Market Report: 11 Pairs of Tights That Won’t Give You a Muffin-Top

The style and beauty headlines to start your week.

  • This morning officially ushered in the season of the tights. Here are 11 pairs that won’t roll down or give you the dreaded Hosiery Muffin-Top. (Cue cheering.) [Fashionista]
  • Scary fact: Thieves can easily steal your credit card information just by walking past you with a special scanner. Freaked out? A design team has created a line of purses and wallets that prevents this identity theft.  [Styleite]
  • The trend I’m digging most for fall: Fringe! Here’s how to do it without veering into Pocahontas territory. [Wall Street Journal]

  • Blake Lively’s maternity style game is on point. See photographic evidence here. [Glamour]
  • Black work pants are the top workhouse of your wardrobe. And, according to a scientific algorithm, the most popular pair is … Theory’s Louise Urban trousers. [Rank & Style]