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Purple-people pleasers
Hansel from Basel’s over-the-knee-patch thigh-highs and patterned tights are so appealingly playful they make us want to wear a skirt even in the dead of Chicago winter. Romp your freezing booty through the snow sporting this magenta version, with quarter-size gold and green polka dots. $52 at creaturesofcomfort.us.

The knitty gritty
From the soft feel of them, you’d think Betsey Johnson’s thick, low-risers were more than 20 percent cashmere. Thanks to the heart-shaped crochet design and pink bow above the heels, these toasty tights make us feel super girly. $50 at Bloomingdale’s (900 N Michigan Ave at Delaware Pl, 312-587-8962, bloomingdales.com).

It had to be hue
HUE has had a foothold in the colorful-tights industry for some time now, but the super-bright, um, hues at Anthropologie are a new twist in the line’s palette. And at under $15 a pop, we’ll take the canary-yellow and poppy-red, too. $11 at Anthropologie (1120 N State St between Cedar and Elm Sts, 312-255-1848; 3532 N Southport Ave between Eddy St and Cornelia Ave, 773-935-2693, anthropologie.com).