Footed tight recommendation for under a wool knit skirt

I just bought this skirt without thinking through the friction issue. I really don't want to deal with a slip but I think the skirt and matte finish tights would be a friction disaster. However, it's been a long time since I bought, or wore, tights and a skirt. Do you all have a recommendation for a footed winter tight?

And what about size recommendations? I find it absurd that Smartwool sizes tights by shoe size rather than height and weight. Has anyone worn Krimson Klover tights?

http://www.skhoop.us/merino-skirt.html

OMG. I just cruised Nordy's site. Here in Bend we are so protected from the fashion world. As yellow's husband would say, we must "fend off the raging synchilla."

http://shop.nordstrom.com/c/womens-t...origin=leftnav

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Originally Posted by SadieKate

I find it absurd that Smartwool sizes tights by shoe size rather than height and weight.

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Speaking as someone whose feet are all out of proportion to the rest of me, and can't wear many footed tights for just that reason ... they need to size by all three!

Ha, for me the crotch would be down around my knees.

I usually just go into Nordies at the beginning of winter and buy a whole bunch of different ones to find what I like best. I have found that sizing up reduces the crotch at the knees effect. But I have long and thickish legs. I love tights and skirts/boots in winter. It's practically all I wear for work.

I tend to go for thicker ones - some of the ones that Nordies link has seem more like nylons than tights to me. The point is warmth and durability. Some of those look like they'd be more appropriate for Vegas....

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Originally Posted by maillotpois

I usually just go into Nordies at the beginning of winter and buy a whole bunch of different ones to find what I like best. I have found that sizing up reduces the crotch at the knees effect. But I have long and thickish legs. I love tights and skirts/boots in winter. It's practically all I wear for work.

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Good idea! I'll just run down to my local Nordies . . . . :rolleyes:

You have a brand and model you'd recommend, Oh Tall One?

Might we have a shopping opportunity in a couple of weeks....? ;)

Problem is I don't see much of the stuff I see in the store on the website link you sent. Closest one is something like this: http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/nordstro...l&resultback=0

Those look really nice - and similar to ones I have which I am pretty sure were Nordies brand. They may even be the same ones - it is so hard to tell from the picture/description. There don't seem to be any labels in any of the ones I have, so I don't know what I actually have.

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Originally Posted by maillotpois

Might we have a shopping opportunity in a couple of weeks....? ;)

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Ah, or you could just bring me a pair of what you have. I wear a C/D in Hanes (yup, up a size for the crotch issue). ;) Wouldn't want to take away from your other opportunities for fun.

I may run down to our Macy's and peruse the two pairs they might have on hand. I think our Safeway has the same square footage.

Little did I know that you can wear ankle boots with short skirts . . . maybe I should get some scrunchy leg warmers too.

If you like wool tights, I had a good experience ordering from here - http://warmlegwear.com

I bought a bunch of pairs of the Merino blend tights last year for a long trip. I decided that for packing purposes and dressing (not looking too much like a tourist..) purposes it might be better to have tights and skirts rather than jeans or pants - worked beautifully. The tights and skirts were small to pack and easy to wash on the go. They were also very warm. We were in Scotland over Christmas and Japan over New Years and I think I only put on the base layer tights I took once because I thought it was too cold.

I've had the tights for about a year now - I wear them *a lot* (I'm one of those cold all the time people) and except for the toes, they are just now starting to show wear - some small holes have appeared on several pairs and some pilling has happened on the brown pair. I have had to repair the toes... if my toes nails on my big toes are at all long they do end up making a hole..., but I'm not wearing them with open toe shoes, so I haven't worried about that.

As far as sticking to skirts - There's only one or two that I seem to have that problem with and most of my skirts are unlined.

Thanks! I assume you bought these? How was the length? I know you're on the vertically-challenged side.

I think mine are all the rib or tonal rib varieties - seems like they are always out of most colors of the smalls in the flat knit ones. The length on the smalls is fine for me. Crotch to foot is fine (I have a 29ish inseam to the floor, 28 to ankle) Crotch to waist is kind of high, but this doesn't bother me - just means that I don't have a cold spot between my skirt and my sweater :rolleyes: In any case, they aren't any different than most pairs of panty hose/ tights I've ever had - they always fit me like that. They are only about 1/2 wool, so they do have a decent amount of stretch and they don't get baggy. They are quite warm and surprisingly wind resistant.

Thanks for the information filled review!

Wow - great site, Eden. I could get in trouble on that....

Sigh, I guess I am the only living woman left who still wears a slip. Actually, what I wear is what my mom used to call "petti-pants," (i.e. petite pants), a short slip like pair of shorts, over my tights. I have mostly lined skirts, but i have a few wool or plushy type dresses that I have to have a slip for. I don't have wool tights, just regular ones, though. I might look at the site, Eden.
I am one of the few people where I work that wears skirts or dresses. I am also the oldest. I don't wear them everyday, but I have to have a difference between my work and play clothes. I find it hard to wear jeans, even to do in home therapy. Black jeans, OK, blue, not so much.

Deleting almost everything.

Yeah, I'm feeling cranky this morning. I've heard too many responses this week that begin with a negative, implied or otherwise.

Oh no, I hope the fact that I still wear a slip didn't set you off.
You can feel happy that Eden's comment on this thread induced me to do some retail therapy. I bought 3 pairs of the merino tights, a pair of the flat ones in grey (yes, they were sold out of the black in small) and 2 pairs of the tonal patterned ones.

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Originally Posted by Crankin

Oh no, I hope the fact that I still wear a slip didn't set you off.
You can feel happy that Eden's comment on this thread induced me to do some retail therapy. I bought 3 pairs of the merino tights, a pair of the flat ones in grey (yes, they were sold out of the black in small) and 2 pairs of the tonal patterned ones.

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No, it didn't. It was the initial (negative) implication that if one doesn't wear a slip, we're somehow lacking. I wear slips when appropriate. I don't really care if or when someone wears a slip as long as I'm not privy to their privates. Under a knit skirt like the one in the link, a slip or pettipants would look like h3ll. BTW, pettipants are still readily available.

Yea, I know... I bought one about 4 years ago. Almost time for a new one.
You know, to me, a slip is just the thing that keeps my skirt or dress from sticking to my tights. I never thought of one as a "privacy" shield! I've tried using hairspray to solve the problem, but got tired of sticky thighs. I could care less if someone wears a slip; in fact, I am sure most of my colleagues don't know what one is.
If we could invent something that stopped the stickiness problem, we'd be millionaires.

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Originally Posted by Crankin

If we could invent something that stopped the stickiness problem, we'd be millionaires.

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I know!!

Where does one find the "pettipants"? I really hate slips b/c they are usually not cut full enough to not feel like they restrict movement if I have to run or take stairs two at a time...but the stickiness issue can be annoying with tights under some skirts. Those would solve both problems.

Have you asked Mr. Google?

I was just thinking I needed a slip to keep my skirts from sticking to tights and leggings too.

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Originally Posted by Jolt

Where does one find the "pettipants"? I really hate slips b/c they are usually not cut full enough to not feel like they restrict movement if I have to run or take stairs two at a time...but the stickiness issue can be annoying with tights under some skirts. Those would solve both problems.

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Search on Amazon. Some the the results are hilarious.

Slips not only make lumps and bumps under my knit skirts, but the skirt turns into a merry-go-waist. Honest to goodness, my skirts are twisted backward in no time at all. The friction is easier to deal with.

Heh. I'm the same way (not that I've worn a sheer enough skirt in a very long time :rolleyes:). I wore slips fairly often for privacy. Skirts are one of those things like your butt crack in bike shorts ... I really had to look in a mirror with a strong light behind me to know whether I needed a slip or not! Most of the suits I've bought more recently have a self-liner in the skirt. But as far as static, yeah, slips always made that worse for me.

Jolt, the last one I bought was at Macy's (the one we met at to do the Madie hand off!). I would go to the lingerie department of any good department store, or a real lingerie shop.
Yes, I can imagine what you get when you search for petti pants.

My wool tights came. It was about 19-24 today and they kept me warm, but I feel a slight itch in the ah, rear area. Not so much in the legs.
They are still winners and they look great, especially with a sweater dress.

SK - why would a slip not work with that skirt? I have a short, black, stretchy slip that I wear with all my short black stretchy wool knit skirts and dresses all winter once tight season hits. I wear them all without it in the summer but those stupid tights (no matter what the material!) makes skirts cling like glue to my thunder thighs. Without it, two steps and I'd be wearing my skirt as belt. :rolleyes:

I do get a little bit of spin going, but no worse than if I wore the same skirts sans slip and tights in the summer, so I'm used to it. It's my big butt/thunder thigh/small waist curse to bear. ;)

Back before I thought about chemical exposures I used to spray my slips and knit skirts with some of that anti-static stuff. I wonder what was in it. :rolleyes: :eek:

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Originally Posted by GLC1968

SK - why would a slip not work with that skirt? I have a short, black, stretchy slip that I wear with all my short black stretchy wool knit skirts and dresses all winter once tight season hits. I wear them all without it in the summer but those stupid tights (no matter what the material!) makes skirts cling like glue to my thunder thighs. Without it, two steps and I'd be wearing my skirt as belt. :rolleyes:

I do get a little bit of spin going, but no worse than if I wore the same skirts sans slip and tights in the summer, so I'm used to it. It's my big butt/thunder thigh/small waist curse to bear. ;)

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I've never had a slip that didn't end up as a belt under the skirt. I have plenty of my own lumps and bumps. Is there some new miracle fabric or design that I don't know about?

I found a variety of tights from Hue at my local Macy's that I haven't tried yet. One is even a wool blend. The legs are extra long. I mean LONG!

OK, I just tracked down a MSDS, and the active ingredient in dryer sheets is just stearic acid. So unless you're vegan, it's probably perfectly safe to rub your skirt, tights and slips with an unscented dryer sheet the way I used to do when I ran out of the spray.

Can I also rub my hair with it?

Do they make Spanx slips??? :eek:

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Originally Posted by SadieKate

Is there some new miracle fabric or design that I don't know about?

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Hmmm, I doubt it as my slip is many years old!

I have two - one that is short, black, plain, and of a stretchy but slipery nylon type material. It's kind of an A shape (like me). My other slip is long, also stretchy, and beige and I can't remember the last time I wore it. My issue with cling pretty much stops at my thighs, so the short black one works in just about every situation (even longer skirts) because it keeps my skirts from riding up my legs as I walk. Static can still be an issue but lotion on my legs prior to putting on tights helps with that a LOT.

Personally, I think you need a new slip...but any reason to buy new tights is worthwhile in my book too! ;-)

I have lots of HUE tights (I like their color choices) and they have been quite durable for me.

OK, I wore a pair of the wool tights under a wool dress (actually the Terry Cadence dress, with a LS t shirt under), with my "petti-pants" yesterday. The temperature was about 9 when I left for work and it got to a high of 20. I was totally warm and more comfortable than if I was wearing pants.
Of course, my work colleagues all commented that I was wearing a dress, wasn't I freezing, and why did my dress have a zipper in the back?