Ignorance
I actually own some nylons. I'm sure I do. They haven't been worn for five or eight years, but I know I have some. Maybe some tights, too -- that I'm not so sure about.
All of my nylons and maybe tights are where (here, if I believed in making up percentages that have no substantiation, which I definitely do not, I might say) 92% of my belongings currently are. Do I think that I am defined by my belongings? I most certainly do not. I don't even like belongings very much, but the fact remains that I own nylons and they are in storage.
Oh inhabitants of Utah and cold weather places: please inform! What do cool people do with the leg covering situation in the throes of wintery weather? Are bare legs kosher? Did I just make an anti-Semitic comment? I read that Carol Gotbaum converted to Judaism when she got married. Is it wrong that I feel kind of defensive about Sky Harbor airport when her husband speaks at her funeral about how if only one person would have helped her, she would be alive today? I digress. Is it okay to wear nylons in 2007? Black? Off-black? Nude? Tan? Should I buy Spanx toeless nylons? Should I wear opaque tights? Are there fabrics of skirts/dresses that just don't go well with opaque tights? Will I look like a fool if I stick to what I know best, which is b.a.r.e.? Where should I go to purchase hosiery, and how much should I spend? Is there any word in the English language more repulsive than 'hosiery'?
On Sunday Steve and I took Elliot to the Conference Center for Sunday Morning session, and we had a most wonderful time with our firstborn. There was a brief moment of panic while I was getting dressed, as there is every Sunday, when I remember that I both hate and have no access to nylons of any kind. Yesterday I solved that problem by wearing black boots. But I can't hide behind black boots for the next 7 months. I need your advice.
All of my nylons and maybe tights are where (here, if I believed in making up percentages that have no substantiation, which I definitely do not, I might say) 92% of my belongings currently are. Do I think that I am defined by my belongings? I most certainly do not. I don't even like belongings very much, but the fact remains that I own nylons and they are in storage.
Oh inhabitants of Utah and cold weather places: please inform! What do cool people do with the leg covering situation in the throes of wintery weather? Are bare legs kosher? Did I just make an anti-Semitic comment? I read that Carol Gotbaum converted to Judaism when she got married. Is it wrong that I feel kind of defensive about Sky Harbor airport when her husband speaks at her funeral about how if only one person would have helped her, she would be alive today? I digress. Is it okay to wear nylons in 2007? Black? Off-black? Nude? Tan? Should I buy Spanx toeless nylons? Should I wear opaque tights? Are there fabrics of skirts/dresses that just don't go well with opaque tights? Will I look like a fool if I stick to what I know best, which is b.a.r.e.? Where should I go to purchase hosiery, and how much should I spend? Is there any word in the English language more repulsive than 'hosiery'?
On Sunday Steve and I took Elliot to the Conference Center for Sunday Morning session, and we had a most wonderful time with our firstborn. There was a brief moment of panic while I was getting dressed, as there is every Sunday, when I remember that I both hate and have no access to nylons of any kind. Yesterday I solved that problem by wearing black boots. But I can't hide behind black boots for the next 7 months. I need your advice.
Comments
Buy opaque tights or maybe some flashy fishnets.
You're funny.
It's tragic that Carol Gotbaum died, but I'm convinced that no one at Sky Harbor did anything wrong. I'm inclined to defend the Phoenix Police and Sky Harbor, rather than side with some NYC "power family."
Not even after a lady at church told me last winter that I needed some nylons because I looked cold. I didn't want to tell her that if there's anything worse than nylons, it's MATERNITY nylons.
Abby is right.
Buy them at TJ Maxx, Kohl's, or Target.
Opaque, patterned, textured, lace, and fishnets are all favorites of mine for the colder months. As are boots. I think a pair each of black and one other color (be it brown, red, blue...) is basic enough to get you through the winter, as far as boots go. For tights I like black, gray, brown, and a few muted colors.
And you will probably notice that lots of women in Utah go bare legged in the winter. I definitely did, a whole lot of the time. Church buildings are heated; plus if you wear a longish coat you are covered if you have to be outside for very long. Although if it is a non-church thing you are wearing a skirt for, I'd go for the tights.
No one brought up footless tights...all I can say about those is it takes a certain kind of woman to pull those off if you are over the age of 18 or 19.
Nude nylons are icky and run so easily...I had a pair of nude fishnets. They weren't bad.
thanks for stopping at costco today. i felt slightly famous. haha. keep saying hi, i'm there all the time!!
The problem with tights and longer skirts is then you've got to get a slip or you'll stick to your legs. . . yikes! If the skirt is long enough, just hide behind your boots!
Hosiery. . .it's a true dilemma.
Glad you are figuring it out. When does you stuff come out of storage?
Got your sweet and thoughtful note in the mail. Thank you. Will keep your address to send snail mail letters. I still love to get them. I think my mother is the only person today that still sends a note in the mail just to say hello. I will try to keep up that tradition. It is just too easy nowadays with e-mail - just instant gratification for everyone. Instead of running to the mail box - we run to our PC's! Oh yes, I knew I commented for a reason - my advice on nylons...I think we could delete that word all together and replace with tights - just more hip - and you are hip. Check the catalogue from your favorite store Anthropologie - their use of tights will make you not want to find the box with all your nylons in it. I would say anything goes -the funkier the better.
2. Nylons? I got nothin' -- but everyone else's opinions seem good, so I think you're all set.
3. Hope you're all settling. Hope you're not hypothermic. Hope Steve's liking his job. And that everyone's happy. Moving is hard. I know. We've done it like twelve times in four years. And I'm not exaggerating. Hearts to you.
I bet thin people like tights. I like them for about an hour and then it's over.
On time I hyperventilated in the middle of a sealing thanks to too tight tights. say that 10 times fast.