pantyhose and/or tights

Gillian · Post by **Gillian** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 9:19 pm

How to you prevent your pantyhose/tights slipping down and from gravity taking over. I am continually pulling everything back up.

Erin Francis · Post by **Erin Francis** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 10:29 pm

a good pair of control pantys on the outside does the trick for me

Vivian · Post by **Vivian** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 10:37 pm

I like to wear the sexy panty hose with the 5 inch thick lace top with the rubberized backing that is supposed to help keep them up. When they would fall down under my drab pants at work I would put the breast form glue on them. It helped a bunch. I started wearing control top panty hose which hold everything in nicely without using a gaff. I realized that they were just as sexy as lace topped panty hose. Panty hose are soooo much fun.

Hugs Vivian

Kittie · Post by **Kittie** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 2:56 am

I have that problem. Make sure the tights/panhose are pulled up all the way up to your navel

Post by **KimberlyS** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 6:38 am

Make sure you are wearing the correct size. The sizing on the package is only a guesstimation as is the same with any clothing sizes. If you are on the edge you may need to go up or down a size. Also as with all clothes just because you can put it on does not mean it is right for your body type. Different ones are made for different body types. Try some different styles or brands.

SarahMicheline · Post by **SarahMicheline** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 8:02 am

Yep. I agree with Kimberly, find the right size. The problem being that there does not seem to be a great degree of standardization between brands. Also, the more you pay, in my experience, the better they seem to keep-up!...up to a point.

Mind you still have to pull em up a bit :-)

Post by **DonnaT** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 1:05 pm

Get a larger pair, especially lengthwise.

Joan · Post by **Joan** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 5:26 pm

I do not get that problem with tights or pantyhose but it has happened a few times to me with thigh high hold up stockings, I think it is a quality issue. Thankfully this has not happened in public.

Joan

Davita · Post by **Davita** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 7:10 pm

Kimberly is right about getting the right size. And true too, to try different brands. For myself, Leggs brand is always too small or too short. Avenue for this big girl can actually run a bit big, but at least I'm not spending all day trying to find the crotch around my knees.

Okay, now what I didn't notice in this conversation is the simple rule about reading the sizes. They all tell you what weight range they fit and what height. So the rule. Pantihose stretch up and out, but they have a limit to each. The more you stretch up, the less you stretch out and visa versa. So with that, you can usually pair the high weight range to the low height range.
So let's say the pantihose say they fit 5' to 6' and 150 pounds to 180 pounds. This means if you weigh 180 pounds, the pantihose won't fit you any taller than you being 5'. If you are 150 pounds, then the pantihose will fit you as tall as 6'. So far this size check has proven correct for me barring a brand that just doesn't fit right on me.

Absaroka · Post by **Absaroka** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 8:06 pm

Vivian it sounded like you were describing thigh highs, not pantyhose. At 6-2/215 lbs the thigh highs just aren't going to stay up on their own. Which is okay, I like garter belts. Pantyhose on the other hand seems to stay up just fine as long as I have the Queen 2 size.

For a while I had a pair of dancers tights. They held up far better than pantyhose, didn't get runs and that sort of thing, and were very comfortable. They looked almost like black pantyhose.

Paula G · Post by **Paula G** » Wed Jan 12, 2011 6:28 am

No problem with tights, (pantyhose), stockings are fine with a good suspender belt (garter belt), however I have decided that "Stayups" should join "one size fits all" as one of the great lies of all time

Willie W · Post by **Willie W** » Wed Jan 12, 2011 8:33 am

Even though I have thin legs I always buy queen size pantyhose and thigh hi's to get the extra length. It works with most brands.

Ralitsa · Post by **Ralitsa** » Wed Jan 12, 2011 1:26 pm

I find that it makes a big difference whether I've shaved my legs lately. I can only go about 2 days without shaving if I'm wearing pantyhose. It seems like the stubble has a tendency to push the fabric down. But when I shave and then apply lotion to my legs, the nylon sticks right to the skin and doesn't move a bit.

Michelle Miller · Post by **Michelle Miller** » Thu Jan 13, 2011 12:33 am

If you're the masochistic, 'enjoys pain' type, staples and/or duct tape will hold them up quite well.

Just remember to match the duct tape colors with your lingerie, girls!

Gillian · Post by **Gillian** » Thu Jan 13, 2011 10:17 am

You mean llike the way that Indiana Jones kept his fedora on in the movies?

Sounds abit to macho.