Wild Legs (flora & fauna) by Shirley Fracture for tights.fun

Photo on film by Josie Richardson

One of the first pair of tights I hand painted was for myself & had lizards on them. I'd always get compliments when I wore them, & several years later when I started my label, I continued with the lizard theme & introduced other animals into my collections.

These flocked Lizards on woolly tights are very similar to the first pair I did for myself & are currently available at urban cow studio in Adelaide, South Australia.

Photographer, Josie Richardson

The logo for my label is a poodle, & people may have noticed I'm a little poodle crazy.  I've done various poodle designs but the most recent one I did is very sparkly, elaborate & made up of lots of little dots, a painting method I've used quite a bit on different things, it's time consuming but I think the final look is worth it. What do you think?

This shot by Steph Doran

People love all sorts of animals, I've done several different horse designs, pictured below are the Sparkle Star Pony on 50 denier leggings.

Photog. Josie Richardson

There is also the Gemstar Owl hand painted on 50 denier leggings & has a little sparkle to it & these are currently available in my web store. They are the ones on the left.

Photog. Josie Richardson

I've done custom orders of spiders, I've done a Monarch butterfly design, the Louis Louis design which is a little woodland scene with rabbits & squirrels & flowers plus others, too many to go into here.
Recently I've been inspired by our native flowers & plants such as Wattle & Sturt Desert Pea & the pretty but simple varieties of Daisies in Spring.

Below is the Louis Louis design on 70 denier tights.  It's a design I love & will always do.  I've also done it on leggings, dresses & tops.

Photog. Rueben Warburton

 Above are 50 denier leggings currently in the web store.

I hope you've enjoyed this peek into the flora & fauna inspired designs of Shirley Fracture Couture & I hope it shows you the quality, uniqueness  & endless possibilities of hand painted hosiery by Shirley Fracture. Let your imagine free.  How would you wear these tights.  To brighten up a black outfit or with other colours & designs.  I've styled them both ways, you are not limited with fashion.  Show your unique personality & celebrate it.

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We Love Men In Tights by Shirley Fracture for tights.fun

Shirley has always loved a man in tights.  Of course there is a long history of men wearing tights throughout history as was the fashion of the times.  And of course dancers wear them all the time.

Today, a  lot of men like to layer them under shorts, others like to wear a high denier/thicker or woolly pair of tights instead of pants & layer with a shirt & jacket as a fashion statement.  Then there are men who like to wear them with skirts or dresses & as far as Shirley Fracture is concerned, as long as you are comfortable, wear them however you want.

Shirley Fracture has always catered to male customers & as long as the size is right, anyone can wear them.  I once asked a friend to model some 70 denier leggings for me for a photo shoot & he was reluctant but agreed.  I teamed them with a top & jacket & he looked great.  In the end it was difficult to get them off him as he wore them all day he was so comfortable.

Model wears 70 denier hand painted bondage Johnnie leggings.

I'm happy to do custom orders if your size or the design you want isn't in the web store.  I can do the men's 'pouch' leg wear but these tend to be more expensive & are of a different material.  Also men's hosiery in general is more expensive but I will always do my best to make you what you want.

I've always thought of my hosiery as unisex but as I said earlier, it is just important to get the size right but that goes for everyone.

Junius Paul of Junius Paul Quartet wearing 100 denier hand painted 'Shattered' tights hand painted by Shirley Fracture Couture.

I love this shot of Junius Paul wearing Shirley Fracture hand painted 'Stuck On You' 50 denier leggings he has layered over some black tights.

So guys out there, tights are for you to, have fun with them, make them a fashion statement & enjoy.  XX

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