If you had a great Christmas and New Year but have decided that you really need to budget in 2010 after getting your latest credit card bill, you need to learn how to shop savvily.

While treating yourself to designer things and expensive outfits is lovely once in a while, you can’t keep doing it all year or you’d be bankrupt.

However, this doesn’t mean a life of frugality - simply using your treat money to buy inexpensive accessories is a much better idea if you just have to have something new every so often.

After all, everyone needs little rewards to keep them going! Luckily, we can help you with this, as tights and stockings are not only huge trends right now, they are also affordable items that can transform boring clothes and make you feel great.

Even better, we are currently running our sale at MyTights.com, so you can get your hands on more for less.

Some items are reduced by as much as 75 per cent, with brands on-sale including Bebaroque, Jonathan Aston and Trasparenze. However, they are such great bargains that they are flying out of the door - get your hands on some now to banish your January blues!

If your Christmas holidays are anything like ours, they usually amount to lots of stuffing your face and no time whatsoever to go to the gym.

To be honest, a walk on Boxing Day to stop us going stir crazy is the closest we get to exercise over the festive season.

It doesn’t matter - it’s Christmas, we tell ourselves. However, this backfires slightly when we look somewhat bulgy under the outfits we planned to wear and envisioned ourselves looking fantastic in.

Thankfully though, all is not lost. Thanks to a miracle-working invention named Spanx, we can scoff that last choccy without even thinking about our waistlines until the New Year.

Danica Lo, author of How Not to Look Fat in the US, told the Fayetteville Observer that she highly recommends the Spanx Hide & Sleek Full Length Slip.

"Other shapers can cause muffin top, but this slip won’t exacerbate one problem while solving another," she pointed out.

You can then go on to dress your best and emphasise the positive, she said.

We agree, the Spanx slips are fantastic - there is also a strapless one for more versatility under bandeau dresses. To get the most smooth silhouette, always choose the size you usually wear - too small will constrict you and too large won’t give you full support.

With so many high-quality hosiery brands out there, it can be hard to choose which ones to wear for an evening out.

We often have this problem at MyTights HQ, especially since we just have to invest in a selection of all the products that come through the door!

However, we all agree that we love funky fashion tights that make an impact on both our girlfriends and on our male mates.

And there has been some great feedback on Aristoc’s Ladder Black Tights, which were new in this season. They are backseamed, but the seam is designed to look like a uniform ladder (see pic) for a cool, alternative look.

Normally we hate ladders on our tights, but for these we can make an exception! One of our girls wore these with black tailored shorts and a Victorian-style blouse on a night out and really got heads turning as girls and guys realised they weren’t your ordinary black tights!

Just the effect any fashionista secretly wants - give them a try and let us know what response you get. Don’t forget you can add your reviews to any of our other products too, we’d love to know what you think!

If you cast your mind back a few weeks, you may remember us mentioning - OK, raving about - Henry Holland’s new collection for Pretty Polly.

We were lucky enough to go to the launch party back in April and when the collection arrived at MyTights.com’s HQ in August, it was just as delicious in real life as it looked on the catwalks.

The Alphabet Tights, Graduated Tights and All Over Houses Tights all proved particular favourites with us, especially when we saw Alexa Chung wearing the former at a festival looking oh-so-cool!

And it turns out that everyone else loves Monsieur Holland’s designs just as much as we do with his sheer patterned tights featuring in a number of fashion shoots just lately.

This week we spotted the range in the News of the World’s Fabulous magazine, which created a colourful shoot that really showed the tights off to their full potential.

The All Over Houses tights were shown in pink, teamed with a classy brocade dress and pearls for a girly look, while the Mock Stockings Tights also looked subtle in pink along with a flowery playsuit.

We loved the ’60s effect that was created by a shift dress and heels combined with blue Graduated Tights too.

With all this coverage, the gorgeous styles are likely to be flying off the shelves, but you can catch them if you’re quick at MyTights.com.

Have a peep at our other patterned tights too while you’re there.

We are very excited to bring you today’s news, as we can finally reveal a collection we have been waiting for here at MyTights HQ with bated breath.

Emilio Cavallini’s new autumn and winter collection is here and it is as fashion forward as we expected.

The designer has looked to the catwalk and the A-list for inspiration, resulting in a range of hosiery that incorporates everything from lace to argyle, from animal print to lurex.

Our favourite piece could be the Holes Tights, which are reminiscent of some funky legwear that we saw Rihanna wearing earlier in the year.

However, for some over-the-top disco glam, check out the Super Opaque Tights with Crepe. These have a flared piece of material around each ankle, creating a look that John Travolta would be proud of!

Whether you need tights for a party or a formal business meal, Emilio Cavallini is guaranteed to have something to tickle your fancy.

Check out the whole collection and all of our fashion hosiery at MyTights.com.