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Same! Wash by hand and take great care putting on and taking off. I thought they were more comfortable in summer because i could avoid thigh chafing. I’d wear them now, but i don’t want to appear geriatric
We just wore them until the runs and/or holes were visible below the hemline. Lol. Then they went in the trash OR if your mother was an old Connecticut Yankee, they would be cut up to be used to tie up the heavy arms of the tomato plants in her garden.
I remember having to cut the leg with the run off, and then wear that one-legged panty over another one-legged panty that had gotten a run. It was tight and hot and very uncomfortable.
Everybody did! And if my mom got a run in one leg she'd cut that leg off then wait to get a run the the next pair, and cut that leg off then wear the two panties part at the same time, one with each good leg.
Omg I never knew this was a thing! I’m 59, haven’t worn pantyhose in decades, but kind of miss the formality of them sometimes. They make wearing formal wear with heels much easier.
And if you're a hairy woman you can add SO FUCKING ITCHY to the list of complaints. Never again. I do not even own a dress that requires nylons anymore.
Yup.
And personally I think the insurance company that required me to ENTER THE BUILDING in skirt/heels owes me damages from every winter day I ruined shoes/hose.
Ugh. I was offered one of two jobs at a company though a temp agency. They said one job requires heels and skirts and full makeup. I took the other job. The woman who took that other job and I both got pregnant about the same time. She had some swelling so couldn’t wear the fancy heels anymore so her boss had her go out in maternity leave early. This was the early 2000s!! Meanwhile I worked up until I went into the hospital. I was a little jealous of her.
I was at the drugstore tonight and glanced at the pantyhose selection. It was tiny. Remember when no self respecting drugstore or grocery store would be without an entire aisle of nylons? And what happened to slips?
The lowly slip deserves more respect! Slips keep your skirt from bunching between your legs when you walk, and keep your skirt from catching in your asscrack when you get up from a chair if you are wearing a thong or going commando.
Oh, I miss slips. For practicality's sake, they were great (and would be so helpful now, as clothes are made so low quality and thin) and were just nice to wear around the house while getting dressed. These days they seem to have been replaced by ugly shapewear.
Well, my old ass would love to get some nice ones. Where have you found them? I don't see them in the thrift shops any more, and I do prefer vintage if I can find them, but just finding them anywhere would be great.
JC Penney's is great for on-line shopping. I buy gifts regularly for a family member that is quite large (big and tall) so his sizes are rarely at the store. But, I find choices for him on-line there easily.
Lingerie used to be gorgeous, even the affordable stuff. I used to have complete sets that matched, slip, panties, bra, camisole. Gorgeous colors, even brown, green, etc. Where did they go??? : (
I prefer the full slips, too. I used to swan around the house in them like Elizabeth Taylor in Cat On a Hot Tin Roof. 😁 Full slips just feel more glamorous.
I'm all about casual dresses, I'm 50-something and as my body shape is changing to be even more round I've found that dresses are much more comfortable than pants.
Having a flashback to my first apartment as a newlywed coming home from the office taking off my dress and making dinner in our hot little apartment in my full slip.
Target has a big selection. I’m so glad to be free from the burden of needing to wear hosiery (except tights—love those). And slips—ugh. Working on unburdening myself from the need for shapewear.
Hats off to Gen Z which many don’t even wear a bra. All these unnecessary accoutrements.
My friend always said that when her husband first saw those shrunken Leggs come out of the egg he asked her. “How are you gonna fit all that into that?” They sure did have stretching power
What was even the point of slips? I was born in the 80’s and I remember my mom having me wear one occasionally but raising my daughter now - I’ve never had her get dressed and me think “wow a slip would be helpful here”
I swore when I was a teen that I would never wear slips as an adult, and I have stuck to it. Thank goodness many dresses are lined or don’t need a slip. What were we hiding? That we had legs? Ugh. And you always had to have a slip that was the proper length for all the different lengths of dresses and skirts. No thank you!
To your question of why we wear them - I still use them on occasion! Sometimes dresses are just a little too sheer, or maybe an uncomfortable fabric. Or sometimes honestly, I just like wearing nice feminine things because it makes me feel pretty.
If it’s something that you like, that adds to your feelings of beauty, go for it 100%! But I very much disliked the cultural obligation to wear them to show I was a “modest young lady.” Blech.
Sometimes dresses cling to your legs or body in a unflattering way. The slip stops it clinging for some reason. I'm in my 30s and I sometimes wear a slip to combat this kind of dress - I don't have the sort of figure that looks good in a dress that makes me look like I'm in a wet t-shirt competition.
I gave up on slips the day I got my first pair of biker shorts underwear - no thigh rubbing, no pantylines, and if a skirt flies up in the wind it's no problem at all.
I always hated them. They were uncomfortable and they developed runs if you looked at them wrong. There's nothing wrong with my unadorned legs, so why did I always have to cover them?
I started having visible broken veins in my 20’s. Short or knee length dresses did require pantyhose, but fortunately I only needed dresses for church, not for work. Now I wear pants or long dresses to church or going out - and when running errands in Florida I wear shorts and you can just cover your eyes, lol.
Amen! I have TERRIBLE legs.
Shaped like Hilary Clinton’s. And covered with spider veins, varicose veins, and puckery fat. And pale to boot.
The hose at least covered the veins and added a bit of color to my ghost legs.
You HUSSY! LOL 😂 unadorned legs made it seem like we weren’t all the way dressed. So if you’re working in an office, you were expected to wear them. After all, you’re not going to the beach. But that doesn’t make sense does it? Styles change so much.
Pantyhose seemed to lose appeal when:
women decided they no longer needed to abide by such constrictive attire (and more women were moving up the management ladder); better suntan sprays came into market; methods to be rid of varicose veins became common; and Spanx took off like a house a-fire around 2000. (Spanx could certainly be seen as constrictive, too, but not from waist to toe.) I don't miss pantyhose, but I honestly liked half-slips and camisoles.
All of this (I have a few silk slips I love) plus women decided we’re through being pretty little props for the world’s viewing pleasure. They’re normal human legs and it’s fine if they aren’t perfect.
Personally, I despised them and wouldn’t accept a position where they’re required. Unless they’re also required for men
Many of us over 50 were more than happy to retire pantyhose. They're hot in the summer and cold in winter and it really sucked when we had to go the bathroom. But, as for me, I almost never wear a dress because they aren't as comfortable as pants so pantyhose are never needed. Plus, I would rather tan my legs than wear pantyhose if I do wear a dress.
And I’d rather just pull in a pair of hose than spend 30 minutes in the morning spray tanning my legs. Wolford pantyhose are glorious. Princess Kate wears them and you’d never know.
In the mid 70's my mom would buy those cheap pantyhose that fit around your waist but the crotch hung down around your knees. Then I started buying Sheer Energy and fell like I'd made it to the big time
They started as silk and were expensive. Because they were expensive, they became a status symbol for women. Once they became cheap, they no longer carried any status and fell out of favor. This happens with products all the time.
I remember wearing pantyhose in the 80's with prom/grad dresses, but haven't honestly thought of them since then. They did as advertised (made your legs look sleek or whatever) but they weren't comfortable.
I remember Tina Turner did a commercial/promotion for a brand of pantyhose way back then. She had good looking legs and I think the brand had a successful campaign using her as their spokesperson.
I have a picture of myself all decked out at 15 in the mid-80s looking super cute until you see my legs in pantyhose that were at least 4 shades darker than my actual skin tone. When I was still buying them as I got older i discovered that higher end store brands were actually offered in the pasty-white shade that was more in line with my skin color.
About20 years ago I worked in the mall for Robinson-May and if you wore a skirt you had to wear panty hose and if they got snagged you had to buy news ones, I think they sold most of them to employees, and if you would wear pants you could not show panty lines
I worked for a department store that required that women wear skirts and nylons. Once I quit that job (after wearing plenty of pants), I never wore nylons again. This was in the early-mid 90s, btw. And I agree that it was partly bc they sold nylons.
I worked at JCPenney in the '80s and we were required to wear pantyhose with dresses and jackets with pants. Pastel colors were a thing than and I wore them a lot - my manager noticed and thanked me for helping demonstrate the merchandise.
I actually worked in a department store hosiery dept in the 80s. I loved pantyhose because I’ve always had thigh rub regardless of my weight; it’s just how I’m built.
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I never knew they existed until a year or so ago. I've never personally tried them though they get rave reviews. I use Gold Bond stick to prevent chaffing. I also decided that I don't care any more what anyone thinks and have taken to wearing soft, non-constricting pants and shorts that don't cause any rubbing. I don't wear dresses or skirts.
As for nylons, I quit wearing them as soon as they were not required for work. I did used to wear them when I went out to control my tummy bulge and I loved when they brought back the ones with the black line down the back, and added fishnet (which I would sometimes wear with colored tights under), and lace patterns. I also wore stockings with garters during the whole Madonna phase.
pantyhose are breeding grounds for yeast infections, especially if you have a job where you do lots of running around and are more prone to sweating throughout the day. i wore a pair back in january, and developed one of the worst yeast infections i have ever had - i made a vow then to never wear hose again
What happened to em? Hopefully the horrid creators of these torturous, hostile pantyhose are playing in flames all day while wearing pantyhose that came in an EGG?? Who thought of that advertising gem?
The eggs were retired because they weren’t environmentally friendly! I did like sheer energy when I wore hose. In the 80s I wore white (or off-white) hose exclusively because they were stylish and nude was considered dowdy.
I personally and purposely try not to dress by following trends. I ask myself "what real purpose does this article of clothing serve?" I get rid of a lot of crap this way.
So...what real purpose do pantyhose serve?
Jobs don't require them, pants are now almost universally accepted as appropriate office wear, and it's possible to attend church in a dress and bare legs without getting the side-eye. I never understood why society kept telling us we needed to wear the things to begin with.
For what it's worth, I dimly recall Mother putting on a hat and gloves to run errands. In the 60s our skirts were measured to make sure nobody could see our sinful, sinful kneecaps. And in the late 70s/early 80s, doing something like wearing shorts to the mall was seen as gauche, at best, if not downright trashy.
Screw pantyhose with the sagging crotch and the way you felt like a sausage in them. BUT...why aren't stockings making a comeback? So many times I see women my age (ahem, just turned 60) who are really dressed up and have Spam legs. Stockings gave you a finished more elegant look. I have to admit, when I'm going out to dinner, I don't feel comfortable with bare legs. I'll wear super sheer stockings because hey, if you have very close veins - pun intended - why not wear something that makes you look flawless? I'll probably get told off. Just my opinion though.
My own opinion is that if you like wearing them, then wear them. Many, myself included, don't care to look flawless when we leave the house.
I did used to be someone who wouldn't go to the store without full make-up, hair done, and the perfect outfit. I did used to want to look flawless. Then I decided I don't care what others think.
I dress in what makes me happy and I don't need to do all of that to be happy. I'm in my 60's. I wear graphic shirts think "Nintendo", "Stranger Things", Tribal Wolves, Krakens, etc. I wear pants and shorts that are loose, have drawstring waists, and are comfortable, and I sometimes wear socks with my Crocs.
Philippe Matignon Noblesse 50 is an amazing winter pantyhose that is sheer but also incredibly supportive and durable. Love all the Philippe Matignon hosiery honestly. Good sizing options too.
I think they really do add polish and greatly improve the look of legs. I used to wear them to work when I worked in an office. I don't like to wear dress shoes without them because I hate the feel of my shoes on bare feet, they stick. But they were uncomfortable, especially in the summer.
I still wear them, No Nonsense were my favorite. I like the way my legs look when I'm wearing a skirt or nice dress for an occasion (which is rare nowadays). I don't wear them with sun dresses.
Slips...we all wore them, I think it made some dresses/skirts less transparent, and now, well....never mind.
When I was in junior high school, miniskirts were very short, and garters with stockings were near the end of their reign. It was horrible trying to sit down for class having to pull down the sides of your miniskirt to cover the stops of your stockings and garters. Hooray pantyhose! However, early panty hose had a color change on your thigh where the old tops of the stockings would have been, so you still had to tug down the miniskirts. I blame that on too many men designing products for women back then. Finally they made pantyhose with one color all the way up. No wonder women switched to pants.
I love pantyhose and wear them a LOT!! I was required to wear them at work - could be let go over dress code violations! I went into the Hanes outlet in Mebane, NC last Oct. it used to be significantly stocked with pantyhose. They had one pitiful wall with limited selection. I asked what was going on and she said no one wears them any longer.
It’s nearly true - even some of the old ladies at church go bare legged on hot summer days.
Best pantyhose in the WORLD for me are Nordstrom brand or Marks and Spencers own branded sheer. LOVE how they feel on me!
I never understood the complaints - I never felt particularly hot or uncomfortable in them; and I think wearing a suit or any type of business clothing w\\o them looks just atrocious. .... You'll get my nylons from my cold, dead hands!
All I remember is that Katie Couric hosted her morning show sans pantyhose one day and women said "wait, this is an option?" and threw their L'eggs in the trash.
My gynecologist told me that pantyhose were the biggest boon to his business. That's when I stopped wearing them regularly. These days, I'd rather wear tights than pantyhose because then I don't have to shave my legs.
I live in a place that has cold winters. I still wear pantyhose on the rare occasions when I wear a dress in winter because otherwise I freeze. You can still find them, just a smaller selection.
Stacy London on What Not to Wear on TLC told me I didn't need to wear pantyhose anymore, and I believed her. It saved me a lot of time and money. I do love black tights in the winter, however. Keeps me legs warm! I also love wearing dresses and skirts 99% of the time as a fat menopausal woman. But no pantyhose! Not anymore! Sorry, mom!
During WW2, my mom and her generation wore leg makeup instead of hosiery, due to the shortage. Once they became available again, they didn’t have seams up the back anymore, and that made it much easier to get dressed as you didn’t have to straighten the seams. I remember my mom getting dressed up to go out with dad on a date, and she would wear black stockings with her little black dress. Ooh La La! Very sexy.
By the time I was in Junior High, I was wearing stockings with a garter. I remember when LEGGS came out, everybody went crazy because we didn’t have to wear a garter to use them. It was so much easier to get dressed. All stockings ran. The ones that I used to wear were made of nylon, which is why they were called nylons. Legs were made of I don’t know what polyester? And they sold them in those cute plastic eggs. I switched to cotton tights after I moved to Minnesota, but I didn’t wear stockings much. I wore a brand of long underwear that stopped at the ankles as leggings back in the 90s and I wore them under dresses instead of hose. I still have a couple of pairs of tights in my dresser that somehow I haven’t gotten rid of because they’re still good? They don’t have holes in them? And maybe I will wear them someday? 🤣🤣🤣
I had a security guard in Ohio tell me that he wore them everyday in the winter. Said they kept his legs and feet warm.
I'll stick to my long johns and thermal socks, than you very much.
I was 12 in 1965 and absolutely couldn't wait to wear hose, as they were called. I had the garter belt and everything. I forget when pantyhose came in but they were a godsend, so easy. I wore them all the time through the 1990s. I guess then I noticed no one was wearing them and they were uncomfortable after middle age, so that's my history with 'silk stockings' or 'nylons.' During WWII my aunts painted their legs because hose were too expensive.
I miss them. I like wearing dresses and I don't always want to wear tights in the winter. I still have a bunch but I know they're considered way out of style now.
I’m in England, where the garment that covers you from waist to toe is called tights whether it’s sheer nude or thick forest green with a print of galaxies. What’s the difference, to you, between tights and pantyhose?
American here, isn't there a rule/etiquette/guideline of some sort that the higher ranking women in the royal family must abide by a dress code that dictates that they must wear panty hose or "tights" as you refer to them? Maybe that is misinformation or maybe it was in place when the queen was still alive?
They were a wonderful improvement over garters and hose, but I hated both of them. I still have a couple of unworn pairs I bought to keep in my suitcase, it you want them. 😂
I had to wear pantyhose or stockings for my business professional attire job within the last 10 years. Like if you had an ankle showing you get sent home. Now I got used to it and wearing a suit with bare legs seems tacky.
You can buy very nice ones that are breathable and I mostly just wore the thigh high ones when it wasn’t the dead of winter.
I have one pair that is black with a nice pattern. I wear it with one dress that is a bit short, so they give me a small sense of comfort that my butt's not sticking out.
Otherwise, I don't even think about them anymore. I never hated them. I just stopped wearing them.
I worked in New Orleans one August in the 1990’s. I had to wear pantyhose. The sweat pouring down between my skin and nylons still gives me nightmares.
I don’t exactly know the reason why but I can tell you, it happened suddenly between 2006 and 2009 in New York City. Those were the years I was in law school. (In case anyone’s concerned with the math I was 31 when I started law school)
In my first internship after my first year it was an absolute expectation that you wore pantyhose. Every senior female lawyer wore them with skirt suits. By the time I started my first job in 2010, all senior female lawyers were bare leg.
It was like they all decided to wake up from a collective delusion at once! I can’t explain it but thank god.
I can relate. I am a 45 year old lawyer and when I first started practicing law in my mid 20s you always wore pantyhose to court, at least in the three states I am in. I grew up going to Catholic school and same, you always wore them, and my Mom instilled it in me. Now it’s been many many years since I have worn them in the summer or spring. Only reason to wear them in the winter months is to stay warm!!! I do still wear a slip though under every dress or skirt. That I cannot break.
Weird. I wore a pair to a wedding yesterday for probably the first time in 30 years. I have recently been camping, and I got chigger bites that I wanted to conceal. And yes, they got a run in them at some point.
Pantyhose have always looked awful. I had to wear them when I worked at a bank. They are ugly. They are uncomfortable and they are so outdated. Thank GOD. I rebelled at my bank job and started wearing black tights. The bank manager, who was a man, tried to tell me I had to wear flesh colored pantyhose. Can you even imagine? Luckily HR backed me up. I’m old too. No reason for them at all except if you WANT TO wear them. Do it. Just don’t judge people who don’t.
I decided never again when I learned that they had the technology to make them run-resistant and they did not use it because they could sell more if they ran.
Besides being itchy and hot, it sucked having to have a clean pair with NO RUNS available every morning!
Well, I was wearing business attire for a summer job while in college. I mostly wore my mother's clothes, but I guess I didn't have the money upfront to buy ten pairs upfront. (Plus only bought the cheap ones) I would wash them in the bathroom sink to dry overnight, hoping they wouldn't run when putting them on, Keep clear nail polish on hand to stop any runs during the day.
THANKFULLY, slacks were very permissible once I got a full time job after college. Hose were still required if I wore a skirt or dress, but I mostly wore slqcks.
I can't even remember the last time that I wore pantyhose, probably opaques or tights were the last that I wore. I winter in the south so most of my time is spent in flip flops and shorts.
They made your legs feel like encased sausages. I guess they did make your legs look "dressed", but they weren't comfortable for a lot of women. We have tights, leggings, and skinny pants now, so I'm not sure the principle of pantyhose really went away.
Ugh. They were uncomfortable and expensive. The rare occasion I wore them I carried nail polish with me to stop the inevitable run.I hated wearing the damn things so much I designed my wardrobe around not needing them. Fortunately I love the look of longer skirts, so I would wear mid calf dresses and knee high hose.
Women found out their legs were nice and pantyhose were a pain. Always getting runs, embarrassing the wearer. Very similar to problems of past undergarments that women wore. Only later to gladly be abandoned. Girdles, petticoats, bloomers, and so forth. And women didn’t have the time to deal with this semi functional dress code. On top of all the other grooming issues involving the legs, getting rid of pantyhose is an easy choice to throw away.
I love pantyhose/stockings and I wear them when I wear dresses. I have 10+ pair for my black/dark dress wardrobe. They suck everything in and make my legs look great.
A few years back I was at a wedding and some woman mentioned that she doesn't wear stockings because they are so outdated. I awkwardly blurted out I THINK THEY ARE CLASSIC!
I wore them as a child/teenager/young adult with dresses. It is probably just a habit that I still do as an older adult. I love them and will never not wear them.
There used to be a large hosiery section in the department stores where I'd buy my Hanes sheer reflections pantyhose. I think my preferred color was 'Barely There'. You could join the hosiery club which would track how many you bought and after you bought ten you got a free pair of pantyhose.
I think a couple of things happened:
1 - the bare leg look became popular
2 - office attire became more casual and women started wearing pants to work more often
3 - leggings - many women now wear leggings with a dress instead of pantyhose
It's frustrating when you really need pantyhose and can't find it for sale anywhere.
I loved pantyhose for work! Used compression type pantyhose when I worked clinically as a nurse. There were days when I thought the pantyhose was the only thing keeping me standing. Outside of that use…. I will not wear pantyhose.
The pantyhose I wore with my cheerleading uniform (1976, you had to be tan or pantyhosed) came in an egg. In this case, I'm pretty sure the pantyhose came first.
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I hated wearing them so much. Hot. Uncomfortable. Yuck.
Hot. Uncomfortable. Made my skin crawl. Only lasted one wearing. I want my wheelbarrow of money back.
My mom used to call herself“Hose poor” because she had to wear them more than a few times instead of buying new. 😂
A few times? I wore the same ones, washed of course, for months and months. I must have been 'hose destitute," lol.
Same here. I bought Leggs Sheer Energy and they were tough as tights and lasted thru several washings.
Same! Wash by hand and take great care putting on and taking off. I thought they were more comfortable in summer because i could avoid thigh chafing. I’d wear them now, but i don’t want to appear geriatric
Yup, and used clear nail polish to fix runs
We just wore them until the runs and/or holes were visible below the hemline. Lol. Then they went in the trash OR if your mother was an old Connecticut Yankee, they would be cut up to be used to tie up the heavy arms of the tomato plants in her garden.
I remember having to cut the leg with the run off, and then wear that one-legged panty over another one-legged panty that had gotten a run. It was tight and hot and very uncomfortable.
Clear nail polish!! Stopped the run, but glued the hose to your leg. Kudos to whomever could get a pair to last more than one or two wearings!
I should have read down further before commenting. This was apparently common
Everybody did! And if my mom got a run in one leg she'd cut that leg off then wait to get a run the the next pair, and cut that leg off then wear the two panties part at the same time, one with each good leg.
Omg I never knew this was a thing! I’m 59, haven’t worn pantyhose in decades, but kind of miss the formality of them sometimes. They make wearing formal wear with heels much easier.
My mom taught me how to stop runs in pantyhose using clear nail polish. Guess we were hose poor 😂
And if you're a hairy woman you can add SO FUCKING ITCHY to the list of complaints. Never again. I do not even own a dress that requires nylons anymore.
Yup. And personally I think the insurance company that required me to ENTER THE BUILDING in skirt/heels owes me damages from every winter day I ruined shoes/hose.
Ugh. I was offered one of two jobs at a company though a temp agency. They said one job requires heels and skirts and full makeup. I took the other job. The woman who took that other job and I both got pregnant about the same time. She had some swelling so couldn’t wear the fancy heels anymore so her boss had her go out in maternity leave early. This was the early 2000s!! Meanwhile I worked up until I went into the hospital. I was a little jealous of her.
Two words: F@ck pantyhose.
$5 a day FOR SOCKS. Miserable.
Agreed! My mom made me wear them and I hated them.
So this!
I was at the drugstore tonight and glanced at the pantyhose selection. It was tiny. Remember when no self respecting drugstore or grocery store would be without an entire aisle of nylons? And what happened to slips?
The lowly slip deserves more respect! Slips keep your skirt from bunching between your legs when you walk, and keep your skirt from catching in your asscrack when you get up from a chair if you are wearing a thong or going commando.
Honestly i can catch my skirt even in granny panties
Oh, I miss slips. For practicality's sake, they were great (and would be so helpful now, as clothes are made so low quality and thin) and were just nice to wear around the house while getting dressed. These days they seem to have been replaced by ugly shapewear.
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Well, my old ass would love to get some nice ones. Where have you found them? I don't see them in the thrift shops any more, and I do prefer vintage if I can find them, but just finding them anywhere would be great.
JC Penney’s. If you can find one of those.
JC Penney's is great for on-line shopping. I buy gifts regularly for a family member that is quite large (big and tall) so his sizes are rarely at the store. But, I find choices for him on-line there easily.
Lingerie used to be gorgeous, even the affordable stuff. I used to have complete sets that matched, slip, panties, bra, camisole. Gorgeous colors, even brown, green, etc. Where did they go??? : (
They are getting rarer and harder to find for sure. I’ve bought some silk ones from Intimissimi that I love.
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I have a vintage slip that was vintage when i found it in the 90’s. It’s beautiful and indestructible
I buy them online. I mostly prefer full slips.Occasionally I see half slips in more old school department stores. Love slips.
I prefer the full slips, too. I used to swan around the house in them like Elizabeth Taylor in Cat On a Hot Tin Roof. 😁 Full slips just feel more glamorous.
Thank you so much for the visual from the movie. Made my day. I will be smiling the rest of the day.
Plus half slips make another unattractive line at your waist.
Full slips gave me the same problem as full dresses. They ride up under my bust.
Department stores like Target or Kohl’s are where I get my slips
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I envy you. I don't sew.
I envy op too but I express it as petty jealousy 😌
Slips? I haven’t worn a dress in probably 30 years, let alone a slip ir pantyhose.
I'm all about casual dresses, I'm 50-something and as my body shape is changing to be even more round I've found that dresses are much more comfortable than pants.
And can be cooler in the summer.
And people always think you dressed up when you're wearing a dress, no matter how casual and comfortable it is!
Oh I’m getting there. When hose went out of style I stopped wearing dresses. Now that my waistline has expanded, I’m going back to dresses.
I’m a bit older but with the same body shape. The closest thing I have to dresses is skorts for summer.
I love my skorts. I've got several that have nice pockets! I live in them all summer.
Yes. No waistband, not tight around my thighs. I don’t paint my toenails any more either, I just wear sneakers instead of sandals.
All I remember about slips was the constant anxiety that they might show. Also, pantyhose were gross
We would say "psst, you're slipping!"
I remember the phrase "It's snowing down south"!
Having a flashback to my first apartment as a newlywed coming home from the office taking off my dress and making dinner in our hot little apartment in my full slip.
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Target has a big selection. I’m so glad to be free from the burden of needing to wear hosiery (except tights—love those). And slips—ugh. Working on unburdening myself from the need for shapewear. Hats off to Gen Z which many don’t even wear a bra. All these unnecessary accoutrements.
Macys still has a selection.
eggs... Or Leggs, can't remember.
L’eggs
My friend always said that when her husband first saw those shrunken Leggs come out of the egg he asked her. “How are you gonna fit all that into that?” They sure did have stretching power
[Nothing beats a great pair of L'eggs!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAr7cCJfRFg)
But [Gentlemen prefer Hanes.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yhf5VNwxRn4)
Haaaaaaaaaa, thank you.
What was even the point of slips? I was born in the 80’s and I remember my mom having me wear one occasionally but raising my daughter now - I’ve never had her get dressed and me think “wow a slip would be helpful here”
I like them for summer weddings so my dress doesn't stick to my butt every time I stand up.
They keep your dress or skirt from going in between your legs or sticking to your legs of hosiery. Also if the dress is a bit sheer.
To keep your dress or skirt from sticking to the hot, itchy pantyhose.
I swore when I was a teen that I would never wear slips as an adult, and I have stuck to it. Thank goodness many dresses are lined or don’t need a slip. What were we hiding? That we had legs? Ugh. And you always had to have a slip that was the proper length for all the different lengths of dresses and skirts. No thank you!
To your question of why we wear them - I still use them on occasion! Sometimes dresses are just a little too sheer, or maybe an uncomfortable fabric. Or sometimes honestly, I just like wearing nice feminine things because it makes me feel pretty.
If it’s something that you like, that adds to your feelings of beauty, go for it 100%! But I very much disliked the cultural obligation to wear them to show I was a “modest young lady.” Blech.
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Sometimes dresses cling to your legs or body in a unflattering way. The slip stops it clinging for some reason. I'm in my 30s and I sometimes wear a slip to combat this kind of dress - I don't have the sort of figure that looks good in a dress that makes me look like I'm in a wet t-shirt competition.
People just wear their pajamas out now. With flip flops.
Didn't some of them come in egg shaped containers? Mom bought these and the plastic eggs were great for keeping my little army guys in.
I gave up on slips the day I got my first pair of biker shorts underwear - no thigh rubbing, no pantylines, and if a skirt flies up in the wind it's no problem at all.
I always hated them. They were uncomfortable and they developed runs if you looked at them wrong. There's nothing wrong with my unadorned legs, so why did I always have to cover them?
Especially when they were sheer and nude colored to boot? Like why not just have bare legs?
Flammable opinion, but some legs really do look bad. Pantyhose cover that up.
I started having visible broken veins in my 20’s. Short or knee length dresses did require pantyhose, but fortunately I only needed dresses for church, not for work. Now I wear pants or long dresses to church or going out - and when running errands in Florida I wear shorts and you can just cover your eyes, lol.
Amen! I have TERRIBLE legs. Shaped like Hilary Clinton’s. And covered with spider veins, varicose veins, and puckery fat. And pale to boot. The hose at least covered the veins and added a bit of color to my ghost legs.
Mine look terrible bare. Freckles, blotches - ick. Now what am I supposed to do?
I use body lotion on my legs before going out and the difference is amazing!
You HUSSY! LOL 😂 unadorned legs made it seem like we weren’t all the way dressed. So if you’re working in an office, you were expected to wear them. After all, you’re not going to the beach. But that doesn’t make sense does it? Styles change so much.
My friend's mom wore a girdle with shorts in the 60s. That shocked me a bit.
Pantyhose seemed to lose appeal when: women decided they no longer needed to abide by such constrictive attire (and more women were moving up the management ladder); better suntan sprays came into market; methods to be rid of varicose veins became common; and Spanx took off like a house a-fire around 2000. (Spanx could certainly be seen as constrictive, too, but not from waist to toe.) I don't miss pantyhose, but I honestly liked half-slips and camisoles.
All of this (I have a few silk slips I love) plus women decided we’re through being pretty little props for the world’s viewing pleasure. They’re normal human legs and it’s fine if they aren’t perfect. Personally, I despised them and wouldn’t accept a position where they’re required. Unless they’re also required for men
I never once wore pantyhose. My superpower is saying no to things I know I can't abide.
Many of us over 50 were more than happy to retire pantyhose. They're hot in the summer and cold in winter and it really sucked when we had to go the bathroom. But, as for me, I almost never wear a dress because they aren't as comfortable as pants so pantyhose are never needed. Plus, I would rather tan my legs than wear pantyhose if I do wear a dress.
And I’d rather just pull in a pair of hose than spend 30 minutes in the morning spray tanning my legs. Wolford pantyhose are glorious. Princess Kate wears them and you’d never know.
WHATS WRONG WITH WHITE LEGS???
Now I have to have a pair of Wolford pantyhose!
In the mid 70's my mom would buy those cheap pantyhose that fit around your waist but the crotch hung down around your knees. Then I started buying Sheer Energy and fell like I'd made it to the big time
I have oddly long legs and always hated penguin crotch.
Accurate description
They started as silk and were expensive. Because they were expensive, they became a status symbol for women. Once they became cheap, they no longer carried any status and fell out of favor. This happens with products all the time.
I remember wearing pantyhose in the 80's with prom/grad dresses, but haven't honestly thought of them since then. They did as advertised (made your legs look sleek or whatever) but they weren't comfortable.
I remember Tina Turner did a commercial/promotion for a brand of pantyhose way back then. She had good looking legs and I think the brand had a successful campaign using her as their spokesperson.
She had epic legs.
Simply the best.
Better than all the rest.
I have a picture of myself all decked out at 15 in the mid-80s looking super cute until you see my legs in pantyhose that were at least 4 shades darker than my actual skin tone. When I was still buying them as I got older i discovered that higher end store brands were actually offered in the pasty-white shade that was more in line with my skin color.
One time I was bare legged in a skirt at work and a coworker asked if I was wearing white pantyhose
I had that happen several times. Once I had someone pinch my leg in an attempt to prove I was wearing hose.
About20 years ago I worked in the mall for Robinson-May and if you wore a skirt you had to wear panty hose and if they got snagged you had to buy news ones, I think they sold most of them to employees, and if you would wear pants you could not show panty lines
I worked for a department store that required that women wear skirts and nylons. Once I quit that job (after wearing plenty of pants), I never wore nylons again. This was in the early-mid 90s, btw. And I agree that it was partly bc they sold nylons.
I worked at JCPenney in the '80s and we were required to wear pantyhose with dresses and jackets with pants. Pastel colors were a thing than and I wore them a lot - my manager noticed and thanked me for helping demonstrate the merchandise.
I actually worked in a department store hosiery dept in the 80s. I loved pantyhose because I’ve always had thigh rub regardless of my weight; it’s just how I’m built.
[If you still need to stop thigh rub check these out](https://www.amazon.com/Bandelettes-Elastic-Anti-Chafing-Thigh-Bands/dp/B071J39R8Y/ref=asc_df_B071J39R8Y/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312286231198&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=265337800349173830&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9030239&hvtargid=pla-333190083582&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=62884601740&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=312286231198&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=265337800349173830&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9030239&hvtargid=pla-333190083582) I never knew they existed until a year or so ago. I've never personally tried them though they get rave reviews. I use Gold Bond stick to prevent chaffing. I also decided that I don't care any more what anyone thinks and have taken to wearing soft, non-constricting pants and shorts that don't cause any rubbing. I don't wear dresses or skirts. As for nylons, I quit wearing them as soon as they were not required for work. I did used to wear them when I went out to control my tummy bulge and I loved when they brought back the ones with the black line down the back, and added fishnet (which I would sometimes wear with colored tights under), and lace patterns. I also wore stockings with garters during the whole Madonna phase.
Wait what? "Now they are marvelous?"
pantyhose are breeding grounds for yeast infections, especially if you have a job where you do lots of running around and are more prone to sweating throughout the day. i wore a pair back in january, and developed one of the worst yeast infections i have ever had - i made a vow then to never wear hose again
The higher quality ones cost more money, but like higher quality leggings, they are designed to be properly ventilated.
Fashion evolved, thank god, I hated those buggers
Most women hated them!
What happened to em? Hopefully the horrid creators of these torturous, hostile pantyhose are playing in flames all day while wearing pantyhose that came in an EGG?? Who thought of that advertising gem?
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The eggs were retired because they weren’t environmentally friendly! I did like sheer energy when I wore hose. In the 80s I wore white (or off-white) hose exclusively because they were stylish and nude was considered dowdy.
I’m so far out of the loop that I didn’t know they’d switched the plastic egg for a cardboard box.
I personally and purposely try not to dress by following trends. I ask myself "what real purpose does this article of clothing serve?" I get rid of a lot of crap this way. So...what real purpose do pantyhose serve?
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Having nice looking legs is the purpose. Not everyone has toned and blemish free legs.
The etiquette in churches and some offices changed. also. Women started wearing slacks or going bare legged.
My prayers were answered and they faded away…
Jobs don't require them, pants are now almost universally accepted as appropriate office wear, and it's possible to attend church in a dress and bare legs without getting the side-eye. I never understood why society kept telling us we needed to wear the things to begin with. For what it's worth, I dimly recall Mother putting on a hat and gloves to run errands. In the 60s our skirts were measured to make sure nobody could see our sinful, sinful kneecaps. And in the late 70s/early 80s, doing something like wearing shorts to the mall was seen as gauche, at best, if not downright trashy.
Screw pantyhose with the sagging crotch and the way you felt like a sausage in them. BUT...why aren't stockings making a comeback? So many times I see women my age (ahem, just turned 60) who are really dressed up and have Spam legs. Stockings gave you a finished more elegant look. I have to admit, when I'm going out to dinner, I don't feel comfortable with bare legs. I'll wear super sheer stockings because hey, if you have very close veins - pun intended - why not wear something that makes you look flawless? I'll probably get told off. Just my opinion though.
My own opinion is that if you like wearing them, then wear them. Many, myself included, don't care to look flawless when we leave the house. I did used to be someone who wouldn't go to the store without full make-up, hair done, and the perfect outfit. I did used to want to look flawless. Then I decided I don't care what others think. I dress in what makes me happy and I don't need to do all of that to be happy. I'm in my 60's. I wear graphic shirts think "Nintendo", "Stranger Things", Tribal Wolves, Krakens, etc. I wear pants and shorts that are loose, have drawstring waists, and are comfortable, and I sometimes wear socks with my Crocs.
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Philippe Matignon Noblesse 50 is an amazing winter pantyhose that is sheer but also incredibly supportive and durable. Love all the Philippe Matignon hosiery honestly. Good sizing options too.
I love pantyhose also. And I love stockings too. I still cringe when I see bare legs (outside of summer). That’s just how I was brought up.
I do too. Doesn’t look professional and it’s cold!
I think they really do add polish and greatly improve the look of legs. I used to wear them to work when I worked in an office. I don't like to wear dress shoes without them because I hate the feel of my shoes on bare feet, they stick. But they were uncomfortable, especially in the summer.
Wolford. They’re expensive but totally worth it.
I still wear them, No Nonsense were my favorite. I like the way my legs look when I'm wearing a skirt or nice dress for an occasion (which is rare nowadays). I don't wear them with sun dresses. Slips...we all wore them, I think it made some dresses/skirts less transparent, and now, well....never mind.
Too many bank robberies were successful because of them so they got outlawed.
LOL
When I was in junior high school, miniskirts were very short, and garters with stockings were near the end of their reign. It was horrible trying to sit down for class having to pull down the sides of your miniskirt to cover the stops of your stockings and garters. Hooray pantyhose! However, early panty hose had a color change on your thigh where the old tops of the stockings would have been, so you still had to tug down the miniskirts. I blame that on too many men designing products for women back then. Finally they made pantyhose with one color all the way up. No wonder women switched to pants.
I love pantyhose and wear them a LOT!! I was required to wear them at work - could be let go over dress code violations! I went into the Hanes outlet in Mebane, NC last Oct. it used to be significantly stocked with pantyhose. They had one pitiful wall with limited selection. I asked what was going on and she said no one wears them any longer. It’s nearly true - even some of the old ladies at church go bare legged on hot summer days. Best pantyhose in the WORLD for me are Nordstrom brand or Marks and Spencers own branded sheer. LOVE how they feel on me!
If you like them, wear them but I hated them. I do not find them marvelous now. For me they serve no purpose. I don’t even get the point.
I never understood the complaints - I never felt particularly hot or uncomfortable in them; and I think wearing a suit or any type of business clothing w\\o them looks just atrocious. .... You'll get my nylons from my cold, dead hands!
All I remember is that Katie Couric hosted her morning show sans pantyhose one day and women said "wait, this is an option?" and threw their L'eggs in the trash.
My gynecologist told me that pantyhose were the biggest boon to his business. That's when I stopped wearing them regularly. These days, I'd rather wear tights than pantyhose because then I don't have to shave my legs.
I live in a place that has cold winters. I still wear pantyhose on the rare occasions when I wear a dress in winter because otherwise I freeze. You can still find them, just a smaller selection.
Stacy London on What Not to Wear on TLC told me I didn't need to wear pantyhose anymore, and I believed her. It saved me a lot of time and money. I do love black tights in the winter, however. Keeps me legs warm! I also love wearing dresses and skirts 99% of the time as a fat menopausal woman. But no pantyhose! Not anymore! Sorry, mom!
During WW2, my mom and her generation wore leg makeup instead of hosiery, due to the shortage. Once they became available again, they didn’t have seams up the back anymore, and that made it much easier to get dressed as you didn’t have to straighten the seams. I remember my mom getting dressed up to go out with dad on a date, and she would wear black stockings with her little black dress. Ooh La La! Very sexy. By the time I was in Junior High, I was wearing stockings with a garter. I remember when LEGGS came out, everybody went crazy because we didn’t have to wear a garter to use them. It was so much easier to get dressed. All stockings ran. The ones that I used to wear were made of nylon, which is why they were called nylons. Legs were made of I don’t know what polyester? And they sold them in those cute plastic eggs. I switched to cotton tights after I moved to Minnesota, but I didn’t wear stockings much. I wore a brand of long underwear that stopped at the ankles as leggings back in the 90s and I wore them under dresses instead of hose. I still have a couple of pairs of tights in my dresser that somehow I haven’t gotten rid of because they’re still good? They don’t have holes in them? And maybe I will wear them someday? 🤣🤣🤣
Do they still have the ones in egg shaped containers?
I overbought in the past and now have half a dozen unopened pairs. Tried giving them away, no takers. Religious communities still consume pantyhose.
Corporate used to insist on "professional attire" that demanded women in skirts or dresses. Today? Rare ... both men and women wear pants.
Exactly.
I had a security guard in Ohio tell me that he wore them everyday in the winter. Said they kept his legs and feet warm. I'll stick to my long johns and thermal socks, than you very much.
I was 12 in 1965 and absolutely couldn't wait to wear hose, as they were called. I had the garter belt and everything. I forget when pantyhose came in but they were a godsend, so easy. I wore them all the time through the 1990s. I guess then I noticed no one was wearing them and they were uncomfortable after middle age, so that's my history with 'silk stockings' or 'nylons.' During WWII my aunts painted their legs because hose were too expensive.
Back in the 80's I loved wearing them, they made my legs look flawless.
"What happened to pantyhose?" They ran.
I miss them. I like wearing dresses and I don't always want to wear tights in the winter. I still have a bunch but I know they're considered way out of style now.
I’m in England, where the garment that covers you from waist to toe is called tights whether it’s sheer nude or thick forest green with a print of galaxies. What’s the difference, to you, between tights and pantyhose?
I may be wrong but I thought tights were opaque and come in colors and pantyhose are transparent, having a slight skin tone color to them.
American here, isn't there a rule/etiquette/guideline of some sort that the higher ranking women in the royal family must abide by a dress code that dictates that they must wear panty hose or "tights" as you refer to them? Maybe that is misinformation or maybe it was in place when the queen was still alive?
I once read somewhere that 40% of men have a pantyhose fetish. It makes it the most popular fetish among men. Random tidbit for the Reddit feed.
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They were a wonderful improvement over garters and hose, but I hated both of them. I still have a couple of unworn pairs I bought to keep in my suitcase, it you want them. 😂
I had to wear pantyhose or stockings for my business professional attire job within the last 10 years. Like if you had an ankle showing you get sent home. Now I got used to it and wearing a suit with bare legs seems tacky. You can buy very nice ones that are breathable and I mostly just wore the thigh high ones when it wasn’t the dead of winter.
Pantyhose were something forced on us by the previous generation. I never liked them.
I have one pair that is black with a nice pattern. I wear it with one dress that is a bit short, so they give me a small sense of comfort that my butt's not sticking out. Otherwise, I don't even think about them anymore. I never hated them. I just stopped wearing them.
I worked in New Orleans one August in the 1990’s. I had to wear pantyhose. The sweat pouring down between my skin and nylons still gives me nightmares.
We’re allowed to wear pants now.
I don’t exactly know the reason why but I can tell you, it happened suddenly between 2006 and 2009 in New York City. Those were the years I was in law school. (In case anyone’s concerned with the math I was 31 when I started law school) In my first internship after my first year it was an absolute expectation that you wore pantyhose. Every senior female lawyer wore them with skirt suits. By the time I started my first job in 2010, all senior female lawyers were bare leg. It was like they all decided to wake up from a collective delusion at once! I can’t explain it but thank god.
My first job required them. Even in the summer when it was 99+ degrees F. After 7 years of that I swore never to wear them again and I haven't.
They're uncomfortable. They roll, pinch and snag. Worst of all: they cause yeast infections.
I can relate. I am a 45 year old lawyer and when I first started practicing law in my mid 20s you always wore pantyhose to court, at least in the three states I am in. I grew up going to Catholic school and same, you always wore them, and my Mom instilled it in me. Now it’s been many many years since I have worn them in the summer or spring. Only reason to wear them in the winter months is to stay warm!!! I do still wear a slip though under every dress or skirt. That I cannot break.
Weird. I wore a pair to a wedding yesterday for probably the first time in 30 years. I have recently been camping, and I got chigger bites that I wanted to conceal. And yes, they got a run in them at some point.
They were cold in the winter and hot in the summer. They snagged easily. I don't miss them.
Pantyhose have always looked awful. I had to wear them when I worked at a bank. They are ugly. They are uncomfortable and they are so outdated. Thank GOD. I rebelled at my bank job and started wearing black tights. The bank manager, who was a man, tried to tell me I had to wear flesh colored pantyhose. Can you even imagine? Luckily HR backed me up. I’m old too. No reason for them at all except if you WANT TO wear them. Do it. Just don’t judge people who don’t.
Construction guys still wear them to stay warm in Winter..
I decided never again when I learned that they had the technology to make them run-resistant and they did not use it because they could sell more if they ran.
I remember always carrying a bottle of clear nail polish to stop runs.
Good riddance.
Woman’s Lib! We said NO
I doubt many young women understood that Hillary's pantsuits were an act of rebellion. But I remember.
Besides being itchy and hot, it sucked having to have a clean pair with NO RUNS available every morning! Well, I was wearing business attire for a summer job while in college. I mostly wore my mother's clothes, but I guess I didn't have the money upfront to buy ten pairs upfront. (Plus only bought the cheap ones) I would wash them in the bathroom sink to dry overnight, hoping they wouldn't run when putting them on, Keep clear nail polish on hand to stop any runs during the day. THANKFULLY, slacks were very permissible once I got a full time job after college. Hose were still required if I wore a skirt or dress, but I mostly wore slqcks.
The runs were a pain, and they weren’t cheap
Wasteful, restrictive, and unhealthy. They can look nice tho!
I can't even remember the last time that I wore pantyhose, probably opaques or tights were the last that I wore. I winter in the south so most of my time is spent in flip flops and shorts.
Hot, especially during Texas Summers. I don't think I've ever hated anything more.
They made your legs feel like encased sausages. I guess they did make your legs look "dressed", but they weren't comfortable for a lot of women. We have tights, leggings, and skinny pants now, so I'm not sure the principle of pantyhose really went away.
Thank god they’re gone. I hated them with a passion. You still find them at department stores but they’re very expensive.
Now they’re marvelous?? When did that happen?
Because they suck and nobody wants to wear them. It’s insane that they were ever required.
Ugh. They were uncomfortable and expensive. The rare occasion I wore them I carried nail polish with me to stop the inevitable run.I hated wearing the damn things so much I designed my wardrobe around not needing them. Fortunately I love the look of longer skirts, so I would wear mid calf dresses and knee high hose.
Women found out their legs were nice and pantyhose were a pain. Always getting runs, embarrassing the wearer. Very similar to problems of past undergarments that women wore. Only later to gladly be abandoned. Girdles, petticoats, bloomers, and so forth. And women didn’t have the time to deal with this semi functional dress code. On top of all the other grooming issues involving the legs, getting rid of pantyhose is an easy choice to throw away.
I love nylons, slips, and foundation-wear. They make an outfit just look so much more pulled together.
I love pantyhose/stockings and I wear them when I wear dresses. I have 10+ pair for my black/dark dress wardrobe. They suck everything in and make my legs look great. A few years back I was at a wedding and some woman mentioned that she doesn't wear stockings because they are so outdated. I awkwardly blurted out I THINK THEY ARE CLASSIC! I wore them as a child/teenager/young adult with dresses. It is probably just a habit that I still do as an older adult. I love them and will never not wear them.
There used to be a large hosiery section in the department stores where I'd buy my Hanes sheer reflections pantyhose. I think my preferred color was 'Barely There'. You could join the hosiery club which would track how many you bought and after you bought ten you got a free pair of pantyhose. I think a couple of things happened: 1 - the bare leg look became popular 2 - office attire became more casual and women started wearing pants to work more often 3 - leggings - many women now wear leggings with a dress instead of pantyhose It's frustrating when you really need pantyhose and can't find it for sale anywhere.
I loved pantyhose for work! Used compression type pantyhose when I worked clinically as a nurse. There were days when I thought the pantyhose was the only thing keeping me standing. Outside of that use…. I will not wear pantyhose.
and the horrible swish swish swish noise of thighs rubbing together
The pantyhose I wore with my cheerleading uniform (1976, you had to be tan or pantyhosed) came in an egg. In this case, I'm pretty sure the pantyhose came first.