The only way to get away with wearing a work mini

Even though it's presently 35 degrees too warm to even think about heavy-knit tights, there's something very alluring about the delayed gratification that comes from buying an item you can't enjoy quite yet, isn't there?

So in the spirit of such purchases, ladies, here is a collection of the one accessory that affords you the right to wear that right-on-the-edge-of-inappropriate sweater mini on which you spent way too much money to just wear after work and on the weekends:

Leaves tights by Wolford ($62 at barneys.com)

Optical diamond tights (£10 at topshop.com)
Pointelle tight ($18.50 at delias.com)

Ribbed tights by Rebecca Taylor ($48 at pinkmascara.com)

Lurex tights by HUE ($11 at nordstrom.com)*

Opaque tights by HUE ($11 at southmoonunder.com)

Leopard tights ($38 at freepeople.com)***

Textured rib tights ($28 at freepeople.com)

Dot sweaterknit tights by Sparkle & Fade ($18 at urbanoutfitters.com)

Cable-knit tights by Sparkle & Fade ($18 at urbanoutfitters.com)

Matte opaque 80 tights by Wolford ($52 at saks.com)
Chain-print tights by Spanx ($28 at spanx.com)

*your Editrix's top picks

**clearly, not a work-appropriate choice, but wouldn't they be may-jah with this and these?