They are... sweet.  They are sheer, stretchy, detailed, stay up but don't squeeze your thighs into oblivion.  They are a light pastel but they don't make you look fat.  I have a stocking fetish and true, I rarely buy top of the line - not my ball park, can't do it. but I also don't buy $2.00 stockings.  What I am getting at is these are gorgeous for the money.  I really love these. I am buying more.  They run long and that works really well for me too. So pretty.