It appears this month we’re going gaga for tights as the accessory du jour enjoys their moment in the fashion spotlight once again.

News that sales of tights have soared at M&S is not surprising given the temperature you might say. Get this though, the records were broken last week as tights sold at a staggering 4 PACKS A SECOND. It’s not only fashion styles that are proving popular – as temperatures plummeted, women stocked up on good old opaques which were sold at a staggering 44 PAIRS A MINUTE!

To put into perspective how many tights that actually is, we’re told that if you laid all these tights out end to end, they would stretch all the way from London to Paris! Now there’s an idea for anyone with an upcoming Eurostar journey…

All tights pictured above are available in M&S from just €8.