Getting Women Back into Pantyhose

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  Carrie Stuart

  12/11/25, 2:46 AM

  @Janine J LoL.  Even in my 20s when I had a very tight athletic butt, legs and body, I never would have revealed my cheeks to the great wide world in such an overt fashion.  It's just not how regular people dress.  (that photo was likely a professional model shoot for a fashion mag) Even for a special night out or other festive occasion, I just wouldn't go that far, and put it all out there on display.  That's just a recipe for a LOT of unwanted eyes and misguided attention.  A girl has to be smart about it, and not risk being labeled as something you're not, nor aspire to be.
  That said, the most we did (my girlfriends and I) would get hold of your dad's (or boyfriend's) dress shirt, pair it with a belt, dangly ear rings, bright red lipstick, matching mani, sheer to waist pantyhose (tights, where you live) and our favourite sexiest stilettos, sneak out of the house, and head downtown, clubbing until they kicked us out at closing time.  It was more like a "no skirt" look, or what was really a very short shirt-dress creation.  Certainly, nothing my parents would have permitted.  That wasn't every Saturday night but maybe a once a month kind of outfit you threw together when you wanted to live a little dangerously, while your girlfriends all watched out for each other.  That was our version of today's "no trousers" look!  Free drinks coming to you was fine, but you needed to be aware of what else might have come with them.
  
  True Confessions time, Janine?  LoL  I think it would likely only sound silly to someone who doesn't have gay friends, or friends who cross dress, or maybe a woman who has long since forgotten her awkward teen years (and early 20s) when we would experiment with fashion, make up, hair, and personal boundaries.  I have friends in the LGBTQ+ community, and occasionally go to one of their clubs for a change of pace.  It's nice not getting hit on, when at a club or pub!!  LoL  Though, it is somewhat complimentary when it has happened to me.  It's so much more subtle (and unexpected) that it catches me completely unaware and feeling a little naive!  
  
  It takes years to find your own style, and then earn enough money to express yourself in quality clothes, and fashion you're comfortable in, and feel proud to wear.  Heck, I still can't afford one particular pair of designer heels I'd love to own and wear for special events.  And I won't buy knock offs or reasonable facsimiles of that particular style and brand, simply to fake it.  What's the point?  You know they're nothing "special" or anything to feel proud about, nor a treat to wear.
  
  When I first started wearing pantyhose (when I was finally allowed as a teenager) it was very early in high school.  I was 13 and had no income other than the odd baby sitting money, some allowance, and sporadic cash for birthday, Xmas, and when I brought home a really good report card.  No real regular income that would sustain my love to wear pantyhose everyday.  I couldn't really afford to keep myself in pantyhose every time I ripped a pair.  But occasionally, there'd be another girl in class who liked to wear them often too, and would snag hers in class and ask if I wanted to go with her to the store during our lunch break so she could buy some new ones so she didn't feel uncomfortable for the rest of the day and draw all the wrong kind of attention to her legs.  I'd often go and tempt myself to blow some lunch money on a new pair if I was only wearing knee socks that day and wanted to do something special for myself and look like my friend.  It's funny how other girls would ask why I was wearing some during the afternoon, but I didn't in the morning.  Even at that age, we very much paid attention to what our friends and colleagues were wearing, and taking our cues from them.  No one wanted to be the odd girl.
  
  I think that a lot girls grow up to be women who operate in similar ways.  And when the popular notion or "fashion trend" is to not be wearing something, or do definitely wear something, most of us simply fall in line.  It's easier than bucking the trend, or doing your own thing, regardless.  Less anxiety and less friction, that way.  That, and many of the economy based reasons, and socio-psychological influences have largely been responsible for so few women now incorporating wearing sheer hosiery with our outfits, to say nothing of the dominance of pants wearing having become the default clothing for women.  Skirts and dresses have remained mostly out of favour as a go-to or daily clothing choice for most women.  As such, legs are just not thought of as often.  Neither are high heels, or anything to do with body parts that won't be revealed by our clothing choices.
  
  All that stated, I'm really not of the belief that pantyhose is going to eventually make a resurgence in mainstream fashion.  It will remain, however, as a bit of an exception for most women.  But some of us don't have a hate on for it the way the extremists might want us to believe.  That dim view of pantyhose is there, for sure, but I simply believe that most women are more ambivalent toward the item more than decidedly in the negative camp.  But humans, as they are, will often choose the cheaper, faster, and lazier way of doing things.  And includes getting dressed for work, or play, unless there's good motivation to do otherwise.

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