My first wife never owned any and the second wore them only when she felt she had to. Like most of us I love them
My first wife never owned any and the second wore them only when she felt she had to. Like most of us I love them
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I only wear pantyhose in the winter when it's cold, which where I live, is pretty much only 2 and half months of the year. I don't particularly have any real issues with pantyhose other than they always seem to want to slip down my legs during the night (apparently I am wearing the correct size - according to the box) {legs too skinny perhaps?} .. and yes, I totally agree with Carrie ...
Pantyhose with open-toed strappy shoes?? .....eww! .. no thanks!Originally Posted by Carrie
I don't think wearing hose with open-toed shoes looks right and I always have a pedicure that I'd like to show off.
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Unfortunately, this will probably never go away. Even if everyone on the forum got to where they won't say this, it will come back up with new people.
Hmmm....three threads. Maybe it is time to treat yourself to a pedi/mani or maybe a long bubble bath? :D
I love them! They are sooo feminine... though I can agree with most of my gg friends... they can be uncomfortable... and a pain to wear sometimes, though overall I like them. I don't know if I've ever met a gg that likes them honestly.
Ok...Tina gave pantyhose a try. They were ok but a garter belt and stockings are still first on my list
However....
When I need to be outside in guy mode in the winter for an extended period of time...out come the pantyhose! In fact, since it doesn't matter whether they have a run or not, I love the fact that Tina has a few pantyhose to spare that she can't wear anymore! I put on socks and then pantyhose, then the rest of my clothes and it's soooo warm (socks first because the runs are often in the toes!).
So, yes, we wear pantyhose, but mostly him!
tina
I wear pantyhose with skirts because they make my legs look nice. I think they look too manly without them. I can also sympathise with GG who do not like to wear them. The other night I went to the movies and had to use the bathroom. Pulling down pantyhose and pulling them back on! What a pain just to use the bathroom.
Also thanks for the fashion report. I went out with panthose and open toed shoes. Now I know why some people looked at me differently.
I'm not sure what your implying by this, but it sounds like your saying that women who don't obsess over clothes aren't girly.
In some ways I am very girly, other way not so much. I may not meet the average standard of "feminine" to people on this forum, but in my eyes I certainly look and feel the part.
Yesterday I went to work with my nails painted bright pink with little stars set into them. I always wear bright cute make up. My outfits are always colour coordinated and my hair is immaculate, but I don't obsesses over clothes to the point of always talking about it, or get turned on at all.
Like VeronicaMoonlit says, there is a HUGE difference between a women who is interested in tights and a man with a fetish about them.
Anyway I seriously doubt that even the most fashion obsessed women have the same amount of pairs of tights in their draws as even the mildest fetishist.
Perhaps they will squeal about that new pair of shoes till the cows come home, or even talk for ages about their manicure.. but then both of those can finish an outfit, but tights are just tights. They are a small component of a complete outfit.
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I fail to see how anyone could dislike wearing stockings and suspenders.
I dont feel properly yummy until I'm all strapped up.
Freedom in the bathroom. Sexy in the street (...well, living room).
They feel amazing, and I dont even shave my legs. I remember being young and wearing my mums when I had no hair on my legs, they felt like heaven! The way your calves feel as they glide past each other is about as feminine I can feel.
Hose (as you yankees would say) FTW!
Samantha -x-
What's not to love my wife hates them too. I have told her I wish I could wear them but it just pisses her off. But nothin beats a great pair of leggs
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To me, there is nothing better than the feel of pantihose against your legs. Couple that with a satin slip or dress sliding against them...... heaven. BTW, my wife hates them too.......................
Pantyhose are my favorite crossdressing item. They were the first item I ever wore, and remain the thing I wear the most in women's attire.
My wife loves pantyhose and frequently wears them. Whenever she is in a dress or skirt, she's wearing hose or tights. It's rare to find her out of hose when she is in a skirt or dress, and then only in summer. She has open toed sandals, but most of her collection of shoes (quite the collection!) are peep toe or less exposure of the ends of her toes (maybe some toe cleavage showing at the top).
With regards to comfort; I've said it before, I'll say it here again, and I'll likely say it many more times. Life is too short for cheap pantyhose. If your pantyhose are uncomfortable, you're wearing the wrong pantyhose. 70% of women are wearing the wrong bra size. It's hardly surprising that most women are most likely wearing the wrong kind of pantyhose for them. Same goes for crossdressers.
Pantyhose aren't for all occasions, all environments, but they've been unfairly criticized for a number of faults that in reality go back to choosing the wrong pantyhose.
Also, while pantyhose sales trended down from 1998-2008, the downward trend has plateaued, and some hosiery companies are seeing an increase in sheer hosiery, not just tights (which have been selling pretty hot the last few years themselves). There are considerably more frequent sightings of stars and models wearing sheer hose now too.
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Pantyhose whenever she wears a dress or skirt. The only exception is when we go out together for the evening, then it is gartered rht nylons! Yes you heard it right. And she has pointed out that nylons are not uncomfortable to wear at work and that they make ones legs look better than bare legged. Well some of the other ladies at work now wear pantyhose!
And it is not unheard of for her to get whistles and compliments when we are out for the evening. Maybe other GGs will catch on? And some definitely recognize the telltale signs of real flat knit stockings, guys have tripped and fallen looking! I am proud of her and really love it when we both wear together for private fun.
Most pantyhose these days are made for men, not women. Women wearing hose, can be seen as a type of cross dressing.
This is ironic because pantyhose are marketed at women, but the intended audience is men. As more men wear pantyhose than women.
For the record, you don't have to be a CD to wear pantyhose.
My wife wears them to keep warm, other than that she does not wear them much.
I hate nylons, I love bare skin. The less a woman is wearing and the more I have to touch is awesome. I do not like to wear them either for the same reason.
Bare is in. :D
As a GG, I wear hose when the occasion calls for it, but I prefer not to wear them. Veronica stated most of the reasons!Sometimes they aren't comfortable. Also, I have had the elastic waist quit on me while I was standing up in front of about 90 people! Just glad they didn't fall completely down before I got out of there. I went to the rest room and took them off and threw them in the trash. Maybe some of you gals can relate??:D
The only time I was ever REALLY excited about wearing hose was when I was in the 6th grade and my mother got me my first pair. Only they weren't panty hose (those were just becoming popular). I had the little garter thingy. And at the time, I loved them! But they were difficult to put on and to wear. So the fun didn't last for me. Pretty soon, I wasn't so excited about hose anymore.
Sure, I still like to dress up and get all pretty sometimes, but the hose are kind of a non-issue for me.
Just a GG's :2c: Hope that's OK.
Like NickiMichelle, I'm up from North and hoses are still in fashion and I do love 'em. In fact, it was the first item I had the guts to buy for myself :brolleyes:
Maude
Oh really??? :fs:
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Why I wear them:
1. My calves are so cut that it's ridiculous, PH smooths them out. The ripples have ripples.
2. I have some prominent leg veins, a-la some bodybuilders. Not attractive on a woman, imo. The hose minimizes them.
3. I have horrible (unattractive) feet, so there's no cute pedicure to show off
So, they make my legs look better. I wish I could go barelegged without being self-conscious -- I imagine everyone staring at my very un-femme legs.
yes, I love, she hates them. She always asks how I can love to wear them so much. She even gets hotter because she knows that I don't get run's in them too often, she wears them once and their done.
Yeah - absolutely, there is definitely a BIG difference between "fashonistas" and fetishists... and really the one really has nothing to do with the other. I am sure there are girls who are very fashion forward and have very serious fetishes, and there are fashonistas who have no fetish what-so-ever.
And I totally agreed with everything else you said...
But I have to disagree with the notion that women don't have fetishes. They absolutely do. Some of them are fetishes related to clothing even... I would be inclined to suggest that the reason we hear much less about women and their fetishes has more to do with the way we treat women's sexuality in our society. Which is a completely different issue.
On the OP's issue - why don't girls like nylons the way you do? Out side of all of the other reasons that you have heard is the political issue. Not only are nylons out of fashion - but they are out of fashion politically as well. It was decided about 10 years ago that nylons were constricting and a tool of patriarchy - and thus enlightened girls everywhere were to cast them off in the name of liberation. Women know what they are to say about topics related to feminism - and even if they don't agree, they almost invariably fall in line.
Don't worry - nylons will be back in vogue again soon enough. All it will take is for women to realize how how many flaws nylons cover, how much better legs look in hose, and for one pop-starlette of the month to declare how much she just LOVES nylons, how sexy and fashionable she thinks they are, and suddenly every women's magazine will run articles about how comfortable and versatile and durable nylons are. Then women will not be able to get enough of them. Eventually there will be a retrospective done on VH1 about how silly women's fashions were at the "turn of the century" and the hosts (Carson Daily I assume) will comment about how ugly women's bare legs looked, Lady Gaga will be on, (remember her?) mocking the "bare leg look" "Whatever were they thinking?" Flava Flav will chime in. Just like they will do with bell bottoms and low rise pants. And it will happen sooner than you think. Fashion was remarkably stagnant during the Bush administration (just like real wages) we are still living with the same fashions that gripped the nation in the late 1990's. Once this recession is over - expect the 1980's again.
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I have worn on and off since 5 and my wife is accepting my dream is one day to walk outside in a medium skirt, hose shoes and be able to pass. My wife has really actually learned from me about different types and what a difference changing brands can be.
I love wearing thigh highs.......probably the fetish thing.....and they just feel good.
My wife doesn't really care for any kind of hose. She'll wear them once in a while in the Winter with a skirt to keep her legs warm.
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Wonderful, wonderful post
I love boots. I love the way they look and feel on me, and I love the way they look on women. They don't sexually excite me, at all. I just love the look.
Does that mean I have a boot fetish? No! I just like them!
Thank you for making such a great point.
Meghan
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I follow the fashion sites here. I suspects this is also cultural. But 7/10 teenage girls post pics with hose. So they are out there. But like us it's not the majority.
I feel naked without one.
I suspect woman who hate them are very comfortable with their body, and actually prefer to show off skin.
I prefer to be dressed, little skin showing.
No hose requires very pretty legs...but it does feel nice to go without, very natural. But I dont have the confidence.
I dont use much pants, but if I do I find that pantyhose make a better fit for the pants, they fold more prettily, and keep their shape better.
While I love all women's clothes, pantyhose are my favorite item ,and if I'm wearing only one fem item( which seldom happens) it'll be pantyhose. My wife has worn them in the past, but says she doesn't lke them, and doesn't understand why I like them so much. I agree with what some others have said though, that some GG's just shouldn't go bare legged I think of Kathie Lee on the Today show as an example. I think she's very pretty, but doesn't have the legs to go without hose anymore.:2c:
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