https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-size-up-in-hosiery Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 09 May 2026 02:53:44 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-size-up-in-hosiery#post-97849 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:55:26 +0000 londonkiwi (now back in NZ) 97849@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm only 5'4" but tend to size up too as I have long legs and the size for my waist/hip measurement tends to be too short for my leg length. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-size-up-in-hosiery#post-97836 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 06:57:01 +0000 Alexandra 97836@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I size up! I do it to prevent muffin top, not because I'm any sort of tall (if only!). It tends to work decently well and I don't get much ankle sagging, even at 5'4". I think I'm going to have to work on a new approach regarding leggings though; the last pair I bought (from Target) fit fine in the waist because I sized up but bag through the thigh, calf, and ankle. Ah well, trial and error. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-size-up-in-hosiery#post-97801 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:28:51 +0000 Maya 97801@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I thought you looked longer-legged than you thought you were Tanya! </p> <p>You're probably right Angie. I cannot bring myself to spend more than $15 on hosiery it shows! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-size-up-in-hosiery#post-97799 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:23:43 +0000 Tanya 97799@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Maya, you got me thinking. I just went and measured the inseam of my jeans hemmed for flats and they are 31". I do not know where I got the number of 29" I have posted previously. Maybe this now makes a bit more sense </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-size-up-in-hosiery#post-97797 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:19:17 +0000 Angie 97797@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You're right!</p> <p>The only thing I can boil it down to is quality hose. I know that costs extra bucks, but you really *can* see and feel the difference. Perhaps you should just purchase your normal size. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-size-up-in-hosiery#post-97738 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:25:39 +0000 Maya 97738@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't know what average is. Angie wears a 32" inseam and Tanya wears 29" (I think, correct me if I'm wrong) at the same height and overall size. I wear 31" inseam and I'm shorter but bigger than both of them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-size-up-in-hosiery#post-97737 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:24:18 +0000 chewyspaghetti 97737@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Maya- long legs for your height are still shorter than "average", I would imagine. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-size-up-in-hosiery#post-97724 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:09:43 +0000 Maya 97724@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm, well I have long legs for my height so I'm not sure what it is. I would like to size up since I find hose too restricting to wear regularly, but I guess that's just how it is meant to fit. Thanks for the responses ladies. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-size-up-in-hosiery#post-97722 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:06:01 +0000 Tanya 97722@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I also size up, for the same reasons as Angie. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-size-up-in-hosiery#post-97721 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:02:42 +0000 Angie 97721@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I always size up - too short otherwise. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-size-up-in-hosiery#post-97670 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:37:29 +0000 chewyspaghetti 97670@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I guess that it has more to do with the length of you legs than anything else. I am actually 5'5", but I have shorter legs. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-size-up-in-hosiery#post-97668 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:27:11 +0000 shana 97668@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, I definitely see a trend when it comes to us shorties! I also do not size up for the same reasons mention by some of the others - way too much excess hose if I do. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-size-up-in-hosiery#post-97662 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:56:16 +0000 Dawn 97662@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've never sized up as I find that the smallest size in tights are often too big for me. That's probably because I'm so short. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-size-up-in-hosiery#post-97640 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:00:35 +0000 marianne 97640@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't size up. Sometimes I err on the side of bigger after studying the size guide - I am usually on the border - I get unsightly wrinkles around my ankles. I don't really buy much hosiery, so it may be the brand? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-size-up-in-hosiery#post-97616 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:34:50 +0000 shiny 97616@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I bought Oroblu tights a few months back in the summer, on sale, in the smallest size. Cracked them open this weekend, only to discover that they are enormous on me. Nice quality though. But made for really tall women! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-size-up-in-hosiery#post-97600 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:12:58 +0000 Oneirix 97600@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've never sized up Maya, and I'm also short (5'). For me hose is always so long I have to roll down the top. :p It sounds like from the replies sizing up may only be for length rather than fit and comfort, as hose is naturally pretty stretchy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-size-up-in-hosiery#post-97598 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:10:54 +0000 RoseandJoan 97598@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>When I was a teen and allot slimmer I had to wear a second pair of Knickers (is panties the US term) over the tights to hold them up, I resembled Superman but it did the trick.</p> <p>Now my body has filled out, like the others at 5ft 8" I size up for leg and torso length. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-size-up-in-hosiery#post-97565 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:26:13 +0000 Ellen 97565@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Maya, I always size up, but I am 5'10 so I do it for the length. I've never had the baggy problem with larger sizes, but with the smaller options they often ride down because there isn't enough length. It may be a height thing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-size-up-in-hosiery#post-97564 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:24:26 +0000 Maya 97564@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good point Inge. Maybe since I'm short the sizing up doesn't work as well.</p> <p>Nice find Sarah! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-size-up-in-hosiery#post-97561 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:19:28 +0000 Sarah 97561@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I usually size up one size, especially in opaque tights. I want them nice and dark.<br /> I recently got some micro fishnets by Hue at TJMaxx that are at least two sizes too big. So I'll try them and let ya know. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-size-up-in-hosiery#post-97560 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:12:33 +0000 Inge 97560@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I alway do Maya, but I'm tall and have long legs to boot. I never have any problems with bagging or weird fit, in fact, when I buy my regular size they are often a bit too short for comfort. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-size-up-in-hosiery#post-97553 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:27:36 +0000 chewyspaghetti 97553@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't- I have found that if I size up they are often too long in the leg, or too baggy with leggings. I think it's just one of those YMMV things. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-size-up-in-hosiery#post-97552 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:24:44 +0000 Maya 97552@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have heard this advice on the forum before because it adds comfort and coverage, but when I tried it, the hose crept down on me all day, to a point where it really could have just fallen off. I had to hike it up after every few steps and it was sooo uncomfortable. It also meant that it wasn't as smooth as it should/could have been. Is there anything I'm missing about this, or is this just my weird issue? I draw the line at wearing at wearing a garter with thigh high stockings in my everyday life. </p>