A photo of Jessica in OMSA pantyhose
Isn’t it rare to hear a good show on the radio? Official Russian radio station Mayak (means Lighthouse) had this show (Top Russia) out with Sergey Stillavin as a host. They would review some product each week and even do voting competitions. For whatever reason this show no longer exists.
I personally disliked how Sergey addressed his colleague, Victoria, about her not wearing pantyhose and thus not being like the rest of the women. There is a reference to that here (Mean criticism or blunt truth?). The caller Alla from Moscow also in a sense disappointed me, she is a typical Muscovite who almost caught up to all the American women. Women from other parts of Russia do whatever they can in order to keep their man happy.
Read Part 1 – Pantyhose Brand Comparison on Russian Radio Mayak – Sisi, Filodoro, Omsa, Golden Lady, and Glamour
Now only 2 brands made it into semi-finals — OMSA and Filodoro.
Stillavin: Last week we had 5 contestants and now we are selecting the finalists. We were talking about pantyhose and stockings too. Out of 5 contestants the ones that made it to the finals are Filodoro and OMSA. Please express your opinion. Women and hosiery sales people are especially welcome. Which brand out of the two is best?
Stillavin: A week ago we found out that Victoria Kolosova doesn’t use pantyhose, they are too tight on her.
Victoria: They are not too tight, they are itchy.
Stillavin: Could that be because you don’t shave your legs, Victoria?
Victoria: Sure, Sergey. Do you think I should walk around hairy like an orangutan?
Stillavin: Now we are choosing at TopRussia the best brand of hosiery in Russia. OMSA against Filodoro. Left behind are Golden Lady, Si Si, and the last place is for the most non-glamorous brand called Glamour. Who should win today, OMSA or Filodoro? Ladies, please voice your opinion and explain, is it the price that matters or some kind of durability? I remember one week ago a lady called and said that she wears one pair of pantyhose for 3 weeks. This resulted in lots of comments from women, they don’t believe her, say it’s impossible.
Vahidov: Listen, today I found official classification of pantyhose in Russia.
Stillavin: Let’s listen to Alla for her expert opinion and then the classification. Good morning, Alla! Tell us, Filodoro or OMSA? What’s better?
Alla (caller, 27 yrs old, Moscow): Neither! Sorry, but I am with Victoria on this one. You said that pantyhose itch and for me they itch too. Even if they don’t itch like OMSA Velour, they fall down, their elasticity is not good enough. What is the point of all these new technologies? For this reason I don’t like pantyhose.
Victoria: Correct!
Alla (caller, 27 yrs old, Moscow): But if I would be to choose between Filodoro and OMSA, I’d say OMSA. There are some that I use when I need to wear a skirt.
Stillavin: Wear it purely for the man? Like let’s say on New Year’s Eve?
Alla (caller, 27 yrs old, Moscow): No, I don’t agree to such sacrifices for a man.
Vahidov: Listen (about classification), pantyhose is classified by the type of finish, such as bleached, evenly coloured, fast-knitted. Classified by the type of knitting: smoothly knitted, plastic knitting, platinized, fleece, jaccard, or pressed method. Depending on the structure, such as pantyhose with briefs and without briefs. I don’t even know what it is!
Victoria: Briefs support part of the buttocks.
Vahidov: There are winter pantyhose, fishnet, shiny. Even in the classification there is a type called “sexy”.
Victoria: “Sexy”? Is that with holes in them?
Stillavin: Just with a word “Sexy” written on them.
Vahidov: And even a more interesting point, there is pantyhose that is machine-knitted and hand-knitted. I can’t imagine, how can someone knit pantyhose by hand?
There is also classification by occasion – regular wear, sporty, medical. Regular wear pantyhose can be either for daily wear or for dressy wear. Listen, that’s a nightmare!
Stillavin: We have only 4 minutes left until the end of the voting. I am so sad that Victoria is not an expert in pantyhose. She is not like other women, you see. She’s got a squeaky voice and an owl’s glance.
Victoria: But you still can’t leave me alone. “Owl’s Glance”…
Stillavin: So they ask me why I treat Victoria like this. But how else can I treat her? She doesn’t wear pantyhose, doesn’t put on nail polish, doesn’t wear lipstick. She only puts on some powder in the morning and goes straight to work.
Vahidov: (towards Victoria) Your husband doesn’t like pantyhose?
Victoria: I haven’t noticed him wearing it.
Vahidov: Victoria, pantyhose is synthetic, correct?
Victoria: Of course!
Vahidov: Well, if it’s synthetic, will it absorb women’s sweat?
Stillavin: Women don’t sweat at all.
Vahidov: Usually they sweat only behind their knees.
Vladimir Pastuhov: By the way, about sweat and buying pantyhose before winter there are some recommendations. Pantyhose should contain wool, cotton, and lycra (without it pantyhose will sag). Today microfiber pantyhose are very popular – these are polyamide threads consisting of a huge number of thin threads. Such pantyhose are soft, smooth, and velvety. They are warm and durable, but their price is higher. Acrylic pantyhose are not expensive, they are soft and warm, but they fringe fast and lose their good appearance. Such pantyhose are ideal for wearing under pants.
Vahidov: Just got a message from Samara. She says both brands are so-so, cheap and not durable. This is about OMSA and Filodoro that ended up in the semi-final. She prefers stockings instead of pantyhose when she wears a dress or a skirt. In the middle of cold winter only tough Russian women can wear pantyhose. Is this true?
Stillavin: All the rest wear leggings!
Vladimir Pastuhov: And lastly, when choosing pantyhose it’s important to see if they look clean and if the package is intact, if all the information about the company / denier /size / colour is present. Also, pay attention to the smell of the product. (Maybe they mean to avoid second hand pantyhose?)
Victoria: Pantyhose don’t emit any smell through the package.
Vladimir Pastuhov: Pay attention to the seams, they must be flat and when stretched they should almost disappear.
Stillavin: OK,guys, today OMSA is winning and Filodoro is losing! We can already congratulate OMSA brand! Or, whoever produces OMSA brand…
Vahidov: Golden Lady produces OMSA!
It’s interesting to note that from both articles that you posted some of the callers mentioned other brands like Wolford and Pierre Cardin. I surprised about caller named Alla complaining about pantyhose that either itch or fall. If that was the case, I would just buy a better brand if I was her. I get the impression that Alla doesn’t put the time in buying quality pantyhose. Jessica, between OMSA and Filodoro, which of these two brand do you like and why? Plus, of the five brands mentioned, what’s your input on all of them?
Hello Susan, thanks for the question!
I see some Falke on the market in Russia, maybe Alla should try that. This is more costly, but better quality.
So far, I tried mostly OMSA and I think I tried Filodoro only once. I like OMSA, got nothing negative at all to say. But I’ll have a post coming up on them soon about OMSA boycott.. they transferred their manufacturing from Italy to Serbia to save money. Workers lost their jobs.
Glamour brand I sold a little, but haven’t tried. Some people say it fits sort of small. I am curious to try it out.
Golden Lady is good, like OMSA. Even their ultra sheer hosiery lasts long.
SiSi – not sure, I only tried stay ups from them. But I think they are OK too.
I’d say that any of these would be better than getting product from a department store.
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