Black Hose

17 years ago

Several months ago someone on this forum said that black hose were no longer fashionable. The ladies around here still wear them. Do you wear black hose?

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zoezoe
17 years ago
Sure, if I were to wear black nylons, it would have to be the sheer type, not the kind that look like tights.
labmomma
17 years ago
Sheer black with dressy dress unless you have really great looking legs and can go without stockings. The fashion experts recommend no stockings, but I can't do that unless I did a quick fake tan. I don't like the way nude or tan stockings look with dressy dresses in the winter or summer for that matter.

I wear black tights with shorter skirts and flats. I think it is a good look, particularly with plaids.
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I have a love affair with dresses of all kinds. In the summer I live in them, with flip flops or sandals. In the colder months I wear tights, but for more dressy occasions I have absolutely no problem wearing pantyhose, choosing black with dark dresses and ultra sheer nude with other dresses. This works with close-toed pumps. In more conservative professions women who wear skirts and dresses wear hose. My daughters' find the best, most natural ones. Annie's first example shows what can go wrong with hose! I would hope women who wear hose with slacks and sandals would opt for "sandal hose" and not ones reinforced at the toe! Better yet, ditch the hose all together. Why wear them with slacks? Sheilaaus, with the dress you describe I would stick to black (no toe) hose for the glitzy open toed shoes, but nude no-toe hose could work too-personal preference. The hose police won't be at the event, so be comfortable. You'll see all kinds of choices!
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mandy_g
17 years ago
I'm not one to go with fads. I'm overweight and I find that black bottoms (skirt or pants) with black shoes need black hose to help elongate the leg and look slimmer. I'm not necessarily talking tights, but at least hose. Nude hose or (God forbid) no hose "break up" the leg, so your eye stops and doesn't travel down the body as well.

Just my 2 cents!
Woodsy
17 years ago
I only wear beige colored stockings anymore.. with everything. I used to wear black skirts and black stockings until I saw a picture of myself in all black from the waist down, and THAT is all I saw! not the beautiful jacket I had on. Now, I wear a jacket and skirt in any color BUT black with beige stockings and NOW you see my outfit and my face...and for me, it has had a slimming effect.

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