Are opaque tights unprofessional in a somewhat casual federal work setting?
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Anonymous
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No. why would they be?
Depending on the dress, sometimes I wear leggings under chunky sweater dresses. |
Anonymous
Funerals. I go to a lot of funerals. The transparent or sheer black come out for that. |
Anonymous
I’m in my 30’s and I wear nude hose. I don’t care that it’s not cool. I don’t feel professional in a suit with bare legs. |
Anonymous
| It really depends on what you are wearing… |
Anonymous
Nothing looks tackler than a woman in a dress with bare legs in the winter. Buy good hosiery. |
Anonymous
I did a rotation to a congressional office 5 years ago. Pantyhose was a requirement if I wore dresses or skirts. |
Anonymous
| Opaque tights are fine for business casual dresses/skirts. But if you are in a suit/sheath dress/blazer for some other more formal business attire then sheer hose is more appropriate |
Anonymous
| I was a Fed for more than ten years and regularly appeared in federal court, which is one of the more, if not most, conservative work settings. I regularly wore opaque tights (black or gray) with either my suits or sheath + blazer combos and no one blinked an eye. My office itself was even more casual. FWIW, I never saw anyone wearing pantyhose or sheer hose, with the occasional exception of candidates who were interviewing. |
Anonymous
| Covering up is always appropriate in a business workplace |
Anonymous
| I am a fed and I don't wear skirts or dresses very often. If I do, I am wearing them with opaque tights and knee-high boots. The only time I have worn transparent hose is with a very conservative suit while I was taking a case to trial and appearing before a judge in his late sixties/seventies. |
Anonymous
| Oh thank God. I was afraid my winter work uniform of the last many years was going to be deemed inappropriate. I am too old to learn new fashion tricks. |