Patterned pantyhose nails are picking up from where we left off in the noughties when we wore patterned polka dot tights in gauzy deniers underneath denim shorts or mini skirts. And, in the age of “aesthetics”, if you haven't yet decided whether you're a grungy girl, a cosy girl or a preppy girl, the good news is the nail trend plays equally as well with all three.

We first spotted patterned pantyhose nails on the grid of our nail crush, Melanie, at Overglow Edit. Her design sees the thumb and pinky blacked out in an opaque black design with dinky white polka dots, while the three middle nails feature a sexy-sheer lick of transparent black with a mix of polkas and Frenchies.

The curious thing is that they look as though they'd work just as well on edgy rocker types with stompy boots, heavy liner and torn tights as they would on a preppy Blair Waldorf type with a plaid mini skirt, velvet alice band and patterned stockings. Or, if you're into minimalistic tailoring or cosy-girl autumn colours, the good news is that the soft shades of black offer up a neutral that goes with everything, but still offers and interesting twist.

It's not the first time we've seen stockings infiltrate mani trends. At the beginning of the year, celebrity nail artist, Betina Goldstein, gave us “black sheer pantyhose” nails with a 5 denier black base coat and an opaque black seam, courtesy of a skinny Frenchie at the tip.

And last November, luxury manicurist, Iram Shelton, created an 80 denier rendition (for those cold winter days), also finished off with a full black tip.

And, taking the tights trend a step further, we've even seen pantyhose eyeshadow start to trend, with celebrity fans like Kylie Jenner jumping on board.

So, if you feel nostalgic for noughties patterned tights but you cba to deal with the ladders, applying the print to your nails is actually a whole entire vibe.

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