Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

'Brosiery' and 'mantyhose' take off
Daily Mail ^ | 03/07/12

Posted on 03/07/2012 8:50:15 AM PST by AtlasStalled

click here to read article


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-8081-91 next last
To: expat2

61 posted on 03/07/2012 11:08:43 AM PST by Daffynition (On Andrew Breitbart: In his honor, I'll fight harder...He'll be back and he'll be millions.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 50 | View Replies]

To: Perdogg

I’ve seen the male athletic tights at the dance shops in the city-that stuff is made for a specific purpose, though-like leotards, ballet shoes, riding clothes, sports uniforms, etc-not for everyday street wear.


62 posted on 03/07/2012 11:18:39 AM PST by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 19 | View Replies]

To: Texan5
The tights that I wore with my jester costume for the Mardi Gras square dance went over well ... (along with the pink petti-pants) ...


63 posted on 03/07/2012 11:29:05 AM PST by BlueLancer (KOMEN PINK: The color of the water in the basin after Pilate finished washing his hands)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 62 | View Replies]

To: Scoutmaster

Well, I would hope not, LOL.


64 posted on 03/07/2012 11:31:42 AM PST by CatherineofAragon (I can haz Romney's defeat?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 53 | View Replies]

To: Tax-chick

Kathleen! What a beautiful name and one of my favorites! Belated congratulations Mr. & Mrs. Tax!

Uncle Frank


65 posted on 03/07/2012 11:33:09 AM PST by Frank Sheed (This tagline space for rent.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 52 | View Replies]

To: CatherineofAragon; Tax-chick

My skin is light olive, so I do go sans hose in the summer if I’m wearing a pair of heeled, toeless, backless shoes with a denim skirt or some such casual thing-but only for dinner at a local casual place with pool tables and a jukebox. Any place nicer is dress, hose, heels, etc. It is still considered trailer trashy here in the country to go bare legged with heels in a nicer restaurant-especially with Daisy Duke shorts (yes, some tourist women really wear that-it used to make MrT5 roll his eyes and laugh).

And 86 the flip-flops as anything but most casual attire-when I was a kid and my parents were stationed in Japan, those things were called “zorries” and they were what you put on when you took off your street shoes at the door of your house.


66 posted on 03/07/2012 11:38:10 AM PST by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 48 | View Replies]

To: BlueLancer

Well, being a jester is probably one of the most appropriate occasions for a man to wear tights-and those look like the drawings in medieval books, too.


67 posted on 03/07/2012 11:48:58 AM PST by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 63 | View Replies]

To: Texan5

Yep, with the shoes and the skirt you mention, bare legs are fine. But I’ve seen women at church wearing dresses and high-heeled pumps, and I just don’t get that.

Heels and Daisy Dukes? LOL oh my....

As for the flip-flops, I hear women say, oh but I want to show off my pedicure. Um, ever heard of sandals? There are all kinds, and for me, there’s nothing like a new pedicure and a pair of funky cork wedges. :)


68 posted on 03/07/2012 12:00:52 PM PST by CatherineofAragon (I can haz Romney's defeat?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 66 | View Replies]

To: Texan5; CatherineofAragon

Yes, it’s different if it’s your casual, go-to-Walmart skirt or what you’d wear to go out for burgers. The strange thing is the bare legs with couture dresses and thousands of dollars in jewelry and shoes ... like, “Why’d she leave home before she finished dressing?” My mom would smack me if I did that!


69 posted on 03/07/2012 12:58:43 PM PST by Tax-chick (Maybe it IS about contraception. Read "Planned Parenthood v. Casey" decision, 1992.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 66 | View Replies]

To: Tax-chick

Mine, too. You put it best, I think-—it’s just not finished.


70 posted on 03/07/2012 1:03:48 PM PST by CatherineofAragon (I can haz Romney's defeat?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 69 | View Replies]

To: CatherineofAragon; Tax-chick

Heeled pumps and bare legs don’t go together-but this is a very small place, so most everyone here wears jeans or other denim or khaki to church-no heels. Since I paint my own nails, I really don’t think that much about it, but there are plenty of cute sandals around that are not thongs/zorries/flip flops.

A large number of the tourist women who wear the heels and Daisy Dukes are-large. They clatter across the wooden floor of the aforementioned restaurant like heifers in a semi, mutton tops and boobs bouncing. I’m a size 5 and I’ve never worn a get-up like that in public-my husband, God rest his soul would have laughed his ass off.


71 posted on 03/07/2012 1:36:44 PM PST by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 68 | View Replies]

To: longtermmemmory

It’s the modern day equivalent of spandex, which BTW, used to be VERY popular running gear in SF units.


72 posted on 03/07/2012 3:01:30 PM PST by Sarajevo (Money cannot buy happiness, but it's more comfortable to cry in a Mercedes than on a bicycle.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 44 | View Replies]

To: PowderMonkey

Panty hose were good at keeping the ticks and chiggers from attaching while on maneuvers.


73 posted on 03/07/2012 3:03:10 PM PST by Sarajevo (Money cannot buy happiness, but it's more comfortable to cry in a Mercedes than on a bicycle.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 23 | View Replies]

To: Sarajevo

when underarmour, a public company, displayed the product on cnbc (really) it was all about the compression technology and how the stitching and fabric were made for recovery. Also it is not intended to be seen.

The spandex you reference is a bit too “richard simmons”/


74 posted on 03/07/2012 3:09:27 PM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 72 | View Replies]

To: Tax-chick

I wear pantyhose;I can’t go around bare-legged. It’s not as attractive.


75 posted on 03/07/2012 5:52:14 PM PST by POWERSBOOTHEFAN (I love you,Pumpkin. You are the best cat in the world. You're my Sweet Pea.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: Tax-chick

What are you,a drunk? LOL!

I tend to be uncoordinated,too.


76 posted on 03/07/2012 5:55:31 PM PST by POWERSBOOTHEFAN (I love you,Pumpkin. You are the best cat in the world. You're my Sweet Pea.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 51 | View Replies]

To: Perdogg

I believe Anemia can be a cause.


77 posted on 03/07/2012 6:01:48 PM PST by POWERSBOOTHEFAN (I love you,Pumpkin. You are the best cat in the world. You're my Sweet Pea.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 26 | View Replies]

To: AtlasStalled

‘Brosiery’? Really?

It’s one thing for a man to wear pantyhose to keep warm ,for support or for diving,but not for the reasons we women do.

SO not sexy.


78 posted on 03/07/2012 6:05:18 PM PST by POWERSBOOTHEFAN (I love you,Pumpkin. You are the best cat in the world. You're my Sweet Pea.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: FrankR
Pantyhose aren't underwear. I believe they are considered lingerie,as well as leg wear.
79 posted on 03/07/2012 6:08:05 PM PST by POWERSBOOTHEFAN (I love you,Pumpkin. You are the best cat in the world. You're my Sweet Pea.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 18 | View Replies]

To: Scoutmaster

Uh,yeah. That does not look right.

:/


80 posted on 03/07/2012 6:10:37 PM PST by POWERSBOOTHEFAN (I love you,Pumpkin. You are the best cat in the world. You're my Sweet Pea.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 21 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-8081-91 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson