Oftentimes, I notice that I am the only Geegster who wears nylons. Tights, pantyhose. I also have an impressive collection of fishnets. I guess its an old fashioned notion that legs look better and more appropriate in nylons. I was raised to believe that if you were going to wear a skirt to a formal occasion, you made with the hosiery. But here in Austin, no one else wears nylons unless they're old or they work in real estate or for the Republican Party. It's just not done here so much, owing to the heat and the casualness and everything.
With this in mind, I couldn't help but notice that none other than our future First Lady Michelle Obama was NOT wearing stockings at the conventions. She was bare-legging it the whole way, as were her daughters.
Much like how Kennedy's killed the men's hat, Michelle Obama has killed the lady's stocking.
I'm an even bigger dork now.
Posted by Zerd at August 30, 2008 11:59 AMFirst, I would make a distinction between nylons/pantyhose and tights. Even in Boston, where the weather gets quite cold, I haven't seen a woman under the age of 50 in nylons for a very long time. However, tights -- which I differentiate from nylons based on their higher opacity and sometimes colorful patterns -- are pretty common in the winter. I still see fishnets on special occasions (Halloween, New Year's Eve, etc.).
Posted by: Kevin at August 30, 2008 08:56 PMIt's an outside-the-Beltway look. Every woman over 25 with a desk job in the US Gov't wears business standard stockings. Skin color isn't a factor; sheer hose is sold in all shades at local CVSes.
Posted by: sw at September 4, 2008 12:41 AM