A few weeks ago I wrote about my admiration for Kate Middleton. Recently I was scrolling through some internet news when I came across this headline “Has Kate started a new trend?” Of course I had to check it out.
Perhaps many of you caught the same thing. It seems that Kate’s recent tour to Canada and the US sparked a new interest in of all things, Pantyhose. Did you notice Kate’s lovely legs in all those dresses? All this talk about pantyhose after my recent posts on hose and self tanners.
I went to What Kate Wore and sure enough, there was a poll about Kate’s pantyhose! You will notice from the large number of women who participated in the poll and the number of comments in the previous post that this is something that we as women are quite opinionated about!
What do I think? Keep in mind that Kate’s hose are very sheer, and the color is right on. Most people probably didn’t even know she was wearing them. These are not the hose of years ago that were thick, dark brown and came from a drugstore. Kate also wore a closed toe shoe. When she did wear an open toe–no hose.
The last time I wore tan hose was in the year 1997. I remember distinctly because I had to attend a formal wedding, I didn’t have a tan, and self tanners were not that prevalent. I went to find sheer hose and was introduced to a pair of DKNY that were $15–a far cry from the days of L’eggs and No Nonsense! Honestly, they did the trick for that dress.
Now, years later, I prefer opaque tights or the patterned sheer tights I showed in the above post. I do like the way my feet slip into a pump with hose. My feet don’t swell and “stick” to the shoes. I’m not running out to buy a pair of Kate’s hose, but when it comes to fashion I’ve learned to “never say never”.
Now jump over to my Facebook page and give your opinion. Are you willing to give pantyhose another chance?
And if you’re not on Facebook, make a comment because I would love to know what Style by Karen readers think!
Finally, you can see another new trend at All Things Chic. Bow blouses are back!
CREDITS: What Kate Wore A big thanks to this blogger and her readers who helped inspire my post.
