Fashion

[lovesrecess]

I

[lovesrecess]

I rarely wear a skirt short enough to even need pantyhose but I do still wear them when I do. I think nude pantyhose make your look appear finished and dressed...bare legs look sloppy to me....like you had a run in your hose and had to take them off before you got out of your car. My legs are far too pale to ever go without hose....sometimes I wear knee-highs with capris if I am going somewhere I feel it's appropriate.

[muttmom]

JR and her crew were talking about a 20 year old performer wearing panty hose and pumps in warm, southern California. They also hated her dress.

I'd wear pumps and pantyhose, but I'm a grandmother. I doubt my 30-something daughter would.

[Marlyn1]

Since when are the "Fashion Police" the last word on dressing? Anytime someone is wearing a short skirt she should have hose on unless it's the summer and you have tan legs. I don't care what age you are bare legs in the winter makes no sense. I love all kinds of tights and hose and I wear a pattern when it looks right with the clothes, besides it's COLD and I want that protection.

[azterry!]

never, ever, ever again!

I had to wear them 20 years ago before work went busines casual. There is nothing worse than pantyhose on a 110 degree day. When you pulled them off at night, I swear some skin came off with them.

I threw them all away years ago and have no intention of ever putting them on my body again.

I think sheer black hose are nice for women in cold climates when very dressed up. I don't care for nude hose under any circumstance.

[tototwo]

Yay.

I'm an old fuddy-duddy -- like some others above, I feel it's inappropriate to go without hose when wearing a dress of any length.

[goodstuff]

Yea. Baby, it's COLD outside -- and few things look sillier (or worse) than some obedient fashion slave shivering in her party finery with bare, blue, goose-pimply legs! Just ridiculous in cold weather -- and many, many women don't have the kind of firm, flawless, tanned gams that look great without hosiery even when it's warm. There's no question that the subtle coverage and silky texture of good hose make a dressy outfit look much more polished, finished, and ladylike. I'm seeing more and more hosiery in fashion mags and stores, and there's no question in my mind that sheer nude hosiery, black sheer hose, or tights in a variety of colors and patterns look much, much better and make much, much more sense than naked legs. Long live hosiery!

[Kitlynn]

I only go without panty hose or tights with a dress if it is in the Summer and I am tan. I think it looks awful to see someone with bare legs in a dress and their feet in high heels especially with no hose. I wear sheer panty hose that have no color. It just makes you look much more put together and finished in my opinion.

[worldglobetrotter]

I have a friend who makes fun of me (good-naturedly, of course) because I like wearing hose. She said she hasn't worn hose since the '90s. She's more casual than I am, I'd say. I can't wear a pencil skirt and heels without hose. I agree with the other posters who say it looks "unfinished." In my previous job, only one other woman and I wore hose with dresses. In my new gig, I think I'm the only one who wears dresses...it's very laid back here, but that's another story.

[DoneTryin]

Since I'm allowed to dress casually for work & always wear slacks, I don't wear hosiery any more on a daily basis. I sometimes wear tights when it's cold. However, I simply cannot wear a skirt or dress without hose, usually nude. I also have to wear a half-slip, which I know is pretty old-school too.