History Main / ProperTightsWithASkirt

* In ''Webcomic/{{Rain}}'', the title character favors this while wearing her school uniform even though the other girls don't. This is partially due to her naturally shy personality and partially due to the fact that she's a {{transgender}} girl who wants to draw as little attention to what's under her skirt as possible. Also the author [[https://www.deviantart.com/jocelynsamara/art/TV-Tropes-Meme-259878935 knows]] that this trope applies to her.

* ''VideoGame/MarioParty'': Princess Peach wore white tights under her trademark pink dress during the N64 era.

* In ''Film/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone'', Hermione dresses this way during the two instances in which she appears out of uniform. The first time is when they visit Hagrid's and witnesses Norbert's birth, during which time she's wearing a black skirt with black tights. The second time is during the film's climax, in which she wears a dark skirt with white tights. She never dresses this way again for the rest of the series, perhaps due to her mellowing out. From ''[[HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' onwards, she wears trousers when dressed casually.

* A newer American Girl character, Courtney (from ''TheEighties'') is introduced wearing hot pink tights under a denim skirt.

* Ochaco Uraraka from ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' wears gray tights with her school uniform, representing her properness and how nice she is.

* Belarus from ''WebComic/AxisPowersHetalia'' wears this whether she's in an ElegantGothicLolita outfit, in [[{{Joshikousei}} uniform garb]] or cosplaying as [[AliceAllusion Alice]] in Manga/{{Hetaween 2011}}.

* In ''Manga/SheBecomesATree'', both the main characters work OfficeLady jobs, and wear pantyhose with their standard office attire- Kisaki wears white while Chishiro wears black. Kisaki's pantyhose also covers up her tree-like legs.

* ''Manga/TheQuintessentialQuintuplets'': Unlike her sisters who wear socks, Miku wears tights to go with her [[ShrinkingViolent shy]] [[SugarAndIcePersonality (yet sweet underneath)]] personality. Averted in one case when she takes them off because it is hot—without a thought of Fuutarou being inches away from her.

This style of dress is particularly common in {{Anime}} with the {{Ojou}} and YamatoNadeshiko. Compare with SkirtOverSlacks, which occurs when pants of some description are added to an already modest skirt in order to convey shyness or {{tomboy}}ishness, and with ModestyShorts, which prevents PantyShots for the ActionGirl who wears a [[DangerouslyShortSkirt microskirt]] in action scenes. Contrasts with ZettaiRyouiki, which are usually employed to instead enhance the fanservice of the outfit, highlighting budding sexuality; and with TightsUnderShorts, which incorporates something more boyish than a skirt but is nevertheless used more frequently on girls than on boys.

* Umi from ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth'' as she's TheOjou and comes from a high-class school.

* Fran of ''Manga/FrankenFran'' wears a knee-length skirt with opaque black tights under her MadScientist white lab coat. This is partly to emphasise her modesty and [[{{Asexual}} lack of sexuality]], while still being feminine.
* Balalaika from ''Manga/BlackLagoon'' wears black tights with an impeccable red skirt suit at all times. However, given Balalaika's age, occupation, and attitude, "professional" is probably a better description than "proper".
* Yukiko Kanzaki from ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom'' wears black tights with her school uniform, has the title of class idol, comes from a traditional family, and she is one of the [[NiceGirl nicest]] [[TokenGoodTeammate characters]] of the series.
* Asuna Yuuki from ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'' has this with all of her outfits in reality, including her school uniform. Of course, she comes from a traditional family and is a NiceGirl.
* Ochaco Uraraka from ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' wears gray tights with her school uniform, representing her properness and how nice she is.
* Haruko Amaya from ''Manga/MakenKi'' has this with her school uniform. She's the vice-president of Tenbi Academy's StudentCouncil and is a NiceGirl.
* Akane Shinjo from ''Anime/SSSSGridman'' wears tights with her school uniform. She may be the most popular girl in school, but her niceness is just a façade to hide her sociopathic tendencies.
* Tomoe Tachibana from ''LightNovel/AbsoluteDuo'' wears black tights with her school uniform, making her look more elegant compared to the other girls. Also, she's polite, friendly, and very helpful, especially towards her partner Miyabi.
* Sen Yarizui from ''LightNovel/BenTo'' wears tights with her school uniform. In a setting where she has to fight for the titular object in a supermarket, at least she knows how to be modest.

* Jenny Foxworth from ''WesternAnimation/OliverAndCompany'' wears periwinkle tights in her casual outfit. She may be a child, but she knows how to look proper.

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* ComicBook/WonderGirl Cassie Sandsmark wears a skirt and thick tights in ComicBook/DCRebirth, as seen in ''ComicBook/YoungJustice2019'', as a clear departure from the character's {{Tomboy}} roots and a signal of the way her responsibilities have changed her.
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* ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss'': Princess Natalia Luzu-Kimalsca Lanvaldear wears white tights under her short aquamarine dress when you first meet her.

* Ikaruga, a third-year student at Hanzo National Academy who is the class president, from ''VideoGame/SenranKagura'' wears tights in her ninja outfit.

* The magical girl webcomic ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'' combines and contrasts this trope with ZettaiRyouiki to signal the five main characters' defining personality traits. CoolBigSis Sylvia, {{Tsundere}} Sally and {{Ojou}} Tessa wear ZettaiRyouiki grades A, B, and C respectively while {{Tomboy}} Gwen wears 3/4 height gym socks. Team peacemaker and ShrinkingViolet Undine, on the other hand, is always depicted wearing Proper Tights With A Skirt, be it with her school uniform, her civilian clothes, or at [[spoiler:Sylvia, Sally, and Gwen's funeral.]]

* Daphne Blake's regular outfit from the various incarnations of ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' is a purple mini-dress with pink tights. She comes from a very rich family.

* Star's main outfit in ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'' consists of a green dress with orange and purple tights.

* Sayumi Takanashi from ''LightNovel/WhenSupernaturalBattlesBecameCommonplace'' wears tights with her school uniform, was a perfectionist in middle school and comes from a well-off family.

* Balalaika from ''Manga/BlackLagoon'' wears black tights with an impeccable red skirt suit at all times. However, given Balalaika's age, occupation and attitude, "professional" is probably a better description than "proper".

* Tomoe Tachibana from ''LightNovel/AbsoluteDuo'' wears black tights with her school uniform, making her look more elegant compared to the other girls. Also, she's polite, friendly and very helpful, especially towards her partner Miyabi.

*** ''VideoGame/Persona5'' has a twofer with Makoto Niijima and Haru Okumura. Makoto wears black leggings and is Shujin High's stern student council president, while Haru wears white, star-patterned tights in winter and is the refined heiress to one of Japan's biggest corporations.

* ''[[Franchise/ShinMegamiTenseiPersona Persona]]'':

* ''Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'': In the movie, at least, you can see the eponymous princess wearing flesh-colored tights under her outfits if you look closely enough. In any case, Snow White is the only Disney Princess to be depicted wearing this.
* Jenny Foxworth from ''Disney/OliverAndCompany'' wears periwinkle tights in her casual outfit. She may be a child, but she knows how to look proper.

** ''VideoGame/Persona5'' has a twofer with Makoto Niijima and Haru Okumura. Makoto wears black leggings and is Shujin High's stern student council president, while Haru wears white, star-patterned tights in winter and is the refined heiress to one of Japan's biggest corporations.

* Due to the various items of clothing available in ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'', you can dress your character this way if you so desire.

So, you have a female character, and you want her to appear [[ProperLady prim and proper]], while still being feminine and fitting in with all of your other female characters. It would usually (with few exceptions) be improper for her to wear pants, but it would be difficult to have her fit in full dresses when all of your other female characters are wearing short suggestive skirts.

The solution is simple -- have her wear dark, opaque tights with a skirt. The skirt allows her to fit in with her fellow girls, but the tights ensure that she remains proper and well-covered. It retains that feminine quality, yet prevents the lady from in any way seeming risqué.

This style of dress is particularly common in {{Anime}} with the {{Ojou}} and YamatoNadeshiko. Compare with SkirtOverSlacks, which occurs when pants of some description are added to an already modest skirt in order to convey shyness or {{tomboy}}ishness, and with ModestyShorts, which ensures modesty for the ActionGirl who wears a [[DangerouslyShortSkirt microskirt]] in action scenes. Contrasts with ZettaiRyouiki, which are usually employed to instead enhance the fanservice of the outfit, highlighting [[TheIngenue innocent]], budding sexuality; and with TightsUnderShorts, which incorporates something more boyish than a skirt but is nevertheless used more frequently on girls than on boys.

* In ''Webcomic/{{Rain}}'', the title character favors this while wearing her school uniform even though the other girls don't. This is partially due to her naturally shy personality and partially due to the fact that she's a {{transgender}} girl who wants to draw as little attention to what's under her skirt as possible.

* Fran of ''Manga/FrankenFran'' wears a knee length skirt with opaque black tights under her MadScientist white labcoat. This is partly to emphasise her modesty and [[{{Asexual}} lack of sexuality]], while still being feminine.

* Asuna Yuuki from ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'' has this with all of her outfits in reality, including her school uniform. Of course, she comes a traditional family and is a NiceGirl.

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So, you have a female character, and you want her to appear [[ProperLady prim and proper]], while still being feminine and fitting in with all of your other female characters. It would usually (with few exceptions) be improper for her to wear pants, but it would be difficult to have her fit in full dresses when all of your other female characters are wearing short, suggestive skirts.

* Sayumi Takanashi from ''LightNovel/WhenSupernaturalBattlesBecameCommonplace'' wears tights with her school uniform, was a perfectionist in middle school, and comes from a well-off family.

* In ''VideoGame/GoldenSunDarkDawn'', Karis wears a minidress with tights, and for a rare male example (!) Rief wears what are either leggings or tights with his tunic ([[DudeLooksLikeALady which didn't help the gender confusion any]]).

* In the first book of ''Literature/ThePrincessDiaries'', Mia's grandmother tries to get her to wear these as part of her princess makeover. It ultimately fails because Mia doesn't like wearing tights and doesn't choose the "right" style.