Department store Debenhams has launched a range of ‘invisible’ skin tone hosiery for Asian and black women.

The nude range is availabale for women with fair, medium and dark skin.

Debenhams hosiery buyer, Joanna Townsend, said "Nude hosiery is one of fashion’s best kept secrets.  It’s a woman’s weapon to fight the onset of winter, when wearing black opaque tights is just too depressing on a golden autumn’s day.

"Producing product in nude colours should never take a one-size-fits-all approach, and we are confident that these tights will appeal to women of all ethnicities and ages. "

Until now, olive, Indian, mixed race and black women were forgotten when it came to skin tone tights.

Traditional ‘natural’ or ‘nude’ tights made darker skin colours appear too light, and distorted the natural look of the legs when worn by women.

Joanna added: "Our research identified a huge gap in the market for natural hosiery for darker skin tones.

"We had a fantastic reaction to a range of nude bras in varying skin tones earlier this year, so to offer these customers hosiery too was a no brainer.

"Our range is designed to be invisible when worn, no matter what your skin colour."