<p>I’m thinking they still look to fishnet. Does it bother anyone else to wear a pair of pumps barefoot?</p>
<p>I too wear the nude fishnets (not for work though). You can only tell it’s fish netty if you are up close…w/in say 3 feet.</p>
<p>It doesn’t bother me to wear pumps (or any shoe) barefoot, but that’s me. I don’t wear socks unless it’s like the dead of winter. TempeMom is right, it does not look fishnet-ty unless you’re on top of it - so you won’t look like a hooker!</p>
<p>I’ve been googling around and pantyhose are okay in a dress with heels. I just feel like I fix myself head to toe, hair done, makeup, nice dress, killer shoes…and bare legs. I don’t wear dresses everyday, but I’d wear them more if the bare feet in shoes didn’t bother me. Not to mention the thighs rubbing together. eeeek</p>
<p>My husband wears a suit & tie to work every day and my girls both wear pantihose to work - it’s expected for all three.offices. </p>
<p>I, too, never stopped wearing hose. I cannot and will not wear shoes with no socks of any kind. So to wear a dress, unless it’s a summery dress with sandals, I will wear hose. Even in summer. But then I never get hot either. </p>
<p>I also do not understand being a slave to fashion trends. Now, if people don’t like wearing hose and they want to stop that’s fine, but I’m not going to follow along just because they do. I wear classic clothes that will always look nice on me. My shape hasn’t changed much since high school. I see no reason to follow the latest silly looking clothes. There were a few years there like during the shoulder pad era that I bought almost nothing since that’s all that was available. I also avoided the grunge look. </p>
<p>I welcome the opportunity to watch the fashion trends and choose what I like and don’t like from them - its not a chore! Neither is shopping for new items - for me, it’s a pleasure! Even “classic” is subjective. </p>
<p>It would have to be an extreme occasion for me to wear hose. I would also have to go and purchase a pair - dont think I own any currently! But I do wear dresses and skirts - business casual much of the year - in the winter you can find me in my dress over at the leggings thread though. 
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<p>Complaints about pantyhose (let’s see if you can solve these) - they stretch out and slide down in the legs. Hate the tightness around the hips/waist. Runs. :(</p>
<p>Depending on the person and the location, classic and grunge might be one and the same. :D</p>
<p>(man, that smiley is over the top, lol…)</p>
<p>"I also do not understand being a slave to fashion trends. Now, if people don’t like wearing hose and they want to stop that’s fine, but I’m not going to follow along just because they do. "</p>
<p>I think it’s fun to keep up with what’s new, which is not “being a slave to fashion trends,” and I’m a pretty classic, generally understated dresser. </p>
<p>I hate the way my feet feel in shoes without socks/hose. Perhaps it’s because I have uber sweaty feet (…lovely, I know!). I wear “footies” whenever I can–ballet flats, loafers, etc–or pantyhose with dressier shoes. I’ve taken on a new philosophy regarding fashion: I’m all about comfort!</p>
<p>It’s funny saying people are slaves to fashion “trends” when it means not dressing the same as we did 40 years ago. If we never changed trends, we women would still be wearing corsets and men would be in topcoats and tails! Just because something looked ok decades ago doesn’t mean there isn’t room for improvement.</p>
<p>What I dislike about hose is that they add yet another layer around our waists. For those who insist on slips as well, you could end up with 4 garments around your waist! I’m all for a little more freedom of movement. And I guess it’s true that there are at least unspoken dress codes (see post #24). But I agree with PG-it’s a dated look and people need to lighten up. </p>
<p>SLIPS! Where’s my grandma?</p>
<p>I wear slips with any dress or skirt that is not lined and I wish others would too. I don’t think people realize just how see through things are sometimes. That said, I love tights in the winter and can find tights that fit well, but being short and roundish, it’s hard to find hose that don’t sag at the ankles, don’t constrict, or don’t get looser as the day goes on. That said, add me to the list of people who don’t like to have bare feet with closed toe shoes. They always rub and hurt somewhere so I have accumulated a number of different things to help- the ballet flat socks, these awesome toe cushion type things that are like the front of a sock but really spongy and comfy, these open toed things that slip over the area at the base of the toes, etc. I’d be ok with hose coming back in style, especially for winter.</p>
<p>I’m ready to pull the trigger! If I can survive in spanx then pantyhose can’t be that bad. I have the nordstroms site up now, I have no idea how to pick. I promise to not wear them with open toed shoes, but those black pumps hurt without a little slidey something inside. </p>
<p>My daughters wear slips part of the time also.</p>
<p>I wear a slip with knits, makes a nice smooth line. I suppose some sort of thigh length Spanx thing would work well also but I like not having one more layer around my waist so a slip works great. I’m also happy that “nude” is coming back. I was rather tired of colored legs all winter and I don’t typically wear pants everyday to the office. I like my dresses and skirts but bear legs don’t work when it’s subzero and I’m not a fan of wearing boots everyday. I bought the nude fishnets last winter and they are going in as a year two staple.</p>
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<p>Back when I used to wear all those fun patterned Hue pantyhose, amongst them were fishnets! B-) </p>
<p>My shape is unfortunately more or less an apple type, but with straight up and down narrowish hips and no waist. And shortish legs. Argh. So most tights and hose roll and/or slide straight down my body, and I end up struggling to pull them up discreetly. I really hate anything constricting, and try to wear as little underwear as possible: no spanx, no slips, no control tops, etc. Any advice as to better brands of tights? I wouldn’t mind wearing a skirt in the winter!</p>
<p>If you want hosiery without so much constriction stockings or hold-ups are the way to go. I don’t see these much in the U.S. but they are still popular where I come from.</p>
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<p>How do those nude fishnets hold up? I like the concept. I, too, often wear half slips . . . for coverage to avoid sheer mistakes, to keep skirts and dresses from clinging to tights in the winter and riding up and sometimes for another layer of warmth.</p>
<p>I hate hose in the summer! </p>
<p>And I used to hate when professional wear for women pretty much dictated that you had to wear hose if not wearing pants. Back in 1980 when I got my first “real job,” it used to annoy me that I had to essentially have a Hanes hosiery budget. Men could spend $10 and have socks for 2 years. I was having to spend about $25 a month…sometimes more. </p>