Seems like it comes down to
-Pantyhose for utility
-Stockings for…ahem…action…
Great now im blushing!
So anyone else?
I think that sums it up nicely.
“One is for fighting,
the other for fun.”
your humble TubaDiva
stockings and red garter belt
and yes they are Y2K compliant
Dread Pirate Judy
I’m embarrassed to say that I’m a 32 year old woman who doesn’t quite undertand how to wear a garter belt (at least out in public). It seems only right that one should wear such gear under a slinky sort of dress, but how do you prevent the garder from showing through? You know, like panty lines? Those clip things that hold the stockings up have ruffles and things on them. How do you keep that from being a lump under your dress? Do you just have to not wear skin-tight things? And what about when you sit down? Doesn’t the clip-thing dig into your thigh?
“I think it would be a great idea” Mohandas Ghandi’s answer when asked what he thought of Western civilization
I am with the majority, I think - pantyhose for utility, stockings for fun. I am a fan of the all in one version from Frederick’s of Hollywood (ducks head and blushes) - they are stockings with the garter etc. built in. Very cool in the summer and none of those “lumps” mentioned or clips rubbing the wrong way in hot weather. I would love to find a version of thigh-highs that didn’t have the tendency to suddenly decide to roll down towards the knee… any advice?
The reason gentlemen prefer blondes is that there are not enough redheads to go around.
I’m with the majority and yes, that RCOD has to go.
One side note: When I was pregnant, I wore thigh highs (stocking that stay up on their own) because I wasn’t about to wear pantyhose that went up to my armpits.
I’ll never forget the look on my husband’s face when he walked into the room as I was dressing for a black-tie event. Black bra, black thigh-highs, black thong (I won’t even go into maternity underwear, yick!), and big belly sticking out. It was priceless! I even had to laugh at myself, I looked so damn ridiculous.
Neither - thigh hi’s - they’re the ones with elastic in the tops - no panty. I hate putting on the pantyhose - it’s a struggle, and I feel so constricted, and in the summertime - just too much. The secret to the thigh hi’s is: you have to get them long enough. First time I tried them, I got my usual size - they came to about mid-thigh and they eventually would work their way down. I tried the next size up - they come to the top of my thighs and stay up. they’re much easier to put on, cooler in warm weather, and if you run one, you can still use the other.
When I have to dress up, I prefer stockings. Somehow it makes me feel more confident.
As for the lumpiness: My garter belts are satin straps ended by a slide button clips, so bumps are very slight. I also tend not to wear skin-tight things, anyway.
My only problem is reaching behind me and struggling with the damn clip trying to get it to snap to the stocking. It’s a lot more difficult than it sounds. I’ve resorted to putting the clips on the backs of the stockings and sort of step-sliding my way into them.
Also, I usually buy silk stockings, and they seem to last longer than nylon.
Lissa, where do you get silk stockings at? I didn’t even know they still made such things. I’d like to try them out.
Nordstroms
Dillards
Victoria’s Secret
FWIIW - Silk stocking “breath” better than nylon and they are cooler in the summer.
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Coarse and violent nudity. Occasional language.
My ex-girlfriend hated panythose. I recommended stockings. She switched and swears by them and had this to say:
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If you buy stockings that have lycra in them (some even have ‘spandex’) they won’t sag!
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For daily use, choose garter belts that have plastic clips and don’t have unnecesary frills, etc.
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Stockings that stay up by themselves are ‘thigh-highs’ and there are two types: elastic that squeezes your leg or the kind with sticky rubbery stuff at the top. My ex didn’t like either one.
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Wear the garters over the panties (as opposed to uner) for easy access (pee-ing is much mcuh easier!)
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You look normal, but feel incredibly sexy all day. This really makes notable changes in your personality.
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It can’t hurt to try them! If you don’t like 'em go back to pantyhose.
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Men love it! Seeing a woman in stockings is a truly great experience!
I hate seeing a woman in pantyhose! I wish I could convert my wife.
Reminds me of the Louis Malle film, Milou en Mai (May Fools). It has Dominique Blanc in the role of a dominant lesbian who is elegant and sexy (no doubt a Frenchman’s idealized fantasy of a lesbian). During the revolution of May '68, a truck driver happens to walk into the house. As soon as he sees Dominique Blanc, he asks her, “Pantyhose or stockings?”
She gives him this freezingly indignant look, but soon afterward, comes on to him. Ah, les films français…
(((((((Sycorax)))))) – absolutely right on! It’s so important for the health of the vagina to breathe fresh air. Nylon pantyhose on top of panties is just asking fo a vaginal infection. If I were a woman, I would wear long skirts all the time and go naked underneath. (This, come to think of it, is the way women around the world have dressed for about 99% of civilization. They must have known something.)
One word: fishnets.
knee-his.
Boy, this is a blast from the past.
I actually bought a garter and some stockings from Victoria’s Secret (just to give them a try) and the ones from VS work great. I haven’t had a bagging problem but I do have to watch how long my skirts are so my garter doesn’t stick out.
Next try, longer (great idea, whoever said it!) thigh highs.
Boy, THERE’S a Devil’s Bargain for you.
“The women are all wearing stockings with garters again…but they’ve all LENGTHENED THEIR SKIRTS! Bwaaaa ha ha ha hahahahahahahaha…”
I used to work for the #1 hosiery company in the US as a sales rep.
If you want hosiery that is less likely to run, look for at least a 10 -12 % lycra content. The more lycra pantyhose has, the stronger it is, but once you get beyond about 20% lycra you start losing sheerness.
If you want to avoid the rolling-waist syndrome, look for the words “comfort waistband” or “jersey stitched” waist . These are wider and less likely to roll.
Anything 100% nylon is NOT going to last for very long. 100% nylon pantyhose tend to sag and bag since they don’t have lycra in them to bounce back. Lycra acts like a rubber band, helping the fibers to conform to your shape. Nylon, once stretched, doesn’t rebound.
Marks of quality pantyhose also are all-cotton (or at the very least, a high %age of cotton) gusset (crotch) and a boarded or shaped foot. If the foot area looks like a tupe sock, it’s not quality goods.
There are some pretty good “shaper” panties out there too, but allow extra time to get them on - they can be a bitch to put on if you are in a hurry.
The final note is to make sure you get the correct size. Hosiery with more lycra is a bit more forgiving if you get a size too small, but nylon will either rip or sag tremedously.
Oh, and my former company did a study on freezing pantyhose to extend its life - and found it didn’t make a difference!
–tygre
It’s obvious you are not a woman. Just for the record vaginas may smell but they DO NOT breath.
I agree. Especially if you’re trying to lure someone in, fishnets tend to be sexier than regular pantyhose, and garter fishnets are even kewler.
Very clever. 
To be absolutely literal about it, I guess only lungs can be said to breathe.
(Let’s not go into the subject of Thai women entertainers in bars who puff cigarettes with their vaginas.)
The whole surface of the body really does breathe in that it needs fresh air, and that includes the vulva especially, 'cause when it gets too dank and sealed in that increases the risk for vaginal infection. Thigh-high stockings are a vagina’s best friend.
But your quip reminds me of the old joke:
Does your nose run and your feet smell?
Uh-oh! You’re built upside down!