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#156157 - 08/13/08 03:15 AM
Re: stockings, pantyhose anyone?
[Re: Princess Lenora]
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Registered: 08/08/08
Posts: 10
Loc: Kansas
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PL, Something I can relate to. No more stockings or pantyhose for me. Maybe in the winter with skirts and boots. I never thought I would give them up in my lifetime but they are hot and uncomfortable. I'm 53 and I remember the old days of pantyhose and garter belts, knee highs etc etc. It is so freeing and comfy. Also I started wearing shorts, summer dresses and some sleeveless shirts. I love my pedicures, just got my first one 2 years ago and now I'm hooked. While shopping with my 22 yr old daughter recently, trying on a tank top, I told her I thought I was too old to go sleeveless. She told me that the most attractive thing that I could wear is "confidence". So I bought the top and several more.... I feel the same way about bare legs. I'm not hiding behind all that stuff anymore...hose, tights, long pants and long skirts in summer just because I don't have a perfect body. Back the the original question. It appears to me that no one wears hose anymore at all, business or pleasure.
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#156158 - 08/13/08 04:15 AM
Re: stockings, pantyhose anyone?
[Re: CowgirlRed]
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The Divine Ms M
Registered: 07/07/03
Posts: 4894
Loc: Orange County, California
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the last time I wore pantyhose was 1971 when I was a waitress for 2 weeks. Now I'm in SoCali -- "formal wear" means shoes and shirt (women too!)
Other than that, I'm with Jawjaw. Literally. I got a big van, we can fit a lot of bags in there...
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#156161 - 08/13/08 04:45 AM
Re: stockings, pantyhose anyone?
[Re: meredithbead]
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Registered: 01/16/07
Posts: 3404
Loc: USA
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Too hot! I only wear them when I have to... weddings, maybe.
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#156213 - 08/13/08 01:59 PM
Re: stockings, pantyhose anyone?
[Re: gims]
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Registered: 09/08/06
Posts: 178
Loc: Ohio the heart of it all
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Pantyhose??!! Oh wait, that's right...I remember those Can't say I've worn them in YEARS. Too many to count. I don't have a job where I need to be dressed up in suits or dress shoes. I often come to work in capris and sandals. I balk if I have to put hose on for any reason...I really dislike anything that looks like a pair of siamese twinned legs. I hated tights as a kid though...they were just hot and uncomfortable to me. Now, socks are mandatory here in the winter for me...when I have to wear boots or loafers in January, well...I can't go sockless. When it's warm weather, I prefer sandals and bare legs or going barefoot!
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#156229 - 08/13/08 04:58 PM
Re: stockings, pantyhose anyone?
[Re: keyholes]
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Registered: 03/22/05
Posts: 4876
Loc: Canada
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Since retirement, I only wear pantyhose to funerals. I detest anything that makes me feel like I'm suffocating.
But I do wear longjohns in the winter...soft silky ones with lace trim. Longjohns are a winter staple up here.
My feet really like bamboo socks.
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#156374 - 08/14/08 04:35 PM
Re: stockings, pantyhose anyone?
[Re: gims]
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Registered: 08/22/07
Posts: 1761
Loc: Southern Maine, USA
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When I have to dress up I still wear good 'ol pantyhose with skirts or dresses (no matter what the season is). But I have to say that it's very infrequently nowadays that I have to. I spend my days in jeans or shorts and wear my scrubs by night so life is fairly comfortable. I can't imagine how my mother could wear pantyhose daily even under pants....ewwwww.
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#156387 - 08/14/08 06:20 PM
Re: stockings, pantyhose anyone?
[Re: chickadee]
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Registered: 08/22/07
Posts: 1761
Loc: Southern Maine, USA
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Oh yes, those sexy seamed stockings were a hit. When I felt/feel a little risque I've been known to wear the thigh highs with just garters. No one else knows except for hubby !!
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#156398 - 08/14/08 07:07 PM
Re: stockings, pantyhose anyone?
[Re: Princess Lenora]
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Registered: 12/30/05
Posts: 3027
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I wear pantihose in the Autumn/Winter.Dark colours to match shoes black/brown wine forest green. Never with trousers then I wear long socks without tight elastic.Hard to find.. and recently as summer is fading here I wore a skirt and pantihose to go for a meal.Unheard of in August usually.One thing I remember is that my first pantihose were very costly and as they became popular the price reduced. Mountain ash
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#156456 - 08/15/08 01:59 AM
Re: stockings, pantyhose anyone?
[Re: Princess Lenora]
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Registered: 11/15/05
Posts: 2798
Loc: NM, transplant from NJ
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Just recently I was thinking of getting rid of all my hose, except my tights. (I wear them underneath pants in wintertime since we continue our market all year 'round.)
The last time I wore hose was, I think, four years ago. Maybe longer, just before I quit working for someone else.
I don't think I ever want to wear pantyhose again! But why do I hang onto them?
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#156640 - 08/16/08 07:17 PM
Re: stockings, pantyhose anyone?
[Re: keyholes]
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Registered: 01/16/07
Posts: 3404
Loc: USA
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LOL, keyholes, glad I didn't buy into that stock!
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#156801 - 08/18/08 10:32 PM
Re: stockings, pantyhose anyone?
[Re: Dotsie]
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Registered: 06/02/06
Posts: 753
Loc: USA
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I think it was What A Women Wants with Mel Gibson.
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#162504 - 10/13/08 12:58 AM
Re: stockings, pantyhose anyone?
[Re: jawjaw]
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Registered: 01/21/07
Posts: 3675
Loc: British Columbia, Canada
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I don' mind wearing pantyhose. And did wear them when I worked in more formal workplaces.. I actually have to take time to find pantyhose in my size...small...usually not readily available since stores don't stock them in great quantities.
I don't like wearing dark tights because my leg skin in winter is dry and it does flake abit...which for dark tights just doesn't do anything for me.
Yes, I do change out of cycling clothing when I get to work...and put on pantyhose and a skirt, etc.
I do remember as a teenager in 1970's wearing purple hose, dark tangerine hose...
No, I will never wear stockings. I did wear stockings for a short while, with stocking holders..I welcomed the invention of pantyhose!!!!!!!
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#162506 - 10/13/08 05:59 AM
Re: stockings, pantyhose anyone?
[Re: orchid]
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Registered: 11/13/07
Posts: 90
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#162512 - 10/13/08 02:35 PM
Re: stockings, pantyhose anyone?
[Re: Dotsie]
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Registered: 11/15/05
Posts: 2798
Loc: NM, transplant from NJ
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I SO remember garters and stockings! And we even "layered up" with nylons AND fish nets! That was fun to keep the garter clip from not popping with both!
Yep, knee socks were "in" too. And the ol' elastic to keep them up!
The last time I wore pantyhose was in 2001 at SD's wedding. That was it! It's tights for me now underneath corduroys in wintertime since we do outdoor markets all year 'round.
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#162527 - 10/13/08 05:05 PM
Re: stockings, pantyhose anyone?
[Re: Princess Lenora]
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Registered: 11/15/05
Posts: 2798
Loc: NM, transplant from NJ
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I just get some tights at Walgreens.......they go underneath pants anyway!
We also called those flowery girdle-type things with garters "Sus-pants". I have no idea why! They were stretchy and the garter tabs hung down. The garters were a pain....on TOP of our undies!
How DID we survive the 60's??
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#162565 - 10/13/08 10:14 PM
Re: stockings, pantyhose anyone?
[Re: Princess Lenora]
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Registered: 01/21/07
Posts: 3675
Loc: British Columbia, Canada
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Patterned hose looks great on leggy slim gals.
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#162606 - 10/14/08 04:33 PM
Re: stockings, pantyhose anyone?
[Re: Princess Lenora]
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Registered: 06/25/08
Posts: 82
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Have any of you ever heard of thigh-highs? A co-worker of mine swore by them, they are stockings with thick elastic at the thigh, and they are supposed to stay up by themselves without garters - they are a recent thing in the last 10 or 15 years or so, I think -I have never worn them, but have thought about getting some to try, because I do not care for panty hose. But, with lots of movement don't see how they would stay up. I mostly wear knee highs, with skirts or dresses down to my ankles,don't like to wear dresses that are shorter in length...
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#162673 - 10/15/08 12:30 AM
Re: stockings, pantyhose anyone?
[Re: JackieG]
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Registered: 11/15/05
Posts: 2798
Loc: NM, transplant from NJ
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Wanted to bring this back up...
as I was changing out my summer for winter clothes, I found a pair of pantyhose that I got back in 2001 to wear for my step-daughters wedding. Got them at JCPenney. They have SIDE seems and no front/back seems...I am not imagining things! They are the most comfortable hose I'd EVER worn!
Don't know if they still carry them, but I still have them and they are in excellent shape!
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#162686 - 10/15/08 02:14 AM
Re: stockings, pantyhose anyone?
[Re: Di]
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Registered: 01/21/07
Posts: 3675
Loc: British Columbia, Canada
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I don't understand much about the thigh high stockings..it looks impractical to me.
I wear skirts about 2-3 inches above my knees. So useless to someone like myself.
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#162711 - 10/15/08 08:24 AM
Re: stockings, pantyhose anyone?
[Re: Dancing Dolphin]
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Registered: 12/30/05
Posts: 3027
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Mij thank you ...bookmarked this site and will visit and recall. my daughter is fascinated and some seem to jump out to her as things she remembers me wearing...the aprons...yes ..I wore them doing housework..whisked it off when some one called.
and a special one when bathing and feeding my babies..it was laundered along with terry nappies.used muslin nappies inside the terries..white bath towels..cot/pram sheets . MOUNTAIN ASH
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#162748 - 10/15/08 05:27 PM
Re: stockings, pantyhose anyone?
[Re: jawjaw]
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Registered: 01/16/07
Posts: 3404
Loc: USA
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Even the thought of wearing hose (of any kind) makes me hot. I hate the feel of them. I hate the added layer. I hate the confinement. Reason number one for me wearing pants - all the time. I haven't been in a dress since my second daughter's wedding 10 years ago. I slip on a pair of footies (every so often thigh highs) before my flats, or low heels, when dressing up. I don't care for the feel of bare feet in shoes... other than sandals. My preference - going barefoot... less is better for me.
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#162782 - 10/15/08 07:26 PM
Re: stockings, pantyhose anyone?
[Re: jawjaw]
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Registered: 06/25/08
Posts: 82
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Hate pantyhose and think they should only be used to wear over your head to rob mini-marts. Without runs, of course. BAHAAAAAAAH!!!! ROFL
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#162783 - 10/15/08 07:45 PM
Re: stockings, pantyhose anyone?
[Re: JackieG]
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Registered: 04/16/07
Posts: 2411
Loc: Arizona
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Today's "hose," and the fashion this winter, is back to the patterned tights. There are all sorts of patterns and color mixes to choose from. Every now and again we come around to tights in various colors being a fashion statement and here we are again! There are expenisive patterned tights,and inexpensive tights, they run the gamet. Here is a sight that shows a lot of patterns available this season: http://www.joyofsocks.com/there are mall stores called "The Joy of Socks" as well in major cities. Socks with shoes are also a "look." For exmaple, the loafer is back with patterned sockes worn with it. Wheeeeeeee! I'm doing some of that. Some years are "boot years," and some are not. This is not, it's a "tights," year. Of course, those in true fashion do their own thing and if they like a trend they take it up, if not, they stay with their classics! Here, it is "cowboy boots," that prevail, and tennies, but I find both of them irritating to where. Just some fashion news, Dancer
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#162803 - 10/15/08 11:55 PM
Re: stockings, pantyhose anyone?
[Re: dancer9]
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Registered: 11/15/05
Posts: 2798
Loc: NM, transplant from NJ
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I'd like to know WHO sets these trends of whether it's a boot year or a tights year. Do you know, Dancer?
I love tights or knee socks with loafers. Reminds me of high school. Way cool!
But my legs would prefer the tights to "tighten up" those leg woogies!!
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#162857 - 10/16/08 01:41 PM
Re: stockings, pantyhose anyone?
[Re: jabber]
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Registered: 11/15/05
Posts: 2798
Loc: NM, transplant from NJ
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They are my "made up name" for anything that hangs over or around or down! Under my arms, above my knees, inside my thights! etc. WOOGIES!
Edited by Di (10/16/08 01:42 PM)
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#162983 - 10/17/08 02:01 PM
Re: stockings, pantyhose anyone?
[Re: jabber]
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Da Queen
Registered: 07/02/03
Posts: 12025
Loc: Alabama
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You know, we have a woman who is a member of the NABBW who actually owns a biz called Fashion Fit Formula. They measure you and tell you exactly what length (by mathematical equations) of jacket you should be wearing, or skirt, or collars, etc. It's very interesting. They are very precise. I've never cared for the short jackets myself. But that's just me.
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#163075 - 10/18/08 04:10 AM
Re: stockings, pantyhose anyone?
[Re: Dancing Dolphin]
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Registered: 01/21/07
Posts: 3675
Loc: British Columbia, Canada
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I looked at the link for Fashion Fit website.. it looks like to me, simple lessons in proportionate cuts/styles in relation to person's body frame. I watch that tv show also on Bravo..but less so now, because I have less time..with my lengthy work commute. I've always enjoyed fashion shows. Not beauty contests...fashion shows where real artistry and craftsmanship is paraded about. It's fun and imaginative to me. Before cycling took over me, I did sew about 80-85% of all my clothing. Tailored jackets with French pockets, bound cloth buttonholes, jeans with French seams, dresses, etc. I did sew several going-away dresses for several friends' weddings. It was the skill that clearly my mother made sure all her 5 daughters acquired. So all of my sisters are equally skilled with the sewing our own clothing. It sure as heck, motivated us to handwash and iron our own sewn clothing...which probably made Mom happy with less work. During my sewing life, I used to love spending hrs. in textile stores and flipping through pattern catalogs. Imagining colour and textural combinations. I considered it really another form of artistic visualization. So I acquired several boxes of bolts of fabric.. It was SO HARD to let go of new fabric when I had to move my stuff.
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#163076 - 10/18/08 04:18 AM
Fashion File
[Re: orchid]
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Registered: 01/21/07
Posts: 3675
Loc: British Columbia, Canada
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Sorry to hijack the thread by going abit off kilter, but still on fashion... Fashion File is a weekly tv show that's been on for last few years. Aired in Canada and in some states. Click on some of the international fashion show video clips. It's fun and it's glam -fab. I know I can't afford to wear the stuff, but it can give a person lots of ideas how to be their own fashionable self. http://www.fashionfile.com/Highlights.html
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#163118 - 10/18/08 03:28 PM
Re: Fashion File
[Re: Dancing Dolphin]
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Registered: 01/21/07
Posts: 3675
Loc: British Columbia, Canada
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There's 2008 footage in the link I gave for Fashion File.
I don't follow this show much simply because I lack time..I'm out cycling on weekends and grocery shopping. Fashion clothes shopping is incidental to me at this stage in life.
However most of my jackets tend to be above my hip. I have worn cropped short jackets. Petite jackets suit a small boned person like myself. I can only wear a long jacket if it's quite long, slim and well tailored almost like a dress robe itself..usually that looks quite formal to me.
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