As much as I love leggings, I tend to have the same dilemma every winter. Where are my tights? I mean, leggings are great when you want to pair them with an oversized shirt and some flats or boots, but what about tights on those cold days you want to wear a dress and heels?

So needless to say I was super excited when I heard about L’eggs Convert-a-Tight. With a simple slip of a flap of material, they go from tights to footless leggings in a matter of seconds.

Of course I had to pair them with a few of my favorite thrift store finds and my favorite coat for a warm and cozy winter look.

My entire outfit {shirt, dress and shoes} is thrifted and totaled less than $5. The printed dress was actually a frock I bought for a segment I was styling for The Nate Berkus Show and the shirt and Dolce & Gabbana t-strap heels are from Housing Works Buy the Bag {$25/bag of clothes}. But the coat is my favorite Loehmann’s purchase, an Ellen Tracy cape I’ve had for 3+ years. It gets heavy rotation in my closet and makes a major statement.

I’m not a huge fan of the color purple, but I figured I’d go for a semi-monochromatic look with the dress, shoes and a bold Apt. 9 bib necklace from Kohl’s. To tone the look down a bit, I layered a neutral v-neck shirt over the dress. And the black L’eggs tights added much needed warmth!

Like I mentioned, the tights convert to footless leggings, so when I want a more casual look, I just lift the flap {there’s an opening at the foot of the tights} and wear them footless with a pair of slip-on sneakers {studded faux snakeskin sneakers from ShoeDazzle!}.

The great thing about these L’eggs Convert-a-Tights {besides the $10 price tag!} is that they work for all seasons and every variety of footwear.