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Anonymous wrote:I really think these threads are for weird people with weird fetishes about women’s legs.

No, they are for people who like wearing dresses and skirts in winter and want something to take the chill off their legs, but their coloring and, thus, their wardrobes don't go with the DCUM accepted alternative of black tights.

People who think this is weird are either die-hard pants wearers or clad in all black.

But regular, thin, skin tone stockings do not take the chill off- at all. If anything, they take on the temp of the air and make the legs feel even colder- or at least that’s how it feels when you’re outside on a cold day wearing stockings with a skirt or dress. If keeping warmer is the goal, really only tights do the job.

I often wear sheer hose in the fall and spring, and I run cold. At some point, I have to switch to warm tights. I have cotton and wool ones.

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Anonymous wrote:I really think these threads are for weird people with weird fetishes about women’s legs.

Why are you reading and posting here.

I just think it’s odd that these posts talking about women’s legs and using vocabulary used by little old ladies in their 80s and 90s keep popping up here.

One of my children has been involved in ballet. The directors there warn us every so often that there are people with fetishes about ballet shoes and ballet tights so that the parents know to keep an eye out for strangers contacting their kids online. These threads have a similar vibe.

My kids were at MYB and no one ever told us that. I don't know of any ballet parent who has discussed this. Perhaps the person taking this too much to heart is just you, PP. Notice that this is a thread about adults wearing hosiery, not about kid stuff.

I don't think hosiery threads are any more obsessive than threads about bikinis at the community pool (I remember an epic debate about that years ago) or women trying to control what other women wear in general. There are some seriously small-minded people on here who judge anyone who doesn't conform to their very narrow views of what's acceptable. Specifically, any time hosiery comes up, there are always one or two weirdos who claim that it's out of fashion and no one wears it. Which is factually wrong.

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Anonymous wrote:Is this a difference in socio-economic class, or perhaps an issue that American women of a certain age are part of a very feminist group that eschews clothing aids, because they grew up fighting off the male gaze or something?

I'm from western Europe, and all generations in my social group understand that sometimes you need to look polished and elegant. Good quality hosiery does the job. My mother and aunts always wear hose for formal and many semi-formal occasions. I do as well. My daughter has always worn them for music recitals and formal occasions. They're not uncomfortable at all.

I grew up wearing “pantyhose” and always saw my mother wearing it as well. But that was the 90s. By the 2000s pantyhose became incredibly old fashioned….and you couldn’t pay me to wear it at this point.

That's just the epitome of stupidity. What you're saying is that you let *other people* decide what you should wear. Which is wrong anyway, since hosiery has been in continuous use in certain circles and has never become obsolete.

Sheer*

Haven’t you guys heard of the fleece lined sheet illusion tights?? So warm!!

https://getnoosh.com/products/toast-fleece-lined-tights-sheer-illusion?variant=45108326105251&country=US¤cy=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&tw_source=google&tw_adid=&tw_campaign=22303594487&tw_kwdid=&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22303596602&gclid=CjwKCAjwjffHBhBuEiwAKMb8pMYEhOK876XOpLkhpei05wNs2VyQ1-9TLGH_wIwkHyLN58cgifY25hoCnYwQAvD_BwE

I’m pro return to sheer hoisery but they do next to nothing on a cold winter’s day.

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Anonymous wrote:I really think these threads are for weird people with weird fetishes about women’s legs.

No, they are for people who like wearing dresses and skirts in winter and want something to take the chill off their legs, but their coloring and, thus, their wardrobes don't go with the DCUM accepted alternative of black tights.

People who think this is weird are either die-hard pants wearers or clad in all black.

But regular, thin, skin tone stockings do not take the chill off- at all. If anything, they take on the temp of the air and make the legs feel even colder- or at least that’s how it feels when you’re outside on a cold day wearing stockings with a skirt or dress. If keeping warmer is the goal, really only tights do the job.

Have you tried it? I am supposing not.

As someone who wore pantyhose to work in the winter wearing dresses and skirts in the 1990s, I can assure you they provide warmth compared to bare legs. Not quite much as opaque tights but close enough, and certainly not as much as pants (with tights or pantyhose underneath), but enough to take the chill off in the 50s and 40s, possibly the thirties depending how cold you run.

Yes, wore them all the time growing up in an area with cold winters. Nylons did zip to keep my legs warm. I was so happy when I discovered tights, and for the coldest days, especially fleece lined tights. It is like day and night in terms of warmth.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm 37 and I wear them because I get cold easily and I don't like wearing nice heels barefoot. I wear Wolford.

40 and also wear them. I think in formal business occasions (think skirt suit and heels) it looks more polished. I'm also very pale and don't enjoy the rude comments about my white legs of which there have been many. Hose takes the edge off.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm 37 and I wear them because I get cold easily and I don't like wearing nice heels barefoot. I wear Wolford.

40 and also wear them. I think in formal business occasions (think skirt suit and heels) it looks more polished. I'm also very pale and don't enjoy the rude comments about my white legs of which there have been many. Hose takes the edge off.

Anonymous wrote:I'm 37 and I wear them because I get cold easily and I don't like wearing nice heels barefoot. I wear Wolford.

+1

I'm 37 and I wear them because I get cold easily and I don't like wearing nice heels barefoot. I wear Wolford.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I really think these threads are for weird people with weird fetishes about women’s legs.

Why are you reading and posting here.

I just think it’s odd that these posts talking about women’s legs and using vocabulary used by little old ladies in their 80s and 90s keep popping up here.

One of my children has been involved in ballet. The directors there warn us every so often that there are people with fetishes about ballet shoes and ballet tights so that the parents know to keep an eye out for strangers contacting their kids online. These threads have a similar vibe.

What??! OP here. I'll be attending a dressy daytime function in a large southern city with many older attendees. Well be wearing suits or really nice dresses. I have pale legs with veins and wanted helpful advice. I appreciate all those who offered great suggestions!

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Anonymous wrote:None.

OP here. I'm old. Have to wear light hose.

Of course you don't. Unlike tights, they've been unfashionable for decades and will age you for that reason alone.

You know what ages you? Showing your naked aging legs.

+1 With veins!

I haven't worn hose in many years (I generally wear pants in the winter because that's my preference), but I can confirm from past experience that hose- covered legs are warmer than bare legs.

I think hose looks fine. Wear what you want.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I really think these threads are for weird people with weird fetishes about women’s legs.

No, they are for people who like wearing dresses and skirts in winter and want something to take the chill off their legs, but their coloring and, thus, their wardrobes don't go with the DCUM accepted alternative of black tights.

People who think this is weird are either die-hard pants wearers or clad in all black.

But regular, thin, skin tone stockings do not take the chill off- at all. If anything, they take on the temp of the air and make the legs feel even colder- or at least that’s how it feels when you’re outside on a cold day wearing stockings with a skirt or dress. If keeping warmer is the goal, really only tights do the job.

Have you tried it? I am supposing not.

As someone who wore pantyhose to work in the winter wearing dresses and skirts in the 1990s, I can assure you they provide warmth compared to bare legs. Not quite much as opaque tights but close enough, and certainly not as much as pants (with tights or pantyhose underneath), but enough to take the chill off in the 50s and 40s, possibly the thirties depending how cold you run.