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Winter is a highly erotic season for experts such as ourselves -- that is to say, clothing fetishists -- because of its abundance of women's legs in thick black tights.

We are sure we are not alone in having primal reactions to the opaque tight. Note that this particular fetish is quite specific: The hose must be completely opaque, not sheer. There is perhaps some holdover from childhood in this alarmingly definite preference, something about the schoolgirlishness of warm winter hose; perhaps it is the softness of it we respond to.

The combination of short skirt, opaque hose and heavy boots -- motorcycle boots or even snowmobiling boots -- is so tough and sexy it leaves us helplessly attracted.

Sheer hose are grown-up, sure, but we see them all the time: They are office-like and severe. Opaque tights or leggings bespeak playfulness, even a bohemian spirit.

We swear we are not alone in this. Wear other colours too -- bright red or blue tights -- with your motorcycle boots, and every interesting man in a four-room radius will approach, wanting to know what music you listen to. Patterned tights have a similar effect. And don't even get us started on the idea of opaque thigh-high stockings -- we will become too excited even to write. (We note that such things are difficult to find, even at hosiery stores. Why?)