Women - Pantyhose issue?

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I am not big on wearing hose, but sometimes, it is what you need!

I bought a pair of sheer hose (need sheer, see thru, black), and the top was literally SO small that I could not pull it above my hips... when I tried, the top immediately began to roll down, to where the hose were, really, literally, coming off!!! :scared1:

Now, I could lose a few pounds... but I am NOT a big person. In fact, I am short/petite... So, it is definitely NOT that I am buying the hose too small.
And I don't think these were supposed to be a tight control-top either.

Has anybody else encountered this???

Can somebody tell me a brand/type of hose that will not have the super small, super tight, panty, but a nice quality sheer leg??? Yes, control top might help slim a little... but I am just SO over that... I just want a comfortable hose that will stay up!
 
They come in different sizes. You probably just bought the wrong size. They have a label on the back saying the sizes and what weight you should be to fit those sizes. I like Secret Slimmers....sucks it all in and makes everything smooth
 
The only ones I wear are Sheer Energy by Leggs. They do not slide down, they stay put. I do always buy the next size larger than what the box says is my size. They are tight, but comfortable. They resist runs pretty good as well.
 
Not big on 'hose, but I do wear thight in the winter. Some that I get from department stores like Kohls, Macys or JCP, and some L'eggs from the drugstore. I've never had that problem with any of them.
Are you sure you got the right size? Maybe the A size for the brand you got is especially small, and you are actually a B? I concur with a PP, check the height/weight chart on the back of the package and if you are close to the next size up, get the bigger one.
 

You might have got something that didn't say "control top" specifically but was meant to give some control - it might have said "smoothing" or "support" or something you didn't notice. I can't stand control top - I look for something with Lycra in the legs and a regular panty.
 
Thanks!
Like I said, I have short legs... so going up too much in size might present a different problem!!!

tlbwriter, that is exaclty what I am looking for... I can wear the regular 'everyday' hose.. but when I look at hose that have a really sheer leg, like with lycra, that is when I get the problem with the small/tight panty????

I'll keep looking!!!!
 
I hate pantyhose and refuse to wear them anymore. However, when I did, I purposely bought them 2 sizes too big (basically per the chart it was for someone 4 in and 20lbs more than me). I hated having them so tight. So, I'd suggest, either buying them big, or getting some thigh-highs, then you don't have that issue at all. Or, just don't wear them.
 
When it is height and weight, go with the size that is larger. My height and weight are in 2 different sizes. So if I expect them to fit close to properly, I have to get the larger size. Which tends to be med/tall or size C (I think) depending on the brand. I don't wear them often.
 
The solution is simple - switch to stockings! No one I know wears pantyhose - all use garters with stockings.

Much more comfy.
 
Thigh high black fishnets.
Men love that look ;)
 
Ditch the pantyhose and switch to stockings (either stay-ups or with garters). My hubby loves the look of them...and I don't have the binding around my waist or the infuriating (and seemingly inevitable) 'twisted thigh' I ALWAYS got with pantyhose.

If I want my belly sucked in, then I wear them with a pair of spanks...works like a charm. AND if you put the stockings on first THEN your undies, you don't have to unfasten the stockings to run to the loo. :)) (took me AGES to figure that one out! *lol*)
 
Ditch the pantyhose and switch to stockings (either stay-ups or with garters). My hubby loves the look of them...and I don't have the binding around my waist or the infuriating (and seemingly inevitable) 'twisted thigh' I ALWAYS got with pantyhose.

If I want my belly sucked in, then I wear them with a pair of spanks...works like a charm. AND if you put the stockings on first THEN your undies, you don't have to unfasten the stockings to run to the loo. :)) (took me AGES to figure that one out! *lol*)

I wore stockings with garters in my 20's and luckily my mom shared the order that garters and panties were supposed to go on! With the ;) bit of advice that you don't have to take your garters off when you :banana:. :rolleyes1:blush:.
 
OP - I bought capri tights a while back, pulled them up and on and though "these are sure tight and thin and short". I looked at the label and I'd bought GIRL's tights.

Is it possible that's what you've done?
 
The solution is simple - switch to stockings! No one I know wears pantyhose - all use garters with stockings.

Much more comfy.
:rotfl2: Please understand, I'm not laughing at the poster but at the statement. Pantyhose were created because stockings and garters were so awkward, restricting, and UNcomfortable!!!!
 
OP here!

Yep, I just can't imagine all the garters, etc... not showing thru the little stretch mini-skirt that I need these with.... Yep, that's right.. I am not big on wearing hose, but this is a look a man, my DH, would like! ;)

I think I'll try the thing with buying the size way bigger! I have short legs, but maybe it will work!
 















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