A silly fashion question

I just found this and wanted to add my opinion.
No Panyhose EVER!! Darn things were invented by a man for sure.

I remember during WW2 (I was a BABY) nylons were impossible to obtain...so the gals would put makeup on their legs and draw a line down the back of their legs with an eyebrow pencil for a seam (seams down the back...another bother...hard to keep straight!).

You mean to tell me that our little boy, Jaden, is getting married??? Jo

My DS just got married last year and I wore a long black dress, no pany hose and had my legs covered in fake bake....and pretty toenails. Ended up dancing barefoot - now I couldn't do that with 'hose' on could I?

I do have several pair of antique hose, but the last time I tried a pair on, the elastic in the top was gone and they fell off!! Now I just keep them around to cup up to use for tie ups around plants!!

I get the 'no ad' fake bake and it works like a charm. But do exfoliate first, stay clear of the ankles and l go liteon the knees. I've never had a streaking problem (well once by the ankles....) My arms are nut brown, but I have white, streaky legs. not nice looking!!

good luck and above all have a great time!!

I guess I'm the weird bird here. No pantyhose ever? Ever??

When I worked in an accounting office, I'll never forget this one
girl who always wore big fat chunky shoes with short skirts, and
never pantyhose. I just couldn't help but to think about her sticky
feet in those shoes without hose. Ugh! Maybe she was a hygeine
issue, but the thought of wearing bare feet with those big shoes
just made me cringe. She didn't wear those shortie hoses, either.
Then in the winter, same short skirts, only now we were entertained
by her blue veined legs because it was cold in the office.

As I'm no social butterfly, do you mean to tell me that in the fashion
world, panty hose are out completely? Totally?

Maybe I've been in overalls too long. LOL.

Re: the tan thing. I'm not one for tanning, but a well-made infommercial
hooked me last summer. I bought it, I used it, I cringed. The stuff settled into
the pores in my legs and made it look like I had speckles! I don't have
large pores or anything, and am light haired, but geez, this looked horrible!

I'll stick to wearing pants, thank you. ;-)

If I HAVE TO WEAR hose...they will be the Thigh-highs!!

More women suffer from yeast infections because of panty hose and no air circulation. JMHO....and some doctor's. Jo

LOL This thread is funny when you read through the whole thing.

I've come to the conclusion that I am not wearing pantyhose, not doing a fake tan and not wearing combat boots. :)

I'm going to get a good pedicure,and wear the open toed heels that I bought and keep my jewelry on. Well.....that's what I'm planning on doing at this point. I will ask the bride for her opinion, as luna_baby suggested.

Jo, no it's not our Jaden getting married yet. This time it's Dave's oldest, Michael. There's a family photo on my homepage that was taken in 2002. Michael is the tallest son on the right.

Geesh! If you are going to dull down that much, can you at least get a temporary tatoo or where some really funky nail polish??? Just in case someone is gawking at your ankles? ROTFLOL

Umm....I already have the tatoo, but it's not temporary.

LOL Does it say "Whatcha' lookin' at?". LOL

LOL No, but maybe it can be added quickly.

LOL Or maybe a pair of eyeballs that could look back at people?

Chele....you are too funny!!! I sat here and laughed out loud at you! Thanks!
And Joan...I agree with the rest...NO panty hose! Those things are torture! If the dress is long enough...and you feel you absolutely have to wear hose..use knee hi's. But personally, I would do whatever I am comfortable with..and the heck with what others think!! Have a great time!!

If the bride has a problem with you not wearing pantyhose, you probably don't want her in the family anyway!!! ;o)

I vote no pantyhose also...and I used a fake tanner just 3 weeks ago that looked nice.

I was going to a wedding...(as a guest) and the dress I chose had the shoulders cut out further than my 'farmer's tan'. I had to wear one of those t-back bras so the straps wouldn't show.

I got some of the Neutrogena Instant Bronze...in the 'medium' shade and tested a place on my lower back where it would never show...it looked nice and so I evened out my strap marks on my shoulders and was very pleased with the results.

The instructions say to scrub and exfoliate well before applying and to wash hands well after.( It turns your hands an alarming shade of copper...but washes off with soap)

The stuff is dark brown going on, so you can see where you're putting it and not get streaks. It darkens a bit as it settles in. I didn't overdo it...just blended so there wasn't a harsh line.

It matched my natural color well...I'm 'warm toned' and wear 'autumn' colors well...so my skin is naturally on the yellow side.

It wasn't expensive...and it wears off in a couple of days.

I was very pleased with the results

edited to say that the 'sandpaper exfoliators' aren't bad...they're like 2000 grit sandpaper and you'd stand a better chance of hurting yourself with some brands of toilet paper...in fact, I've used 1500/2000 grit commercial sandpaper with lovely results.

This message was edited Aug 11, 2006 12:43 PM

This thread just reminded me of a boy I used to work with at TGIFridays. He took those pills with tannin (I think) in them. Since he worked mostly days, he rarely saw the sun. He turned orange. I do not mean a nice color. That boy actually looked like he had a horrible illness. At first it was sort of a nice shade but it got worse and worse. Even after he stopped taking them, it took like a month for that to fade. He went from orange to jaundice back to his peaked pasty white. I have to say the pasty white looked better than orange! LOL He was a red head so I guess neither the sun or internal chemical sun was "his color".

Hmm....since it's still two weeks from the wedding, I might just pick up some of that Neutrogena Instant Bronze. I can try it out now, and if it doesn't look good on me, it will be faded out by the wedding. Thanks for the tip Mel.

Goodness about the boy that turned orange. That can't be good for you.

Ok, you've had enough advice already, and I didn't read all of it...but in my opinion, pantyhose are horrific, and if your feet are clean and neat, show 'em off! And, if folks don't like what you do, what are they going to do? Toss you to the curb?

Have fun!

Well, as long as we're discussing feminine articles, I've just gotta
add something.

Have you seen or purchased those Cabernet panties from Dillards?
I laughed when I first saw them, they looked like itty bitty doll panties
but they are for grown-ups. They are spandex with a cotton panel and
man, do they breathe, not to mention they hold in your stuff as they should.

They are very small, so when you hold them up, you can't believe they
would fit, but they stretch out to fit you. They don't cut into your legs, either
if you get the right size. I guessed my size and got it perfect the first time.
They are so cute! I live in a house with guys and have few friends by choice,
so I couldn't resist showing them to my guys, who were far from interested.

Too cute!

I agree with everyone else, no hose and who cares what anyone else thinks! I wear sandals year round down here and I don't care what others think ! LOL I went to church wearing sandals in December one time and a little girl walked by me and said "Mommy she wore her sandals today.....why couldn't I wear mine" all whiny like. I had to laugh. That mother tried to tell her quietly it didn't matter what I did, she couldn't wear hers. I told my friend in NJ and she was horrified that I had done that. I told her she just didn't understand.....down south our feet know no seasons! So if anyone says anything just tell them your feet and legs are pretending they're on vacation in the south!

Two more cents: My cousin, who is much more society/fashion oriented than I am, suggested Neutragena fake tan stuff ('cause I've got bruises and scratches and all from just being me....lol) when I went to FL last year on vacation. I didn't. (and guess what, some younger guy (I'm just shy of 50) on a bike at the beach turned around to come back and tell me how good I looked, then rode away....go figure, bruises and all!)

LOL Joan!!

Paint your toenails different colors, too...that should help with the needing a vacation pitch...hehehe

(actually, that's my usual way, when they used to get done)

Joan, this is a very interesting thread. Congratulations to you and your DH and your son. I was trying to remember that I had seen something on TV about a spray on hose. If I remember correctly the women like it, but I don't know what brand it was.

http://www.footsmart.com/Product.aspx?ProductId=3072&srccode=XM002997&cm_mmc=goog-_-SmBodyG-_-s-_-spray_on_hose&gcid=s11773x005-c27SmBodyG&KEYWORD=%22spray+on+hose%22&src=FSpaid

http://www.salonweb.com/airstocking/

Paint my toenails different colors? LOL That would get me a vacation to the funny farm I think.

Spray on hose huh? I wonder if it runs if I sweat. It may still be very hot when the wedding comes. Or it could be snowing.

*giggling* Paint your toenails the same colours as the wedding theme...match the flowers and the bridesmaid dresses and stuff. Alternate toes.

Now there's some fashion for ya. :-D

It's steamy hot here in Texas in August (now) and very few people wear pantyhose at weddings here. My grandson got married a year ago in June with a formal wedding and both Mothers wore ankle length beautiful dresses, nice sandals, and no pantyhose. They both looked beautiful! Of course, especially my daughter! ;) So many attendants also did not wear hose.
Pantyhose is out for hot summer functions. You would be in style to go without those pantyhose! Let that pretty toe ring and ankle bracelet be seen.
Lin

Hey Joan :) Just caught up with this thread. It was 4 years ago that my son was married and DDIL requested much the same as their table decorations were based on a black/white theme. I talked to her about the heat in August and she readily agreed that hose of any kind might just be a tad hot ;)

Gotta tell you, when that Mom/Son dance came around, the smile on his face and the things we said to each other during that moment outweighed anything - even my lily white legs. Whether you have red, purple, black, turquoise or any other color in the rainbow on your legs, all will be forgotten ;)

Have a wonderful time and give them all big hugs - and big hugs to YOU :)

Dea

Dea, your post almost made me cry! The part where you talked about the things you said to each other during the dance. Whaaa!!!! Sniff, Sniff. .... I had a terrible time getting through all their graduations. I'm not sure how I'm going to handle the weddings.

Thanks for posting the photo. It's really great to see the bond between kids and parents. And the bond between you all definitely shows.

Ummm....yeah, your legs were white. LOL But you still look great, and like you said, nobody probably even noticed.

I haven't gotten a chance to talk to our future DDIL about this yet, but I'm sure she won't have a problem with it at all. She's probably not even going to wear pantyhose herself. :)

If you are wearing sandels or toeless shoes, you should not wear hose of any kind according to the latest fashion advice.

Thanks kyjoy! Tha's great to hear. I'm wearing toeless heels, so no hose is it!

I thought pantyhose was to hang my onions in.

LOL!!!

They work great as a lint trap too.....

When I was at a friend's house this week she had her onions hanging in panty hose...I told her that when I needed an onion I would just come over and snip off the bottom one. Best use I know for them...except to use to hang your heavy trellised gourds in. Jo

I better not comment. LOL

Personally, I like the look of flesh, no hose, esp. w/ long dresses in summer. I find it very feminine. Pedicures in the summer w/ sandals are a must! And lots of people will find your 'comfortableness' very appealing.

Now, ladies, please don't throw anything at me, but...I'd have the toe ring removed, and I wouldn't wear the ankle bracelet that day. I understood your question was asked to determine what would be appropriate because you want to look your elegant best at a formal wedding. Toe rings and ankle bracelets are casual jewelry. When in doubt, ask yourself: What would Jackie Kennedy do? Answer: She wouldn't wear a toe ring nor an ankle bracelet to a formal wedding. If the ceremony were to be held on a sandy beach, going shoeless and wearing the ring and bracelet would be appropriate.

It's ok if you think I'm a fuddy duddy (I'm not) :); but I believe you asked that question because you wanted to be comfortable, not just physically, but with your fashion decision. I think once you're decked out in your pretty dress and shoes, with manicure and pedicure, hair nicely styled, makeup just right...you'll look down at your casually dressed feet and think, "Uh oh, I should have ditched the jewelry."

good points, bivbiv.

On the other end of the spectrum, after recently attending
a funeral for my dear father in law, may I remind the ladies,
both young and not so young, a tube top is NOT appropriate
for final services, nor is a short article of clothing covered in sparkly
sequins with three inch heels.

(still rubbing my eyes in disbelief)

Well, as I said...Jackie Kennedy wouldn't have worn a tube top nor sequins and stilettos to a funeral. That was really a fashion faux pas of the worst kind! I'm sure those women were the object of many stares, and I just hope they didn't think they were being admired.