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>>>>>>> On Saturday, June 25, 2016 at 10:39:56 PM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
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>>>>>>>> I also encountered an elderly person in the bathroom who had on
>>>>>>>> open
>>>>>>>> toed
>>>>>>>> Orthopedic type sandals and she had some strangely colored hose
>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>> was
>>>>>>>> thick. Perhaps compression hose.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> But I saw countless women walk by me with bare legs and no hose. So
>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>> guess
>>>>>>>> some people here do wear it but not very many. I also suspect that
>>>>>>>> teacher
>>>>>>>> would not have worn the hose had she not had to walk out on stage.
>>>>>>>> She
>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>> short and I know how they operate there. Legs that are dressed in
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> same
>>>>>>>> color as the top part, elongate the appearance and makes one look
>>>>>>>> taller and
>>>>>>>> more elegant.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Had to smile when I read about hose
>>>>>>> , I have not worn them in years!I always wear pants, stopped
>>>>>>> wearring
>>>>>>> dresses and skirts because of awful panty hose. I hated wearing hose
>>>>>>> !!
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>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Yes, one of the many things I hate having to do with women's
>>>>>>> fashion,
>>>>>>> etc.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I tried wearing the thigh highs designed for use without garters.
>>>>>> They
>>>>>> wouldn't stay up.
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, and that newer commercial about that corset thing to cinch in the
>>>>> waist, people passing out etc., but...I can't believe they actually
>>>>> sell
>>>>> or buy those contraptions anymore.
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>>>> Blimey! I thought they went out with the ark!!!
>>>
>>> No. Those are actually quite popular with some people. Thankfully not
>>> the norm.
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>> I was very glad when we no longer wore them!!
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>> Tights (pantyhose) were wonderful! We no longer needed anything to hold
>> up our stockings))
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> You actually liked them?
>
> I hated them because they never fit me right. The only ones that did fit
> were the Round The Clock by Givenchy. But when they were discontinued, I
> was SOL. I am slightly tall with long, thin legs. I could never go by the
> height/weight chart. If I did that, I could pull the tops up to my arm
> pits. I used to joke that I didn't need any other clothes because they had
> me covered. If I went down a size, the crotch hung down below where it
> should have been. Either way, they were bad.

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