Hosiery for dressy daytime occasion
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Anonymous
| What are best hose? Wolford? If so, which style and nud type shade best for fair-skinned mature age woman? Thanks! |
Anonymous
| Wolford or Calzedonia |
Anonymous
| None. |
Anonymous
OP here. I'm old. Have to wear light hose. 
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Anonymous
No, you really don’t. |
Anonymous
Of course you don't. Unlike tights, they've been unfashionable for decades and will age you for that reason alone. |
Anonymous
That’s ridiculous. If you buy good hose. They are not aging. Look at Kate Middleton |
Anonymous
They look awful on her, as well. |
Anonymous
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I've decided to break free from the tyranny of no hose in winter. I like wearing skirts and dresses; bare legs are cold in winter. Black tights are not much of an option for me. It is not a great color for me, so I have few winter skirts or dresses I can wear them with. No hose means I have to wear boots with them, which can get old.
I am going back to wearing hose. I went to Bloomingdales and the sales lady directed me to Hue pantyhose in Natural. I have quite pale skin and the color works well. The quality seems good and they are much cheaper than Wolford. |
Anonymous
How old are you that you use words like “hose” and “hosiery”? I’m in my early 60s and I remember my parents generation using those words, but have very rarely heard them used since then. |
Anonymous
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I don't know why some weird posters on DCUM are so against hose. Very low-denier skin-color hose smoothes out imperfect skin on legs like nothing else can. It's not visible except at a rather intimate distance. There are more hose-wearers than these silly people think there are... they just haven't noticed!
I am wearing a velvet mini skirt with sheer black hose right now. The black is see-through, and the effect is that it slims down the appearance of my legs. I love that. Since I often wear short shorts or mini skirts/dresses, I also have collection of printed sheer hosiery, with flower designs, or faux sweater socks on them (easier than real high socks that need garters to stay up). For sheer hose, Wolford is a very good brand. Conte too, but it's harder to find. There are excellent French and Italian brands whose names I don't recall right now. If you're in the market for wool or cashmere tights, then the German brands like Falke are unbeatable. |
Anonymous
| ^ Printed isn't the right word. I think the designs are laser-cut. And the faux sweater socks are knitted on to the hose, I assume. |
Anonymous
No, they don’t. Her look is perfectly tailored and elegant. You’re a slob. |
Anonymous
Aren’t you so busted and cool? |
Anonymous
I like silk reflections. I prefer hosiery in winter, and overall it’s in poor taste to have bare legs on certain occasions even in summer. Thanks for the tip on the cashmere tights! That’s sounds divine. |