HELP! interview today: wear tights with skirt-suit or bare legs??

[Anonymous]

Hose. Seriously. Why is this even a question?

[Anonymous]

Nude or taupe hose. No bare legs to an interview ever. No tights in this weather.

[Anonymous]

Hope the tights were not the opaque black ones - you will look a little odd in this weather.

[Anonymous]

If I wear tights to work it is with a plaid skirt or other, equally "warm" material. I can't figure out what kind of professional suit would look good with opaque tights.

Seriously, when it comes to fit, hose are no different than tights. Just buy some decent hose and wear them. I would think a woman who shows up to an interview in tights is young, immature, or doesn't get it.

[Anonymous]

Why is everyone telling her to wear hose? Hose are completely and utterly out of style. Its either bare legs or tights, she's absolutely right. And I'm a lawyer. No one wears hose these days, interview or no.

[Anonymous]

Absolutely no bare legs to an interview, ever. Nude hose is the only option. Or wear a pantsuit - problem solved.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why is everyone telling her to wear hose? Hose are completely and utterly out of style. Its either bare legs or tights, she's absolutely right. And I'm a lawyer. No one wears hose these days, interview or no.

I'm sure you're not the only lawyer in this thread, lady.

The vote seems to be for hose.

[Anonymous]

This is why I wear pants suits for interviews. I personally think black unpatterned tights look great with black skirts in the winter but I'm not sure I'd do any other color and I'm not sure what the rules are for a suit (just thinking black skirt and a blouse or something).

And I agree, nude hose (or any hose) sounds super 1970s. I can't remember the last time I've seen anyone in my industry under early 40s wear hose. But then again I don't see tons of people going to interviews either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why is everyone telling her to wear hose? Hose are completely and utterly out of style. Its either bare legs or tights, she's absolutely right. And I'm a lawyer. No one wears hose these days, interview or no.

This shows just how "with it" you actually are; nude hose are making a comeback. Refusing to wear sheer hose in all circumstances is so very 2009!

[Anonymous]

another vote for hose. otherwise a pant suit. no bare legs. ever.

[Anonymous]

This is why washington is so dowdy and will never be on a top ten list of best-dressed cities worldwide. With weather in the mid-70s, I would not wear tights or hose, and would go with bare legs. Wear pumps of course, and the right material and cut of suit (no wools, modern cut, etc.) and you will look pulled together and fine.

If you must wear hose, make sure they are extremely translucent (i.e. not opaque,). I would think you'd have a hard time finding good looking pantyhose like these in a drugstore. Dress like it is late summer (but no white) because it sort of is.

I would not wear opaque tights today. I might if it were 50 degrees or below though, depending on how they looked with the suit. Again, depends on the suit and if it is modern-ish at all or looks like something Linda Evans would wear.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why is everyone telling her to wear hose? Hose are completely and utterly out of style. Its either bare legs or tights, she's absolutely right. And I'm a lawyer. No one wears hose these days, interview or no.

I am in court all the time. The few attorneys in skirt suits all wear hose. (Pant suits are much more common.) Tights or bare legs to appear in court??? And court attire pretty much = interview attire (trendy or not).

[Anonymous]

Can someone link me up with a picture of the kind of professional suit that would wear well with tights? Having a hard time picturing it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why is everyone telling her to wear hose? Hose are completely and utterly out of style. Its either bare legs or tights, she's absolutely right. And I'm a lawyer. No one wears hose these days, interview or no.

I am in court all the time. The few attorneys in skirt suits all wear hose. (Pant suits are much more common.) Tights or bare legs to appear in court??? And court attire pretty much = interview attire (trendy or not).

This. C'mon people, it' s for an interview! Why in the world would you take your chances? After all, it's not likely that any interviewer would look DOWN on a candidate for wearing hose. But, if this office is at all conservative, there is a chance she would be judged for going with bare legs. And, like PP said, tights have a place but not with suits.

[Anonymous]

see this woman? she is not wearing tights or hose. Bare legs people.

http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/l-k-bennett-herringbone-tweed-jacket/3216719?origin=coordinating-3216719-60129757-1-1

http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/l-k-bennett-high-waist-wool-tweed-pencil-skirt/3216657?origin=coordinating-3216657-0-1-1

And she's wearing tweed.

Just because Kate Middleton was wearing hose recently doesn't mean they've made a comeback. They are decidedly out, esp. in the orange drugstore version a la Mama's Family cast members.