| 56 year old woman converts to stockings |
Thu, 01 November 2007 13:36  |
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As stated earlier: "One of my coworkers is 56, raised in what she calls the, "pantyhose generation," and has never worn regular stockings with garters.
After her "initial try on" where she felt comfortable, she has decided to wear her new garter belt and stockings to a concert this coming Sunday night. She said that it will be fun to try wearing them under her dress for the entire evening.
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| Re: 56 year old woman converts to stockings |
Thu, 01 November 2007 14:18  |
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I wish her the best of luck. I wish my misses would even consider it. Hopefully, we will have another converted woman that will be "out with the t@@hts"
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| Re: 56 year old woman converts to stockings |
Thu, 01 November 2007 17:05 |
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What a wonderful piece of news to cheer us in these cold, dark days!
Congratulations to your friend, Ma'am, and all good wishes from Ms lacewing and me!
I would think congratulations are also in order for her friend,too  !
lacewing.
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| Re: 56 year old woman converts to stockings |
Fri, 02 November 2007 10:22 |
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Age 56 and was brought up in the pantyhose generation  Surely not 
James.
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| Re: 56 year old woman converts to stockings |
Fri, 02 November 2007 11:33 |
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I agree! By my calculation she would have been born in 1951 and the introduction of pantyhose didn't really start until 1967 (to coincide with the birth of the miniskirt) when she would have been 16.
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| Re: 56 year old woman converts to stockings |
Fri, 02 November 2007 14:02 |
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I doubt that she started wearing at birth. Most young women begin wearing in their teens. I started at 14. Some start younger, some older.
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| Re: 56 year old woman converts to stockings |
Fri, 02 November 2007 16:42 |
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| sands wrote on Fri, 02 November 2007 11:33 |
the introduction of pantyhose didn't really start until 1967 (to coincide with the birth of the miniskirt)
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Makes me wonder - assuming a causal link between the introduction of the miniskirt & the popularity of tights amongst women - would people rather the miniskirt (and therefore tights) had never become popular? For those of us who appreciate the beauty of the female form, both miniskirts and stockings can be a pleasing garnish, but they rarely go together (outside of male fantasies  ). So, in a head-to-head between the mini & stockings, which would win?
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| Re: 56 year old woman converts to stockings |
Fri, 02 November 2007 18:36 |
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| James Pond wrote on Fri, 02 November 2007 10:22 |
I agree! By my calculation she would have been born in 1951 and the introduction of pantyhose didn't really start until 1967 (to coincide with the birth of the miniskirt) when she would have been 16. James.
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I can certainly remember girls of about 16 in 1967 still wearing socks or thick tights as they were not allowed to wear nylons of any sort.
TAB (a long-time lurker!)
[Updated on: Fri, 02 November 2007 18:37]
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| Re: 56 year old woman converts to stockings |
Fri, 02 November 2007 20:33 |
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I still morn the day tights (pantyhose) were introduce in 1967.
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| Re: 56 year old woman converts to stockings |
Fri, 02 November 2007 23:59 |
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With the lack of stocking wearers I would not pick apart a person who starts wearing no matter if you think the information to be wrong. The correct response should, thank you very much, please keep wearing.
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| Re: 56 year old woman converts to stockings |
Sat, 03 November 2007 10:14 |
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Well said, caverjoe.
I think we should all be applauding the lady's decision rather than doing sums in our head to 'check out' her story.
Again Ma'am, congratulations and we hope you are a happy stockings-wearer for many years to come.
lacewing.
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| Re: 56 year old woman converts to stockings |
Sat, 03 November 2007 17:18 |
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I agree Caverjo. Does it matter whether this woman wore stockings when she was growing up or not?
I think my generation can truly boast of being the opaque tights generation as that's all many of us ladies have ever known: opaque black tights.
For the record, I'm in my late thirties.
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| Re: 56 year old woman converts to stockings |
Mon, 05 November 2007 17:41 |
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The lady in question and I are of the same generation. I'd say it's quite possible that she never wore stockings in her youth. Many factors would be involved but you have to remember that girls in their early to mid teens in the 60s were usually discouraged from pretending to be adults in their clothing choice and it wasn't common for them to be allowed to go out pubbing, clubbing and attending wild parties.
Tights came into fashion when she would have been about 15 and when they hit the shops they were an instant hit. Many schools wouldn't allow nylons until the 4th form at the earliest so it's quite likely she went straight from knee socks to tights.
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| Re: 56 year old woman converts to stockings |
Mon, 05 November 2007 19:59 |
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Yup.. I've gotta agree with Grandad.. epsecially about teenagers wearing "grownup" clothes.. Even makeup was not allowed until wel linto high school here in midwest America.
As far as stockings go, I am 56 and my first girlfriend wore pantyhose and I don't believe I ever went out with a woman who wore stockings. You have to remember that stockings were not at all stylish with females in my generation. Everything "old", including stockings, garters, girdles, etc.. were seen as so out of fashion..
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| Re: 56 year old woman converts to stockings |
Mon, 05 November 2007 21:07 |
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I'm very happy for this lady and I'm sure she will enjoy herself!
Susan
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| Re: 56 year old woman converts to stockings |
Tue, 06 November 2007 19:52 |
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Good for her! Maybe you could arrange a respectable foto of you both?!
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| Re: 56 year old woman converts to stockings |
Tue, 06 November 2007 22:57 |
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That's great about your coworker - I have a coworker who is 60 and she used to talk about going out to clubs in "hot pants" (remember we're Yanks, so that's the equivalent of super-short shorts), and all the times I've seen her in hosiery it looked like she was wearing tights and not stockings. I've never asked her but I could imagine that she's only worn tights herself.
Anyway hope your coworker enjoys both the stockings and her relationship, that's always a gem!
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Mike
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| Re: 56 year old woman converts to stockings |
Thu, 08 November 2007 13:11 |
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Just a little update. My coworker is still wearing pantyhose to work but she told me that she changes into her garter belt and stockings when she returns home. Her reason is that she needs to become more confident in wearing the belt and stockings. She did say that she will try wearing her garter belt and stockings this weekend and if she feels good about wearing them then she may consider changes to her work attire.
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| Re: 56 year old woman converts to stockings |
Thu, 08 November 2007 16:37 |
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Your friend might well consider wearing tights for work and stockings for more relaxed and informal occasions - see 'Why do you wear stockings?'
Again, congratulations and all good wishes to her.
lacewing.
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| Re: 56 year old woman converts to stockings |
Fri, 09 November 2007 00:08 |
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I would assume "the woman" is a lady. (she has to be in my eyes to even try stockings)
And as we all know a lady never tells her true age.
So what if she is 46, 56 or 66, she has tried stockings and likes them, perfectly plausible.
Hoorah is what I say. 
What is it about some people who insist on digging into a story to find fault with it? 
What joy is there in that?
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| Re: 56 year old woman converts to stockings |
Mon, 12 November 2007 00:36 |
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I agree. Such miserable carping is out of place - and also quite unjustified. By the time the lady was of an age to wear adult hosiery tights/pantihose were in vogue, so in her young womanhood she would know nothing different. That, to any sensible person's mind, is to grow up in the pantihose generation.
Good on her, as the Aussies say.
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| Re: 56 year old woman converts to stockings |
Mon, 12 November 2007 14:18 |
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In a conversation with my coworker this morning she mentioned that she began wearing pantyhose at age 13. That would be 1964. Prior to that she wore socks and what we in the US call tights, which are more like dancers tights - heavier than pantyhose, opaque and available in a variety of colors.
I am not sure how this fits chronologically with some of the dates that other people posting here believe that pantyhose were invented or became available or popular. It is also possible that pantyhose became available in some parts of the world before being manufactured or sold in other places.
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| Re: 56 year old woman converts to stockings |
Mon, 12 November 2007 15:11 |
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Thanks! It's great that you've helped to encourage your coworker in enjoying stockings, and the "historical" references are very interesting (at least to me). Did your coworker say if she enjoyed wearing stockings over the weekend?
Just wait until she mentions needing to go back to opaque tights for winterwear and you tell her about all the opaque stockings & holdups out there that she can test out instead...
x
Mike
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| Re: 56 year old woman converts to stockings |
Tue, 20 November 2007 18:43 |
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To those who are so anal about the chronology, the lady is 56 and I believe that what she said is totally true.
To the rest of you, thank you for your support.
My friend has worn thigh highs (stay ups) for a while but she says that after a few wearings and washings they don't stay up as they should. She has work her garter belt on the weekends and says it is comfortable, practical and fun.
Today she told me that this is the first time she has worn stockings and a garter belt to work. She has them under her trousers. Her reasons are that they are cooler than pantyhose, it is easier for her to go to the toilet and she is enjoying wearing them.
I'd say we are making progress.
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| Re: 56 year old woman converts to stockings |
Tue, 20 November 2007 22:19 |
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Just to add my two pennyworth, Mrs John S is nearly 55 (years old) and she has told me in the past that she started wearing stockings from the age of 13 both for going out and for school.
She attended an all girls grammer school and often remarked that it was their school's policy(much to her disgust)that girls in the 1st & 2nd years(ie 11-13 years old) had to wear a gymslip, blazer, knee length white socks and a beret. Much like what has already been said.
From my own recollection being a little older than Mrs John S
(I am 58) most girls in Sheffield wore stockings into the late sixties - 1967/68 - and can remember that it was the autumn of 1968 beore the girls I knew or went out with changed to the dreaded T***TS.
Unfortunately Mrs John S is no longer a regular wearer but does wear for going out, special occasions etc so I supose I am better off than some 'other halfs' on this forum.
Regards
John
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| Re: 56 year old woman converts to stockings |
Tue, 20 November 2007 22:20 |
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| anghared wrote on Mon, 12 November 2007 00:36 |
I agree. Such miserable carping is out of place - and also quite unjustified. By the time the lady was of an age to wear adult hosiery tights/pantihose were in vogue, so in her young womanhood she would know nothing different. That, to any sensible person's mind, is to grow up in the pantihose generation.
Good on her, as the Aussies say.
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No one here is carping out of place or questioning the truth of the story. My partner was born in 51 and has many tales of wearing nothing else but stockings
I, like most other enthusiasts welcome the addition of another convert 
James.
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| Re: 56 year old woman converts to stockings |
Thu, 22 November 2007 15:17 |
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| James Pond wrote on Tue, 20 November 2007 22:20 |
I, like most other enthusiasts welcome the addition of another convert
James.
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Has there been a sudden upsurge in the number of nuns ?! 
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| Re: 56 year old woman converts to stockings |
Thu, 22 November 2007 19:58 |
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Suit yourselves !
Well I thought it was funny !!
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| Re: 56 year old woman converts to stockings |
Fri, 23 November 2007 13:05 |
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Very Good Magpie
James.
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| Re: 56 year old woman converts to stockings |
Fri, 23 November 2007 17:02 |
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Good for her! (stockings at work) Mrs wears stay ups daily to work and finds them practical - if she gets a run she only has to change one; ditto washroom; occasionally commando in the summer (or lunch with me ); and absolutely hates tights (aka pantyhose here) because they tend to droop "halfway to your knees"! I suspect the quality and price of stayups here is perhaps better than europe? (typically $6-8 per pair for day to day wear)
Again...let your friend know that she is widely supported here! (she garters our support?!)
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| Re: 56 year old woman converts to stockings |
Sun, 02 December 2007 20:34 |
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| EllenMurphy wrote on Mon, 12 November 2007 09:18 |
In a conversation with my coworker this morning she mentioned that she began wearing pantyhose at age 13. That would be 1964. Prior to that she wore socks and what we in the US call tights, which are more like dancers tights - heavier than pantyhose, opaque and available in a variety of colors.
I am not sure how this fits chronologically with some of the dates that other people posting here believe that pantyhose were invented or became available or popular. It is also possible that pantyhose became available in some parts of the world before being manufactured or sold in other places.
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When I started high school in 1967, girls still wore stockings. The next year, many had switched to pantyhose. It's my understanding that pantyhose had been around for a few years then, but were very expensive and mainly worn by dancers etc.
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| Re: 56 year old woman converts to stockings |
Mon, 03 December 2007 19:00 |
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In response to several private messages, my coworker is still wearing on weekends. She has also worn to work, mainly with skirts but also with trousers. She also mentioned wearing on the weekend under jeans. She says she enjoys the garter belt and stockings, finds them comfortable, not as hot as pantyhose and easier when she needs to use the rest room. So far, there does not seem to be a down side to her discovery of garters and stockings.
My advice to any woman who has never worn a nice garter belt and a pair of good stockings is to try them. As for me, I gave up pantyhose when I was in my teens and will never go back to them.
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| Re: 56 year old woman converts to stockings |
Sun, 20 April 2008 03:28 |
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I know this is super "old" news but just curious if your coworker is still enjoying stockings.
x
Mike
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| Re: 56 year old woman converts to stockings |
Mon, 21 April 2008 13:12 |
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Mike,
Believe it or not, she wears stockings almost daily and has become a huge advocate of garter belts and stockings. Isn't it wonderful?
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| Re: 56 year old woman converts to stockings |
Mon, 21 April 2008 14:50 |
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All i can say is that even at 56 the more other ladys like us that convert will hopefully spread to the next generation to keep the movement going. Good job to you and everyone whom supports her. gloria
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