Tights, forgotten how uncomfortable they are!

I too find tights very uncomfortable to wear until my daughter introduced me to snag tights. So very comfortable! They take into account your width as well as your height and this is what makes the difference.

Miss Chateline......Rude and not helpful.

Lizbethann55, do you have to wear tights? Have you thought about leg makeup before? Sally Hansen airbrush legs was a game changer for me when I had a summer wedding a few years ago. It applies really well and gives a lovely glow to your legs. Is is rain proof, doesn't smudge, doesn't have a terrible smell and washes off with soap and water at the end of the night. I've not worn tights since. If you're fair skinned like me, I never get a tan on my legs, so I go for the 'light glow' shade. You won't regret trying it.

I hate tights too and avoid them if I can but if I have to wear them I always wear a very light ‘panty girdle’ or whatever they are called nowadays from M&S over the tights so there’s no chance of the crotch ending up around my knees. I always feel much more comfortable knowing they are supported to stay up by a light but pair of hold me in slightly knickers! Have a lovely day Saturday.

I’m not tall but until I discovered Snag tights I struggled to find any that fitted well although M&S Autograph silky ones aren’t too bad. I would however recommend Snags regardless of your size.

I have trouble with tights as I have a hiatus hernia and am quite short in the body with long legs, after I have eaten they dig in really badly and agrevate my hernia. My daughter made the suggestion of buying maternity tights which I do when going somewhere special!!! If I am at home I try to buy them with a deep welt and cut part through it at intervals.
Must admit preCovid I was at two weddings and laughed in the loos where I had gone to take mine off and the bin was over flowing with spanx knickers that had been disgarded by other guests.[grin}

Thanks everyone. Wedding was lovely. I wore ordinary tights but in a size bigger than I would ordinarily do. No tights issues and a good time was had by me and everyone else there. I have seen Snag tights advertised a lot on Facebook but as they always look very thick and in bright colours I have never looked further. I dont think there were many tights wearers at the wedding, but lots of bare tanned legs. Sadly I find court shoes and no tights very uncomfortable and tends to lead to blisters, added to which I have ankle and foot lymphoedema and find wearing tights gives me some support instead of my usual compression sock.
I think losing weight in 24 hours was a rather big ask! But to the rest of you, many thanks. I will definitely research Snags

Lesley60, try snag tights not everyone on here is judgemental - it is best to ignore them

I can’t believe how rude some posts are on here about should be losing weight, I have recently put on 4 stone not through overeating but because of medication I have been prescribed.
Maybe people should stop and think before posting judgemental comments.
Lizbethann55 I would either put a pair of pants on top to stop them rolling down or wear a nice pair of trousers

I have never heard of snag tights, will google now

I am another Snag tights lover. They are a very good fit; so much so that I would not wear another brand and the same for my mother. Their sizes are generous and fit from size 4 to size 36. You would probably need size E. They are available online.

tall people try snag

I detest wearing tights, I’m 5’10” and can never find tights long enough but when I have to wear them I ALWAYS wear my knickers over the top and usually “control” pants that serve a dual purpose - keeping some of the flab in as well as keeping my tights up, ha ha!

MissChateline

Sorry but if I were you I would be trying to reduce a little so this wasn’t an issue in the future.

Harsh!

If I'm wearing calf or knee-length boots, I wear leggings rather than tights, with socks to keep my feet warm. I did try hold-ups a year or so ago, but they always slid down, usually on one leg or the other! I dislike pop socks because they are too tight and leave a groove round the calf,

Haven’t worn tights for ages, have an auto immune skin condition that makes them an utter no no. Long trousers, long skirts I have, even managed the posh night on a cruise with nice trousers.

Snag tights are brilliant!!

I wear longish skirts and pop socks if I'm going to a funeral or wedding,, and just hope that my skirt doesn't ride up if I'm sitting down! I find putting on tights a total nightmare - so glad other people have problems too!! I can never manage to manoeuvre myself into the right position to get tights on.

Even bare legged there is the problem as to what to put on your feet. I cannot wear shoes without socks and the small ones which do not show do not stay on but come off the heel within two steps. what do others do about that?

Stockings were even more uncomfortable and I always hated them.

Back in the 1960s when tights had just come in I had to travel by air wearing stockings. My sister had stolen and holed my last pair of tights. It was a most uncomfortable flight.

I battered my sister with a wooden hair brush for her pains so I got my own back.

Nowadays I wear very long loose kaftan style dresses or trousers so I can get away with pop socks or knee highs. I dont even possess any tights.

How about stockings? Or perhaps use some of that self-tan cream and go bare legged. Or a long skirt. Definitely go for the comfort angle.

I know that pain I've always worn pants on top to help keep them up BUT I have discovered a fabulous Scottish company called Snag their tights are amazing a wee bit more expensive but just fit and wear really well Worth the money

I do agree with everyone suggesting Snag tights! Just Google them. Made especially for larger and or non standard sized people. They're ace

I'm a size 10/12 but I still find tights to be horribly uncomfortable with that nasty seam cutting you in half from front to back. They must've been designed by a man! Wearing pants over the tights wouldn't help with that! Lizbethann55 I'd look for tights with a gusset. Is that a Les Dawson style, vaguely rude word? ??? My grown-up sons howl laughing if I mention that word!

I was going to post a few links but there are so many results for a Google search for plus size tights uk that you might as well just type that into the search yourself. Good luck!

Wear trousers and pop socks!

Look for Silkies online. They are an excellent fit, very comfortable and they do a cool summer version.