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Whether you wear them, you look at them or you want to take them off seductively, any reason is good to wear tights! Tights can be sophisticated, glamorous, with graphics, stripes or electric blue. This winter, let tights metamorphose your legs. They are also ideal for protection from the cold and show off all your femininity. Your partner will love your new purchase! Hide to show, you know how to do it girls!

Today you can see all kinds of tights, of all colours and patterns that girls and women of all ages wear, with or without heels, with a skirt or a dress, or under the trousers when it’s very cold. But it was not always like that. The origin of tights goes back to medieval Roman time, when it was a male garment. The “calceus” served to protect the soldiers in combat against the cold.

The story takes a twist when, in 1938, the U.S. company DuPont announced the creation of a revolutionary synthetic yarn: nylon. The intense publicity campaign launched by nylon tights made hundreds of women queue up outside the U.S. warehouse to buy some. In 1945, the tights produced in North America began to export to Europe and its use expanded around the whole world.

First there was silk and then nylon but nowadays tights have been reinvented for the pleasure of your legs. To prefer simplicity is always better, remember, “less is more”. If you’ve never worn red tights, lace tights, now is the time! There are of many colours, thicknesses and designs, but each pair has to be used for a special occasion. Take the sexiest one for a first date or a special surprise, the tattoo tights for simulating an urban original style, and the most colourful for a night at a bar.

If your legs deserve the best, you can also try wearing erotic tights To alleviate the crisis, why not return to the punk style with laddered or ripped tights, but do it right and discreet so you do not look like you’re going to the carnival or to a sadomasochistic party. Bending down or crossing your legs with style will be your favourite pastime this winter.

To find the most glamorous tights, there is nothing better than going to one of the capitals of European fashion: Rome. Invite your partner and book Apartments in Rome, an ideal place to show your new tights off to the eternal city!

We’ve all seen the movies La Dolce Vita and The Godfather, the favourite food of most kids is pizza and a lot of people choose Italy as their holiday destination. And we all have an image in our mind of what a typical Italian looks like. But are all these Italian stereotypes true? Where there’s smoke there’s fire, right? Let’s talk about some of the most common ideas foreigners have about Italians.

They eat pasta every day. True, Italians love pasta and lasagne. Pasta is a generic term; since there is more then 600 varieties, from farfalle and rigatoni to penne. An average Italian is said to eat about 28 kg of pasta per year, and they prefer to eat their pasta ‘Al dente’, which foreigners often find raw. Compare it with rice or potatoes. Instead eating potatoes with meat, fish or vegetables everyday, Italians eat pasta.

Italian men are great lovers. This is partly true. A poll in which more then 15,000 women from all over the world participated ranks Italians as the third best lovers in the world. They are passionate, give you all the attention you want, and know how to flirt. Does that make them womanizers? They sure as hell used to be, ask any woman in her forties and chances are pretty high she once had her heart broken by an Italian summer lover. But today it seems like these machos or players are on the verge of extinction. 7 out of 10 Italian men admitted being too insecure to flirt with girls on the beach.

All Italians dress very well. False, it is a mistake that all Italian girls seem to come straight off the cover of Vogue and not all Italian men wear Armani suits. They don’t like to stand out and everyone does dress more or less the same, but that doesn’t necessarily mean designer clothes. But what about the typical ‘Guido’, with his tight white t-shirts, necklace, spray on tan and massive amounts of hair gel? Although Italian men are very concerned with fashion, these type of tacky wannabe Italians you’ll only find in the United States.

Italian men are momma’s boys. True. 1 out of 3 Italian men sees his mother everyday, and 7 out of 10 single men above 35 still live with their parents. Most of them don’t leave home until they are married. Italian mothers are very protective and love to be in control of their son’s lives because only the very best is good enough for their boys. Sadly, 1 out of 3 divorced women pointed to their mother in law as the main cause for their divorce. But on the other hand, if you stand up to the Italian mama, set your boundaries and convince her that you’ll take care of her son very well, she’ll welcome you into the family with open arms and do anything for you.

No, not all Italians belong to the mafia. Yes, they often say ‘Mamma Mia’ and not everyone drives a Lamborghini. When in Rome, do as the Romans do… Spend a wonderful holiday in Rome, and find out for yourself if these stereotypes are true or not! And why not rent you own apartment in Rome and throw yourself completely into the Italian way of life!