehoney!

The discreet parcel was delivered on time (and on my birthday - lucky me!).

The tights comes in a clear plastic bag wrapped around a piece of cardboard.

The tights are soft with reinforced toes, and the crotchless knickers are made from soft, floral, stretchy lace. The tights are sewn onto the knickers, and there are no loose threads or rips in the lace.

As far as I can tell there is no difference from the front to the back.

They looked a little peculiar when I took them out of the bag, but they were easy to put on.

For reference I am 5'9 and a dress size 22. I was sent the plus size. Unfortunately these tights doesn't fit me at all!

The knickers are much too small. I even tried putting them on from back to front and from front to back (even if there's isn't any obvious difference!), but I couldn't get them to fit.

I was afraid to pull them too hard for fear of ripping them, and when I finally got them high enough to sit somewhat acceptable, the tights dug into my thighs, making them look like Martha Stewart's Porchetta!

My guess is that you would have to be a size 18 - tops - for these to fit properly.

But if they fit they would be lovely! I think the idea is brilliant and they look so sexy - if only they were a couple of sizes larger.

Being a tester I hadn’t seen a picture of this item and I must admit when I saw these were called tights with knickers I wasn’t entirely sure whether I was expecting two items or a single item made to look like two. As it was, when they arrived I was pleased to see a single pair of tights with an area made out of different material to look like knickers.

They were packaged in a Lovehoney branded cardboard packet containing the tights in a plastic wrapper. Opening them was easy and sliding the tights off the cardboard was fairly easy although the corners of the card caught on the fencenet material. I wasn’t sure what fencenet was, however, it is a bit like fishnet but in fairly large squares. Now, these aren’t going to keep you warm in the winter but they certainly make a statement once on, encasing your legs in a black cage.

The ‘knickers’ have a really nice floral pattern that is quite a contrast to the main legs. Getting them on was fairly easy, you do have to make sure not to get your toe stuck on any of the squares but generally, these aren’t going to cause you any trouble. Once on they were fairly comfortable, the material on the legs is soft enough and they weren’t too tight for me at size 20, so I can imagine I could happily wear these for a long time. The knicker area was a little scratchy but once I’d had them on for a short while I didn’t really notice it anymore. They are crotchless which I now feel all tights should be just for the convenience of being able to go to the loo!

Being really hot I didn’t really feel like getting too dressed up to show my husband so I simply popped on a black bralette and a light satin gown. As soon as he got home I met him at the door and he knew he was in for some fun. Within seconds the gown was on the floor and he was admiring the tights, as things progressed he started to try and remove them and when I asked what he was doing he hadn’t realised the knickers were part of the tights which I must admit did lead to an unfortunate fit of the giggles!

Overall I like these tights but I’m not sure I have many outfits they’d complement so they’ll probably be kept as a quick bedroom accessory!