Just when a style becomes so entrenched it reigns unquestioned, there's a revolution. Take tights and open toe shoes, for example. For years, decades, nay, since the beginning of The Time of Tights, ...

Sightem: Petite woman traversing San Francisco Centre wearing ribbed leggings and thick, nude hose with her white sandals. Another: Elderly woman in the Mission in a leisure suit, wearing dark hose ...

While most people would avoid teaming tights with open-toed shoes where possible, Victoria Beckham made a point of wearing exactly that when she browsed what Paris' stores had to offer on Thursday.