S/O nylons/hose and slips with dresses....

Serious question - why does it matter if you can see the shape of a person's body? Their legs? How is it any different than if that person was wearing a pair of skinny jeans?

I mean, I understand if you can see the person's underwear or lack thereof. I don't like that.

But I don't understand the purpose of wearing a slip to avoid seeing the shape of legs.

I don't know anyone who wears nylons. I don't know how many people wear slips. I have one that I do wear with a couple dresses/skirts only because they are a little too transparent for my comfort when light shines through. 

I wear dresses quite often, especially when the weather is warm. I don't own any pantyhose (haven't for about 15 years), and I only have one dress that needs a slip under it.

I can't even imagine fighting with hose in the heat/humidity of Florida. No thank you.

I have sold vintage lingerie online. About 99.5% of all my buyers were men who have paid $350 for one pair of panties, $45 for one package of pantyhose, and $80.00 for a full slip. This experience gave me a new appreciation for the items I once complained about but also enjoyed wearing as a teen in the 80s. Why let the guys have all the fun? I have now added a few of these items back into my wardrobe and it has been surprisingly nice.

When I last worked in an office, I always wore dress slacks and trouser socks with flat loafer type shoes.

I wonder the same thing. I've also never understood why nylons don't pass the fashion test, yet tights do. I've worn both and they both feel the same to me. One is just thicker.

Also, I don't see the big deal if someone chooses to wear a slip. It isn't always needed, but I like it when I'm wearing a simple cotton skirt or dress. Sometimes they cling to my skin when it's hot (underwear lines can show). The slip solves that problem. It's no different than wearing a lined dress or skirt.

I've worn tights of the thick opaque type, the wooly type and the sheer type in nude,black and navy (and in the eighties any other colour to match the other clothes I was wearing - green, blue, maroon) my whole life. I also wear a petticoat under my unlined dresses as it makes them hang better and stops them clinging. I can't stand waist slips. My legs are pale and dry. They look considerably better in sheer tights. I also hate the way shoes other than sandals feel with bare feet. My feet just get sweaty and blistered, or feel cold, if they are bare.

I haven't worn pantyhose in years, though I usually wear a dress or skirt to church. Sometimes if it's really cold I'll wear tights, but thin little pantyhose don't do anything to keep me warm, so why bother?

At the Christian schools I went to the girls were required to wear stockings/tights. I hate them. I will wear tights in the winter, but I only wear stockings if absolutely necessary. There are some nice silky ones that actually match your real skin colour. 

If at all possible, I will put a bit of gradual leg tanner to make my bare legs look better. There are also Leg Bronzers that make your legs look great. I've used the Caudalie and loved it. I didn't look orange even though my legs are super white. I also tried the Sally Hansen and HATED it. I got spray all over the bathroom and the formula wiped off everywhere even though it promised that it dried and wouldn't rub off. 

Princess Diana stopped wearing stockings, and then tons of women followed her. The royal family wasn't happy about the no stockings so Duchess Kate wears them. I just googled to see if Kate wore nude stockings and found this cool Kate's sheer stockings She wears them all the time. You can't tell at all. 

I think I'm going to have to find some stockings like those. 

I also wear slips when needed. It's usually to keep the fabric from clinging and trying to creep between my legs when I walk--like when I wear jersey dresses. I would also wear one under a sheer skirt. 

My SIL doesn't wear slips and wears thongs.   She would sit in the front of church, and you could see her thong and even the colour. She's such an ass about being told anything, so nobody tells her. She's got to have a mirror and realize that you can see *everything* even the cottage cheese cellulite. 

I do really like the way silk slips feel and how little silk camis and short slips look under clothing. I want to make some because they're really expensive and finding real silk is difficult. Clothes just lie better with the right foundations. 

I thought I read that The Duchess of Cambridge wears nylons. Therefore I have hope for my life marked and very not tanned legs. Here's to proper hosiery! ! (For me)

Since nylons seem to be a no-no, I figured trouser sox were also out, lol.  Which would be sad for me because I still have tons!

Nope.  I buy the right size (5'7" 140lb) but my legs are long and nothing stays up.  I also HATE anything above my belly button level on my waist.  I'm weird.  Lol.

i've even tried control top!  While it helped keep the up a bit, it just wasn't worth it.

I wear dresses almost exclusively to work now. I am off pants. I hate khakis and think they're fugly. I'll wear some pants, but mostly they're less comfy than a skirt or dress.

In the winter, I wear dresses with tights or leggings, and go bare legged in the late spring/summer/warm fall. I will occasionally wear a decorative slip (with lace on the bottom) for cute factor, but not for coverage. If a dress is that sheer, I don't buy it.

I'm a teacher; in my 20 years of teaching now, I think the last time I saw someone wear true nylons to work was at least 15 years ago. Tights, yes. Nylons? Very rare.

I wear hose when I weigh less than I do. I love silky looking legs. I also have to be a whole tonne (metric tonne) lighter than I am now. That said, if I wear a dress now it is with boots and bare legs. You don't see any skin so that's a good thing. I am hoping by summer (God willing) I won't need to hide my skin so badly. But for now I make sure I am covered up. Also, my skin colour is glow in the dark, Ross' white teeth white.