[ENG] Hoisery, or Lack Thereof

[Dead Parrot]

Nyllover touched on something in the post about foot fetishism in Italian society that also strikes a cord in me: bare legs and feet.

Let me reiterate my position on this: I prefer my women in hoisery. Whether it's stockings or pantyhose, nylon or silk, it doesn't matter. When she's out and about at work, on a date, dinner, shopping or such I believe she should wear hoisery (and heels).

I don't mind bare legs and feet though. At home, in bed, in a casual atmosphere they're fine. There's nothing like hot naked female flesh! One good thing that the bare trend has done though is that it has forced women to start taking care of their feet.

What I don't understand is why hoisery manufacturers seem to be sitting on their collective asses when it comes to marketing and advertising?

Every fashion show you see on TV or in magazines features women going bare. Ads for clothes and shoes also show bare. Why aren't the hoisery manufacturers paying celebrities for endorsments? Why aren't they paying clothes or shoe designers to feature their products in ads and shows?

Maybe I'm missing something but if you want to survive as a business you have to try new things and new strategies when your sales slump.

One positive sign here in the States is that there seems to be a slow move back to a more professionally dressed workplace. In the late 90s the move was to a more casual look, and I remember with horror the day my old company said that hose was no longer required for women

Now some organizations are going back to suits for men and skirts/hose and pumps for women. We'll see what happens.

There's one attractive woman here at work who consistenly wears hose and heels (or least loafers) each day. I wish I could thank her for that but hey...

So if you're drinking a beer tonight, raise a glass to the 50s and 60s - a time when a woman could be classy and sexy without looking trashy and cheap.

DP

[nyllover]

Guys... I LOVE the way this man writes! I DO!

DP FOR PRESIDENT!!!!

A part from that... I totally agree with you DP. Of course at home, in your own house, in your own bed (or kitchen table, or couch, or floor, or whatever ) bare feet are fine and appreciated... but outside... when a woman has to "look like a woman", I believe hosiery is something that really "makes the job".....

So... well... what can I say... let's hope for better times...

[Footsiefreak]

Im totally with you DP I prefer the ladies to wear hose.Its tough for hose companies to "make" women wear hose if its not fashionable for some women.Celebrity endorsements wont do the job because the celebrity would look like a hypocrite when out in public bare foot(no hose).True I remember seeing lots more hose commercials on tv in the old days.Majority of women still buy hose they just dont wear them as much.Im sure sales have dropped but these companies will never go out of business.Yeah the business casual look is bigger than ever its like that at Sears now I used to watch so many dippers before in skirts and dresses now all I see are pants it is depressing.

[Babylove]

Of course, I'm DEFINITELY down with what DP has pointed out. Bare feet is fine, at home, in the pool or jacuzzi, or on the beach... BUT as far as the corporate world, department stores, chruches, or even a night out on the town goes, pantyhose, stockings, tights/opaques or even knee highs is the ABSOLUTE ultimate accessory that a woman can have... and wear... BAR NONE.

If only some women knew the sensual effects that men get from a woman or women wearing a nice pair of pantyhose or some other kind of hosiery, we would be putty in their hands in a flash. I'm so thankful to have been born in the late 60's to grow up through the 70's, 80's and early 90's, where ladies in pantyhose was STILL at its zenith. I was fortunate enough to have seen and touched a LOT of women's hosed feet and legs, and even played footsies with some of them. Boy, I really missed those days! But anyway, I don't know how many times I've said it, but I don't care! Truth of the matter is...

Dressing feminine should NEVER, EVER go out of style! PERIOD.

The hell with what Hollywoood, feminists, the fashion police, or ANYONE for that matter says, a woman has the right to wear WHAT she wants, WHEN she wants, HOW she wants. It's sad nowadays that the media dictates how a person should look, say of feel. FUDDERMUCK THAT!!! It amazes and mortfies me that men can dress to impress, but SOME women can't, and in fact... won't. GOD ALMIGHTY!!!

But don't worry too much, fellas. They hosiery business will NOT go under, although they desperately need some NEW marketing ideas to entice the next generation of young ladies to buy and wear hose. And the top spokespersons for that task which comes to my mind are Britney Spears and Beyonce, due to the fact that I've seen BOTH of them in hose.

So in conculsion, bare is cool, but hose is HOT!!! Till next time... I'M OUT!

[Dead Parrot]

Celebrity endorsements wont do the job because the celebrity would look like a hypocrite when out in public bare foot(no hose).

I still think this could work FF. The contract the celeb signs will require her to be seen at social events or on talk shows wearing hose "x" number of times for the length of the contract. She would also do the photo and TV ads for the hose as well.

It wouldn't be perfect but it would at least get some more exposure.

Dressing feminine should NEVER, EVER go out of style! PERIOD.

Unfortunately BL it has gone out of style. As I've posted before, it's hideous to see what females, especially the younger ones, are wearing in public now.

Most of them look like tramps, clone tramps: same tight shirts, same hip hugging jeans and either granny shoes or shower shoes. And the fact that they can wear this shit to work is even more bothersome.

It also seems that along with the downfall of dressing like a woman is that they don't even act like women anymore. Their mouths are filthy, they're greedy, immature and utterly self-absorbed.

And there's the real problem: attitude. Even if american women start dressing the part, will they start acting the part? Who wants a demanding shrew when you can go overseas and find a real woman?

I'll tell you, Asians, Latinas and Eastern European women are looking better all the time.

DP

[Babylove]

I'll tell you, Asians, Latinas and Eastern European women are looking better all the time.

I'm afraid you're right, DP. Your comment reminded me of what Mick (the owner of the Famous Hose & Soles board) once told me...

even if women, in America especially, started to wear pantyhose again, it will NOT be as mainstream as it once was before. I guess it's a grim fact that a hosed foot lover like myself can't take for granted.

Oh well, life goes on... dull as before.

[wsrfr]

I agree with most guys here. I like hose on a woman when she goes out. I want a woman to look feminine, and hose it part of that look. Also if a lady buys pumps that she intends to wear with hose, then the pumps do not really fit too well without them. It makes it harder to pop that heel off and also the foot tends to stick to the inside of the shoe. I don't care for women wearing pumps barefoot, but it is better than nothing.

But at home, I don't think many women would be willing to wear hose. I have seen some beautiful bare feet that I would be glad to look at around the house. Obviously such women take care of their feet.

Since fashion tends to run in cycles, I think that hose will return. I don't know about heels at work though unless the dressy look demands it. They are too uncomfortable and lead to too many physical problems.

[Footsiefreak]

Celebrity endorsements wont do the job because the celebrity would look like a hypocrite when out in public bare foot(no hose).

I still think this could work FF. The contracts the celebs signs will require her to be seen at social events or on talk shows wearing hose an "x" number of times for the length of the contract. She would also do the photo and TV ads for the hose as well.

It wouldn't be perfect but it would at least get some more exposure.

Dressing feminine should NEVER, EVER go out of style! PERIOD.

Unfortunately BL it has gone out of style. As I've posted before, it's hideous to see what females, especially the younger ones, are wearing in public now.

Most of them look like tramps, clone tramps: same tight shirts, same hip hugging jeans and either granny shoes or shower shoes. And the fact that they can wear this shit to work is even more bothersome.

It also seems that along with the downfall of dressing like a woman is that they don't even act like women anymore. Their mouths are filthy, they're greedy, immature and utterly self-absorbed.

And there's the real problem: attitude. Even if american women start dressing the part, will they start acting the part? Who wants a demanding shrew when you can go overseas and find a real woman?

I'll tell you, Asians, Latinas and Eastern European women are looking better all the time.

DP

Celebrity endorsements are overrated. Its the product, not the celebrity who endorses it. Do you drink Pepsi just because Britany Spears endorses it? I don't think women look "trampy" just because they are wear belly shirts and low riding pants. If you have the curves show them off. It's all in how you carry yourself. Some American women do have attitudes and have no idea what they want and I would rather have a foreign woman who knows how to act and dress with no attitude of some "Amercicanized " women