# Pantyhose - under or over **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 9, 2010, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pantyhose-under-or-over/528242 "2010-02-09T05:19:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pantyhose-under-or-over/528242/101 "2010-07-30T02:30:45Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Under, definitely under!!! I’ve never even HEARD of wearing them over! It sounds like an infection waiting to happen! (Considering there’s no breathable cotton crotch!) All the pantyhose I’ve ever seen have a cotton crotch. I still wear my undies under them, but the point of the cotton crotch is so you can go commando underneath them if you want to. ---
**Author:** ![DianaG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@DianaG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DianaG)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pantyhose-under-or-over/528242/102 "2010-07-30T02:52:07Z")
But the cotton crotch generally has a layer of nylon on the underside of it, so… still not breathable. Pretty much for show, really. ---
**Author:** ![DianaG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@DianaG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DianaG)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pantyhose-under-or-over/528242/103 "2010-07-30T02:53:52Z")
> [@JRG1976](#): > > > [@DianaG](#): > > > > The flaw in your theory is that pantyhose do not look sexy. At all. Ever. > > There a MANY men around that would beg to differ! I really don’t get this. “I like MY women firmly encased in sweaty man-made materials”. I mean, at least go for PVC. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pantyhose-under-or-over/528242/104 "2010-07-30T04:23:04Z")
> [@ScareyFaerie](#): > > Under, of course. In fact, I’m demonstrating that right now! You forgot to provide the link. I hardly ever do that. But c’mon, ‘demonstrating that right now’? ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pantyhose-under-or-over/528242/105 "2010-07-30T06:37:52Z")
> [@Pullet](#): > > Don’t your pubes get caught in the mesh? Or do you go hairless? > > Pullet > Fine Purveyors of Thighs Too Large for Hose since 1989 Ummmm pantyhose have built in panties, so no. Count me in as a none. One of the best ways to prevent panty-lines. ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2010, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pantyhose-under-or-over/528242/106 "2010-08-02T16:36:50Z")
> [@CanvasShoes](#): > > Count me in as a none. One of the best ways to prevent panty-lines. Thongs do the same thing, more or less. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2010, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pantyhose-under-or-over/528242/107 "2010-08-02T16:40:41Z")
No. They really don’t. ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2010, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pantyhose-under-or-over/528242/108 "2010-08-02T18:41:15Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > No. They really don’t. Depends on the skirt/dress/pants/shorts in question, and the build of the person wearing them. If you’re wearing a dark thong under a light piece of clothing, yeah, it’s gonna be a problem, or if your thong is so tight that it cuts into your skin on the side, or if the clothing is tight enough above your ass to show the fabric there. But if your only problem is the lines of fabric along your actual butt, then yeah, thongs work just fine. ---
**Author:** ![Acantha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@Acantha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acantha)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2010, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pantyhose-under-or-over/528242/109 "2010-08-02T18:53:22Z")
> [@Shot\_From\_Guns](#): > > > [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > > > No. They really don’t. > > Depends on the skirt/dress/pants/shorts in question, and the build of the person wearing them. If you’re wearing a dark thong under a light piece of clothing, yeah, it’s gonna be a problem, or if your thong is so tight that it cuts into your skin on the side, or if the clothing is tight enough above your ass to show the fabric there. But if your only problem is the lines of fabric along your actual butt, then yeah, thongs work just fine. To me, a thong is hell on earth. I have a long lower torso and they are uncomfortable as all hell. I can’t understand how anyone wears those things. ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2010, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pantyhose-under-or-over/528242/110 "2010-08-02T19:36:49Z")
> [@Acantha](#): > > To me, a thong is hell on earth. I have a long lower torso and they are uncomfortable as all hell. I can’t understand how anyone wears those things. What do you mean by “lower torso”? Like, distance between your waist and the bottom of your crotch? 'Cause I’m six feet tall and built proportionately, and I don’t have any problems that way with thongs. Granted, there’s still the issue of having a piece of fabric wedged up your ass, but sometimes it’s a necessary trade-off. ---
**Author:** ![Acantha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@Acantha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acantha)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2010, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pantyhose-under-or-over/528242/111 "2010-08-02T19:47:51Z")
> [@Shot\_From\_Guns](#): > > > [@Acantha](#): > > > > To me, a thong is hell on earth. I have a long lower torso and they are uncomfortable as all hell. I can’t understand how anyone wears those things. > > What do you mean by “lower torso”? Like, distance between your waist and the bottom of your crotch? 'Cause I’m six feet tall and built proportionately, and I don’t have any problems that way with thongs. Granted, there’s still the issue of having a piece of fabric wedged up your ass, but sometimes it’s a necessary trade-off. Yeah, I’m very long there, can’t find pants that don’t cut me in half either. I have never tried a thong that didn’t feel like it was too short. I have a SIL who is over 6 feet and her lower torso and legs are both shorter than mine. I am much shorter than 6 feet. Some people are built long on top and short in the leg/lower torso, I’m the reverse, all lower body and short on top. I loathe shopping for clothes because it seems the people who make clothes don’t think people like me exist. ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2010, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pantyhose-under-or-over/528242/112 "2010-08-02T20:07:35Z")
> [@Acantha](#): > > Yeah, I’m very long there, can’t find pants that don’t cut me in half either. I have never tried a thong that didn’t feel like it was too short. I definitely do run into that problem with pants and shorts–it’s really hard for me to find a pair with enough room in the crotch that I don’t end up with fabric riding all the hell up (ohai cameltoe, you are neither classy nor attractive… nor comfortable). I’ve just never seen it with underwear. Are you wearing thongs that would fall \*above \*your hips? If so, have you tried hiphuggers? Those might be much more workable for you. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pantyhose-under-or-over/528242.md?page=5)