Do you remember white tights

The white tights were not very forgiving if you had plump legs, but they didn’t look attractive on most people. I never wore them. Always preferred American Tan.

Even in the height of summer you wore tights, well, you did round where I lived. Better be hot than have milk white legs. Daft really, bare legs might have got a real tan.

I had good legs but was flat chested.

Always glad I was a teenager in the time of Twiggy, mini skirts showing off my legs, my flat chest didn’t matter.

DH once said “Anything above a handful’s a waste!”

I have a photo on my bedroom wall ,me and my 3 besties at school.(1971)
We all look identical in what we are wearing.
White tights( made my legs look huge)my freinds had very skinny legs.
Too compliment our outfits, we did think we looked cool .
We had what we used to call Doctors Handbags, anyone remember them?
Shoes with Blakeys stuck on the soles.
Clippity clop, we must have sounded like horses.
And of course the Black Crombie Coat.
Happy Days

Lacey white tights and white stretchy patent leather up to the knee boots and mini skirts just covering my buttons, had to be careful leaning forward
Then I hit my hippie phase, maxi skirts, flowy dresses cheesecloth and loons!

Yes I remember them in the 60s. But I never ,ever wore them. I was an art student . Black everything was mandatory .

Oh yes, and the boys laughed at me saying my legs looked like candles. I was mortified!😂

Ah yes, white tights which Mum thought were "a bit odd", but when I begged for yellow tights I wore her down until she caved in. To her credit, although she gave in she never criticised me openly but it's a good thing I couldn't read her mind.
This was 1969 - there were some weird sights on the street.

Dad abdicated all responsibility and simply said " it's up to your Mum". Coward!

I crocheted a lovely orange (holey) set (a very mini) skirt and top The top finished just under my bra with a fringe that met the skirt I used to wear it with tall white plastic boots I ve get a photo somewhere I ll try and find it ….now that would be a laugh for you all
(I remember the fishnet tights and ones with patterns within the net) my skirts just covered my bum
That would have been late 60s I don’t remember white tights though

I remember the pop socks then stockings tan coloured with suspenders felt so sophisticated. Then tights came in fashion what a revelation no more suspenders. Then with my little black dress for fancy nights out very fine fish net tights very costly from GH Lee and gorgeous black patent leather stilettos.
They were nice shoes good quality not too high now I can only wear flats.

I remember the pewter ones with white socks, too. They showed every click.

I would rather wear white tights any day than those hideous nude coloured leggings the younger gen are wear today 😂

Spicy tights.

They were a very dark tan. Sort of garam masala powder shade 😆

I don't remember mixed pepper tights.
I must have been into a different phase by then.
Were they reddish?

I never wore American tan tights, always pewter grey which I loved. I wore ecru tights for years after that…fashion at the time I suppose.

I remember white tights. A friend's divorced father remarried and his new wife wore white tights and shoes for their registry office wedding. I have no recollection of the dress but 'think' it may have been silver. I remember thinking she was so glamorous!

My friend's older sister (who was a 'hand' model) was doing the 'painted on' eyelashes before Twiggy made it famous, it was common amongst 'those in the know'. She attempted to show us how it was done with very mixed results!

I had white tights, both plain and lacy, in the mid sixties before I progressed to American tan. I think next followed a shade called mixed pepper. I’m cringing now thinking about it. Buying a 3 pack in Littlewoods.

Oh I really wanted pewter tights, but my mum said they were ridiculous.
As if women ever have grey legs!!

After the obligatory American tan tights phase, just as I hit my teens, Pewter Grey tights were a thing for ages.

Loath sheer tights with a passion now, but would never have left the house without them covering my milk bottle white legs, even in a heatwave, and with Scholl sandals!
I blame Farah Fawsett Majors.😉

I was the height of sophistication going to secondary school in the late 60s with American tan tights and knee high white socks. The rest of my body was the colour of a bottle of milk. But my legs looked like a lanky chicken wearing socks 🐓

White stretchy shiny knee boots for me too and and a very short dress and equally short white PVC coat. Also loved my cherry red crushed velvet bell bottomed trousers - happy days !!

flappergirl you didn’t dream it, I wore white lace tights(they probably had seems up the back, but also matching gloves.

I vividly recall being dressed up like a dogs dinner in them before I went on an aeroplane for the first time. This was exciting in fact amazing!

I was aged 4 this would be 1965 I wore them with (as my mum called it) a costume: a pleat skirted dress that had an under slip top attached and a matching boxy shaped jacket, with fabric buttons the same colour Fawn/ brown Very formal
People actually got dressed up to fly then so not so unusual
Definitely was wearing lace tights at my older brothers wedding 2 years later too (got the pictures to prove it) 🫣and hair “done up”.

Woweee!
That sounds a marvellous outfit.
I missed out on the 60s, so my ensembles were punk, but I also wore 60s outfits, if I found them.

MissAdventure

I always wore the most outrageous outfits I could.

When my mum refused to come out in public with me, I knew I'd won the battle.

I think the most outrageous for me were the red wet look hot pants but also an orange dress - orange again - with a diamond cut out where the belly is and a large tacky gold chain across it, I was going to go out showing my belly but my mum made me wear a tight white turtle neck jumper under the dress. The ensemble was completed with white knee length boots.

I always wore the most outrageous outfits I could.

When my mum refused to come out in public with me, I knew I'd won the battle.

Doodledog

I had some white tights when I was about 12/13. I wore them proudly, with a pair of wet look sock things that you wore inside shoes to convert them into boots . I'm sure they were as bad as they sound, but (a) it was the early 70s, so worse was yet to come, and (b) if you can't indulge in crimes against fashion at 13, when can you?

Fortunately, no photos of these monstrosities exist.

Tickled me up, so true! 🤣🤣🤣