Gah. Pantyhose. They make your legs look fabulous, but in all other ways they suck. They are uncomfortable; they leave a deeply unsexy squiggly imprint up your belly; they cause static cling between your legs and your skirt, necessitating a slip; they are hot in the summer and don't keep you warm enough in the winter; and they give you a segmented abdomen, like an insect, unless you have a dead flat and fat-free stomach area. Bleh. Sooooo to answer your questions:
Do you wear pantyhose or stockings at all? Yes. Under duress. (For some occasions, the outfit doesn't feel complete without pantyhose).
Where do you purchase them? The Bay, normally. (Big Canadian department store). I don't think I've ever bought any from a supermarket or drugstore.
What's a typical price per pair? Um...maybe $14? $16? I can't remember. I don't buy them very often.
How long do they last for you? I'm lucky if I get two or three wears out of them before they develop a ladder.
I've discovered a few work-arounds, though.
1. My upper thighs seem less sensitive to squinching than my midsection, so thigh-highs are often a good solution to the problem. There was one memorable occasion, however, when my left thigh-high decided it was no longer interested in clinging to my leg for the evening, and I had to walk down Main street holding it up, through my dress, with my hand. So I've learned to pack an extra pair in my handbag or pocket, just in case. Also, good thigh-highs are harder to find than normal pantyhose.
2. I can get away with pantyhose if (a) I go up one size (I buy a size marked for women six inches taller and forty pounds heavier than me, which seems absurd), (b) I don't have to wear them for more than six hours, and (c) I make sure to avoid control-top. Control top stockings are the work of Satan. I mean, they do a bang-up job of controlling your "top", as long as you're OK with whatever's not covered by the pantyhose squishing out over the waistband like rising bread dough.
