# Can I go to a formal event without pantyhose? need answer fast ;) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 4, 2010, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-go-to-a-formal-event-without-pantyhose-need-answer-fast/562961 "2010-12-04T20:21:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![lshaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e36b37/32.png) [@lshaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lshaw)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-go-to-a-formal-event-without-pantyhose-need-answer-fast/562961/61 "2010-12-11T12:24:13Z")
> [@MandaJo](#): > > Those are all in black tights. Some people wearing black tights does not advance the argument that it is uncouth for a woman to go to a formal event with bare legs, much as some women wearing pants does not prove it is uncouth for a woman to wear a skirt. In case you didn’t notice, I was addressing drastic\_quench’s question and not the OP’s. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-go-to-a-formal-event-without-pantyhose-need-answer-fast/562961/62 "2010-12-12T16:17:29Z")
I don’t go to a lot of formal events but what do people do about the cold factor? If you wear no hose, how do you deal with the temperature? I get around that problem in every day life with boots and/or leggings… ---
**Author:** ![Lust4Life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecc23a/32.png) [@Lust4Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lust4Life)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-go-to-a-formal-event-without-pantyhose-need-answer-fast/562961/63 "2010-12-12T17:36:27Z")
It must be an American thing, hose has never been obligitory in a formal function unless its been organised by the Beverly Hill Billies. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2010, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-go-to-a-formal-event-without-pantyhose-need-answer-fast/562961/64 "2010-12-13T05:39:39Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > I don’t go to a lot of formal events but what do people do about the cold factor? If you wear no hose, how do you deal with the temperature? > > I get around that problem in every day life with boots and/or leggings… Well, I have a full-length coat\* that I wore to get back and forth to the car. Once we were inside the hotel it was warm so there was no problem. \*seriously, the thing almost touches the floor if I’m not wearing heels! ---
**Author:** ![lisacurl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/41988e/32.png) [@lisacurl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisacurl)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2010, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-go-to-a-formal-event-without-pantyhose-need-answer-fast/562961/65 "2010-12-13T06:17:54Z")
I’d venture to say that standard “nude” pantyhose is no longer necessary for any level of fashion formality. I have even noticed that the hosiery sections of most stores are much, much smaller than they used to be… or rather, the space is taken up with tights and various patterned hosiery, with only a small section for traditional pantyhose. The only women I know who even own pantyhose any more are over 55, or act as though they are. It’s very much an old-fashioned, old-lady thing in this part of the Deep South. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2010, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-go-to-a-formal-event-without-pantyhose-need-answer-fast/562961/66 "2010-12-13T06:29:00Z")
> [@OpalCat](#): > > Well, I have a full-length coat\* that I wore to get back and forth to the car. Once we were inside the hotel it was warm so there was no problem. > > \*seriously, the thing almost touches the floor if I’m not wearing heels! Ah, good point. I mostly take the subway to get places so car isn’t really an option for me. Unless I’m taking a cab… ---
**Author:** ![Scubaqueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@Scubaqueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scubaqueen)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-go-to-a-formal-event-without-pantyhose-need-answer-fast/562961/67 "2010-12-14T02:03:02Z")
oh, for god’s sakes, girls. show a little class. put on the pantyhose. 'nuff said. ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-go-to-a-formal-event-without-pantyhose-need-answer-fast/562961/68 "2010-12-14T04:34:02Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > I don’t go to a lot of formal events but what do people do about the cold factor? If you wear no hose, how do you deal with the temperature? > > I get around that problem in every day life with boots and/or leggings… Hose provide very little in the way of warmth. Unless it’s summer, of course, then their insulating qualities become apparent. I guess you do feel warmer if you wear pantyhose under pants, but that wouldn’t be much of a factor in ladies’ formalwear. ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-go-to-a-formal-event-without-pantyhose-need-answer-fast/562961/69 "2010-12-14T04:40:45Z")
> [@Scubaqueen](#): > > oh, for god’s sakes, girls. > show a little class. > put on the pantyhose. > 'nuff said. Legit question: how old are you? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-go-to-a-formal-event-without-pantyhose-need-answer-fast/562961.md?page=3)