Patterned pantyhose probably is ok, depends on office environment, some office and its bosses that see dressing as a form individual freedom, you can probably get away with almost anything. Some are not, having said that, I do agree that those extra large fishnet tends to look a bit "weird" for office. But I have seen some micro-fishnet design that even has a seam running at the back , I thought it was really cool,very feminine gives leg slimmer appearance.

ms

Well, normally if wearing OL Suits to work then pantyhose shouldn't be a problem at all. I'm lucky that my boss is quite flexible with the dress code but as far as I know, quite many Malaysian female are unlikely enjoy wearing hosiery

I bought the Leggs pantyhose on the internet. I have found that only the pantyhose with sizes will fit comfortably, those selling in Malaysia all is free size and it won't fit comfortably, if it is not too big, than it is too small/short. Actually I started wearing pantyhose in the early age because it was introduced by my friends, some of them are ballet dancer, they said tight/pantyhose is very comfortable to wear, first I also not really believe it because I always think that bare leg it better, but after trying a pair of ballet tight of my friend, it is amazing, so until now I still wearing it pantyhose/tight. One thing I found on the internet, right now got "tight trend for men" just take a look at one of these websites "http://www.comfilon.com", I was wondering if I buy one pair for my hubby, will he wear it? 

= =" wat do u mean kiddin u..ROFL..if u read few pages back..even here thr a fews...

oopss...sorry... still trying to catch up on the posts... been outdated a while there.

The hose I am wearing is about this..

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leggs sheer energy active support.. is sheer, looking at it directly, against light shining on it,gives a little reflection, I thought the effect is pretty sweet though I am not into opaque style. Also very smooth and glide under pants as well and never too thick until I cannot breath. 

Also. some of matt finishing do not usually has this shine effect. The cheapo type need no mention at all, shows up pretty well when it has a run.

ms

I saw very beautiful leggs pantyhose selling at Wu Fern Pu in DETV's PTS Dimo TV. Wondering anyone has tried or purchased, I would like to ask my friend to buy for me if it's worth!

@alot,

I am not sure what brand of hosiery air asia flight attendant is wearing..
@kelliemiow
someone selling it here in this forum.. I am wearing hanes and leggs, the support range. It feels good and not too hot, I am wearing skin color sheer.
another brand is kolotex sheer relief, a flight attendant friend recommended to me this brand.

I am looking at some european brand.. http://www.pantyhose-stockings-hosiery.com/
for me,,  comfort and feeling is a big of different to me as I wearing them almost daily and good hosiery usually also proportional to price too, be ready for that, but at least they don't run and feel undersized like those cheapo brand cosmetic hose .
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/785367/+285

don't be surprise guys here probably has more experience to talk about then girls.

i was browsing zang toi gown design a while  ago, I accidentally bumped into this image,  very talented malaysian designer..



he was wearing tights 
ms

@evilhomura,

hose lover ? I doubt that..

on the example, depends on taste, I thought it was quite ok. In fact, some of my after work hour outings, to movies/ mall shopping, happened to be just like that with daytime sheer working hose, of course, shedding the formal skirt/suits.

I could be wrong on this, opaque caught on locally maybe is due to the strength of it, does not run that easily and practical enough, of course media influence from korea/taiwan/hk/japan, even some local 8tv host during some talent show, also wear this combination.  Maybe hose manufacturer has done something to help drying up the sweat, else thick opaque tights probably more suited to cooler climate (going genting ?).  Even with sheer style hosiery, I still can feel sweaty at times.

Shorts with fishnet is probably nice too. if not black, skin color fishnet is not a bad idea. I have seen some design with very fine net. But I am still stick to my support style..sorry
I stumbled upon this site
http://www.danskin.com/legwear-dance.html
Hosiery for dancer, they have some fishnets too. I knew dancer are very rough with their clothing and to be able to withstand that wear and tear should be quite durable type. Only thing it was not mentioned, cotton crotch design. I was tempted with their footed hosiery range, the convertible design is a pretty neat idea.

Anyway, I could be wrong about the opaque as just fashion trend and hype.

On 1 thing I totally agreed, it is very classy (outright sexy) to be on little black dress and black pantyhose, any pattern at all , opaque, sheer or even fishnets. The only caveat is, you need to have decent bodies too.

I was in this formal wedding dinner, a few years ago, this lady into 40s, petite but very good shape was wearing figure hugging LBD, but no hose at all , to rub more salt to the wounds, there were even a few patches of spider vein visible, really a let down. Even slipping on a pair of sheer hose, spray on air stockings could help, but no . A bit like a authentic Mona Lisa painting that uses a cheap plastic frame. 

If your gf dislikes hosiery, perhaps you should entice her with wolford as birthday gift, and send her to read my suggestions. I have good feeling she will change her mind and dress to feel good than to be dictated by what outside fashion trend says is good or bad.

ms

Yes, that's the one. My mistake, it is 6od. It's a bargain comparing to those cheap hosiery from other brand. This M&S can last you for a while.
Talking about cheap brand, I happen to have few pairs of grey colour pantyhose sold in Guardian. Quite smooth, and the colour looks nice under light. I saw a sales lady wearing it, so went ahead to ask her where she got it. She's quite happy to tell me, and I guess I'm lucky of not getting a slap on the face or weird look 

Hi to all of you, it's been long time I didn't visit to this topic, seem like recently this topic is going quite fast and a lot of people involve at here. Hi maysee82, nice to meet you, I also wearing pantyhose daily and even my company didn't require us to wear it, but i feel uncomfortable when going bare legs without puting any hose, so whenerver I go out with skirt or short pants, pantyhose is a must for me. As for those guys who are talking about the pantyhose, I think it is nothing strange especially right now out there got a lot of male pantyhose for you to choose, just at Malaysia I haven't see any shop selling this male pantyhose at the moment. As for the male pantyhose compare to female one, I think I can give you some clues about it because I have been purchased it before for my husband. For male one, I think the size is bigger than female one for sure, and other than that, I can't see any different unless like those male pantyhose got fly opening type one. maysee82, where did you use to buy those good quality pantyhose?

Hi there,

I found this thread through here: http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1359029/+20

Very informative and I am surprised that there's such an extensive information about hosiery. I worked part-time previously and I used to think that wearing any 'cheapo' pantyhose would do and not make much difference    I changed my perception after reading this thread (actually I only managed to read the last page, but when I have time I'll be sure to read it carefully from page 1  )
But, it's true that what you pay is what you get (in terms of quality). Personally, I think it is a good practice to wear one during work as it potrays a better image 

Hi there,

I found this thread through here: http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1359029/+20

Very informative and I am surprised that there's such an extensive information about hosiery. I worked part-time previously and I used to think that wearing any 'cheapo' pantyhose would do and not make much difference    I changed my perception after reading this thread (actually I only managed to read the last page, but when I have time I'll be sure to read it carefully from page 1  )
But, it's true that what you pay is what you get (in terms of quality). Personally, I think it is a good practice to wear one during work as it potrays a better image 

I am new here, I was reading the thread with interesting feeling. I like to share my experience and I am not selling hosiery for living.

Some wanted fancy looking tights,some thought of it as passing trend, too hot and humid for our country, mostly for the sake of fashion,some thinking of it as business,  as for me, is more of necessity . I wear pantyhose on daily basis, it was troublesome initially , some younger colleague even thought of wearing skin color hose as being old lady. Wearing pantyhose as professional wardrobe is more like dying arts.

In my late 20s, few years ago, I took on job involves in consulting and marketing. Where I was on my feet most of the time. Company has guidelines of female staff wearing hosiery all the time, and no exception, matching dark suit pants or skirt, knee length. As for hosiery, only two colors allow, black or skin tone and no other color, no fancy looking patterns, we meet customers almost on daily basis. I know some of you boys out there must be fantasizing about OL, don;t even think about that.

Initially was quite a nag, I used to buy cheap brand that ripped easily. At some stage, keeping an extra pair in my handbag was never enough, I also avoid black color pantyhose and opted for skin color, in case it runs, at least not too obvious. Price and brand do make a big different.

I was fortunate enough to have opportunity to travel to US a few times, where I bought some US brand (no wolford and anything pricey o designer ), I bought Hanes Alive support and Leggs active support, around U$7 a pair. It was very lasting, and interestingly, it is where I discovered benefit of support hosiery. Being on my feet all the time can be very helpful wearing support pantyhose, it hugs the leg very well and make you feel less tiring. Only 1 warning, it took some effort to pull them on, believe me..

Incidentally, I got to know some flight attendant while in US, they were the one recommended Hanes support to me. I also asked a flight attendant friend before, she sold me Kolotex shear relief from Australia, she and her colleague using it all the time. It was quite good, very lasting , and compress leg well at lower ankle region. Actually, Kolotex relief packaging cover features two flight attendants !

I usually dislike very high heels, (~ 2inches), worn with support hose, quite refreshing even at the end of the day, , much less tiring leg. An important reminder is, support hose comes in sizes, you need to know well about the right size when buying them, the cheap brand that claims one size/free size fits all never worked, one size over is usually ok.Good quality durable pantyhose usually has higher spandex content, makes it more stretchable.

The second part of the story, hot and humid. That is how I noticed the design of pantyhose from overseas, it has nice special crotch design between two legs , those cheap brand made locally usually lacked that feature and ripped between legs easily. There were some brand that comes with knitted panty pattern, yes, it was supposed to be worn without panties , at least I never believed that before I was told by the flight attendant friend (please don't get wrong idea about flight attendant). In hot humid condition, yeast infection usually thrives in moist environment. The best is leave them ventilated without extra panties in between, sorry guys, it's about female hygene education time. Wearing panties below also leave the pantyhose to slide down much more easily,yes, pantyhose worn in direct contact skin makes it stay up much better . Some ladies complain a lot about after lunch, pantyhose is almost down to knees, makes walking difficult.

Many ladies, myself included used to think that pantyhose was like a pair of sock to be worn before flying out of the door, actually, the best way to wear pantyhose is before even wearing anything, best done in front of full length mirror, seated prperly . Usually not properly pull up or twisted leg makes it uncomfortable to wear.  I used to struggle pulling my hose obscured by skirt, after sometimes, tearing it instead.  I realized that some effort is usually needed to roll the leg part and pull it up properly to cover the body, after that do a thorough inspection in mirror front. To me, I began to appreciate the benefit of pantyhose only when I managed to  wear them properly and tried out decent quality .Even with suit pants, I usually prefer support pantyhose over knee hi, knee-hi left nasty looking marks after full day of wearing.

Pantyhose for me is more than just cosmetic feature to conceal imperfection or wardrobe formality, it gives me nice feel of support and comfort too. When I travel, it provided extra layer of warmth.

As for the brave man that resorted to wearing pantyhose, I have nothing but praise, yes, you are free to wear anything you like, for your own benefit.

ms