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Katie Couric speaks out on “Dressing up”:

It’s true…

I do theatre. In the late 1970s, into the 80s, and through to the early 90s, going to the theatre was considered a social event. People went not only TO SEE the show, but BE SEEN at the show. Men wore a suit and tie. Women wore a dress with high heels and nylons. Now, unless you happen to be in a Broadway production, you are hard pressed to even find an audience for live theatre let alone one who dresses up.

Even church was a social event. Where do you think the term “Sunday best” came from? Church now? Jeans and sweatshirts. Christmas Eve used to be a nylon paradise with everybody dressing up. Even during the holidays, the only nylon you are likely to see is on little old ladies (some not so little), and waaaaay too many of them have convinced themeselves that they can also go bare. Ugh.

Don’t even get me started on workplace attire. I always hated “casual friday”, and thought that if you had a job that required you to look professional, why would friday be any different? Especially considering the amount of business done that day. For example, many people go to the bank on friday if for nothing else than to get cash for the weekend. Why in the world would a bank want it’s employees to look shabby on the busiest day of the week when most people would see them?

Then there is the saying “give them and inch and they will take a mile”. Unfortunately in many places, “casual friday” has turned into “casual workplace”. The only time employees dress up is the annual holiday party. Maybe.

While I’m on this tirade, what the heck happened to weddings? I went to several this year in varying seasons. I actually saw people (both sexes) wearing jeans. One girl, I swear, was wearing sweatpants and flip flops.

Yes, Flip flops.

Flip flops are only appropriate at the beach or at the pool. How many times have I seen brides, bridesmaids, and formal dance dress wearers in beautiful attire completely ruin the look with bare, grubby piggies in walmart flip flops. Damn ladies… where is your pride? You spend hours on make up, big money on a dress and at the hairdresser, 12 weeks working out and tanning for the big event and then shove your pretty little pedicured feet into flip flops? That makes no sense at all.

If you want to complete your look, put on some sheer pantyhose and high heels. The addition of these accessories will add elegance and class to virtually any outfit, including pantsuits, and even jeans.

The higher the heel, the more graceful the line of the leg. Heels elongate and slim your legs, define the calve and thigh muscles, and help accentuate hips and breasts. This is what they were designed to do, and this is why every contestant in every pageant wears high heels no matter what her outfit may be.

At weddings and other events, you can easily see the difference between the intelligent, sensual women wearing heels standing next to the giggling girls in childish flip flops, even in floor length gowns. Not just by posture, they know they look good and feel dressed up from head to toe. The confidence and self assurance they have is radiated by the way they look.

Don’t buy into the myth that pairing hosiery with open toes shoes is unfashionable. Many pop icons do so on a regular basis, including, among others; Madonna, Tina Turner, Beyonce, and Rihanna. The former trio are even African American, which to many people suggest that they would not wear pantyhose at all. They do this onstage and at red carpet events because they want to look their absolute best on those occasions.

Nylons smooth your legs and help hide the rare imperfection. If you have any cellulite, bruises, cuts, acne, or forgot to shave, or what have you, pantyhose will help. Even if you have perfectly tanned, toned, unblemished, just shaved legs, pantyhose will make them even more eye catching, adding that touch of mystery a glimpse of lingerie will afford. There is nothing more alluring than the whisper of sheer nylon on a freshly shaven female leg.

In a work environment, tan pantyhose provide such an element of professionalism, that those who go bare legged look “unfinished”, and are often considered amateurish and lazy. A similar parallel is drawn with men who don’t wear a tie.

If your outfit is black, sheer black pantyhose are entirely acceptable. If your dress is white however, be careful with white pantyhose. Unless they are very, very sheer, you could end up looking like you are wearing the flower girl’s tights. Tan hosiery is always a good bet with any color dress incuding black or white.

Heavy tights, fishnets, and patterns all are fun for the club and bedroom, but such hosiery choices should curbed from the workplace or social events where looking sexy but still classy and sophisticated is important.

I really hope dressing up and caring about what you look like comes back into style, not only for love of pantyhose, but also the concept of self respect. If you look good, you feel good. This concept alone could help inspire the many people in this world who need a little more self confidence.
How ironic given that Katie detests pantyhose and may have been the first TV personality to go bare.

There was even a time that one would dress up for the casino in Las Vegas. If not a necktie, at least a sport coat over a stylish dress or polo shirt.

I’ve heard that some companies have gotten fed up and gone back to standard business wear. I wonder if that will ever really keep going since more and more people work at home and companies continually lay people off which kills off any loyalty and pride of being with a firm. This could be one reason why people don’t want to dress up to go to work.
Your original post is an eloquent, cogent and well-reasoned statement in favor of pantyhose. Would Katie Couric go without face make-up? Hell no. Then why go without nylon make-up for her legs. I sure as hell don’t want to see her or any other woman who cares about her appearance without make-up except for my wife!
I wonder how women at large would react to a wholesale movement by men to do away with socks. Here are some likely comments:

“That’s so gross.”

“Eeeewww!! How can you wear shoes without socks?”

“How unsanitary!”

“It looks ridiculous to wear those expensive Johnston Murphy shoes without nice dress socks.”

“You look partially undressed.”

Sound familiar gentlemen?

ha ha ha…way to go yankee…I must remember this one…..well said my good man…
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I simply adore well-dressed women in silky sheer pantyhose and I would enjoy both seeing and chatting about pantyhose. My wife wears them alot and I get to shop with her. Love to chat with another male about our wives pantyhose collection.
Yeah that sounds great…and I’d love to see more women in pantyhose too…but how many of us guys dress up for work? How many of us would pay $9 for an fashion accessory that might not last the day intact.

It’s pretty easy to see why business women wear pants and/or thick black tights to work most of the time.

But I’m sure I’ll get slammed by tons of posters who undoubtedly wear suits and ties and polished shoes to work every day.

I admit I’m a hypocrite. I love seeing women in nylons…but I’m not doing my part to dress up either.

Well, I’m certainly not going to slam you, but I will say that I do, in fact, wear a shirt & tie and polished shoes everyday for work. We do not have casual Fridays, so it is a requirement Monday through Friday.

The funny thing is, the same standards don’t seem to apply to the women in the office. And this goes for all the companies for which I’ve ever worked. Like I said, we don’t have casual Fridays, but, it really doesn’t matter, for all the women dress like it’s casual Friday EVERYDAY!! No, they don’t wear jeans, but it’s much better than that. Skirts are almost non-existent, let alone pantyhose. Oh, unless it’s summer time. Then, I might see some frumpy skirts with bare legs.

So, yes, it is a little frustrating to be held at a certain standard because of my sex, when the same standard doesn’t apply to the opposite sex. Actually, it doesn’t bother me as much as it sounds in this post. I just figured I’d chime in with my 2 cents.

I dress up all the time and guess what..it’s not that expensive…and ph don’t all cost 9 bucks a pop….my wife wears ph everyday and she spends maybe 15 a week(quality hose too with lycra) and has built up a considerable stash of worn hose that are still in good enough shape to wear…women or men don’t dress up because they are basically lazy and

the fashion industry has gone to shit with big boobs, tank tops and bare feet…….just one man’s opinion….
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I simply adore well-dressed women in silky sheer pantyhose and I would enjoy both seeing and chatting about pantyhose. My wife wears them alot and I get to shop with her. Love to chat with another male about our wives pantyhose collection.
The way I look at it, ya don’t wash your car and leave the hood dirty, ya don’t pump up a superfly fast mustang then put winter rims and walmart tires on it. Why go to all of the trouble of putting on the make-up, perfume, doing the hair and nails , hands and feet, dress, shoes then opt for no hose? ………makes no fucken sense. Spending all of that time on everything , then skipping at least nylons of some sort… to go bare??? It is a product and reflection of how much society has changed. A half ass effort seems to have become the norm…

The shit almost brings me to tears.
I’m with all of you about flip-flops. They are truly gross. Wear them at the beach or pool, but they are not everyday footwear.

One of us needs to be elected to office and then run for president. Then we can ban flip-flops.

If that doesn’t work, then the bonfire iwll do nicely.
If women, of which I’m one, are going to spend $80 to get their hair done and all the time that takes, then go home and spend another hour using hundreds of dollars of cosmetics, and put on a dress that cost a couple of hundred dollars why do they all let it go to hell under the hem? High heels don’t need to be 8″ high but dress shoes should be required if your ass is in a dress or skirt for that matter. Flats work just fine as long as they are dress shoes. You can’t make heels look right in bare legs. You simply CAN NOT do it. You look half dressed in my opinion. Nylons should be a staple of all women’s wardrobe. I wear them every day. All day long. I even sleep in them. They make me look and feel sexy. Flip Flops should only be seen at a pool, on the beach or in a public shower situation like gym class or jail. They are not fashion, you can’t buy real fashion at the dollar store, sorry ladies but you can’t. There are nylons that Leggs makes that are supposed to help fight cellulite. My DOCTOR suggested I get a couple of pair and were them to bed, she’s a lady doc who wears them all the time. She said that they improve circulation by retaining heat in the legs. There’s something you can share with your wives, girlfriends and other important women in your lives. I wouldn’t be caught dead out of a pair on a normal day. I feel naked without them.
[quote=”Shvengali”]Katie Couric speaks out on “Dressing up”:

“It’s true…

Even church was a social event. Where do you think the term “Sunday best” came from? Church now? Jeans and sweatshirts. Christmas Eve used to be a nylon paradise with everybody dressing up. ”

That paragraph made me remember, not just those days, but an incident I witnessed in church one sunday. During the sermon, when all eyes are straight ahead, my friend was getting fondled between her pantyhose legs by a guy sitting next to her! Good thing they were sitting in the last pew, up in the balcony!
After viewing that clip, I can see why the CBS Evening News is in third place in the ratings, far behind NBC and ABC.

This might be fascinating, thought provoking food for thought on morning magazine news programs like Today but it’s filler on the evening news.

Let’s face it, we like comfortable clothes and we are willing to look like slobs as the price we pay for comfort.
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