If usually I can get away with wearing shorts and thicker tights in winter, but this week is extremely cold. I put on these shorts and fun tights, but then checked Calgary weather and changed into a more appropriate version – jeans and wool tights under.
Wanted to wear:
Ended up wearing:
I can’t wait for warmer weather to finally be able to dress the way I want! Wool tights, by the way, were a gift from a fan. They are keeping me warm not the first winter already.
A rare glimpse of snow in Vancouver from last year.
Many of you know that I am currently in Vancouver, Canada – a city practically without winter. But at the end of this month I`ll be relocating to Calgary. This is a cold city not too far from the Rocky Mountains.
I don`t even have winter clothes! When I moved out of Toronto, I thought I was done with snow forever. But life has its surprises and here I am, going to a city known for its low temperatures in winter.
On my trip there when I went to scout the location I was wearing fleece lined leggings one day and warm wool pantyhose (actually it was a present from a nice fan named Marty) the other day. With some tall boots it was alright and I didn`t feel cold.
Looks like I`ll get to wear my pantyhose under pants for half the year. No more sheer pretty ones in winter as it seems. In Vancouver the weather is quite mind, so maybe only 2 months of the year I actually pull out my thicker 60 den and 40 den tights.
Being always an apartment dweller and now actually considering to move into a house, I begin to wonder what additional problems such harsh climate will bring. Shall I change the roof more often? Is it more likely to develop cracks in the walls? I think I am looking at a lot of new expenses. I`d like to find some local sites similar to Deals4Homes in UK that offer discount pricing for home owners.
A friend of mine lives in Edmonton, about 3 hours away from Calgary. Once I came to visit her when it was cold and I was surprised that people actually have a plug running from their car to the garage so that their battery doesn`t freeze. I never saw anything of this sort before.
On a brighter note, people are much friendlier in Calgary and there is lots of sun. I`ll most likely enjoy it after all.
Freezing my feet off in cold weather is a dangerous thing for me. I know, if I prance around in some fancy summer heels and light pantyhose in winter, next day I’ll be down with some serious health problems in the private sector that may linger for a long time afterwards.
How do I know this if I never tried it? Well, that’s what I’ve been told over and over when I was growing up by my Grandma. As a child, I would come back from a walk outdoors in winter, she would take off my shoes and feel my feet. If my feet were cold, she would panic. She passed away last year and I miss her dearly, we were very close.
I called up my grandfather and decided to ask him about this.
Me: Grandpa, women here go with bare legs in winter.
Grandpa: When I was little, we had neighbours who went practically barefoot. They had a large family and no money to buy clothing.
Me: Well, the women here simply don’t want to bother to wear pantyhose. I see them in dresses and bare legs on the subway.
Grandpa: I also recently saw a homeless guy in the subway with pants that had holes in them. Really, these days people throw clothes in the dumpster. Can’t he find pants without holes there?
Me: Look, the women here just don’t want to wear anything on their legs. They don’t think that it can affect their health.
Grandpa: Oh, common, they have plenty of clothes in North America! Why would they go bare-legged if there is plenty of clothing?
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No matter how I tried to explain that these women are making a conscious choice to go with bare legs, my grandpa couldn’t grasp this bizarre idea. To him poverty was the only explanation to bare legs in cold weather.
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Me: Grandpa, I remember Grandma used to tell me to keep my legs warm, especially everything below the knee. She told me that if the feet get chilled, it will lead to gynaecological problems.
Grandpa: Not only! It’s bad for both men and women. Grandma knew everything about that.
Me: How do you know this? Did you read this somewhere or is this some kind of wisdom passed down from the ancestors?
Grandpa: It’s common knowledge that areas on your feet correspond to your other bodyparts like liver, kidneys, and so on. Don’t you have Vietnamese people there in Vancouver? Ask them, their Eastern Medicine is progressive.
There is a notion in some parts of Europe and some parts of Asia about the concept of feet being connected to other forms in a person’s body. I guess that what you consider this to be depends on where you reside.
If you are North American, you may think of this as nonsense. If you are in a place like Hungary, let’s say, you may think of this as common truth that everyone knows.
Thus, if you are from the States or Canada, just forget everything you read above.
Go ahead, start your day, but please wear your pantyhose anyway!
I’d like to create a list of what kind of things people say about pantyhose. Some of this applies, but to cheap brands and when you are not wearing your size! Can you help me with this list?
1) Falls down between the legs
2) Unfashionable
3) Obsolete
4) Over-priced
5) Not Healthy
6) Itchy
7) Not for youth
8) Causes pain
9) Not for cold weather
10) Not for warm weather
Please help me to improve this and I’ll put it on a separate page for readers to see at all times. I would also like to include an explanation to why this is not true. (ex. different denier for different weather)
During filming of the movie “New in Town”, Renee Zellweger admits that it was very cold and she had to wear several pairs of pantyhose at once to stay warm.
“I never imagined that I would rejoice at the sight of multiple pairs of pantyhose laid out on the bed by the wardrobe people every morning.”
She’s right about that, it’s an essential accessory. Even though it doesn’t look like there is much material, this thin garment can make a big difference.
Even though I haven’t seen that new movie, but based on the trailer I think that Renee was referring to sheer nude pantyhose because it doesn’t look like she’s wearing it from afar.
Renee Zellweger is dancing in the movie Chicago. Thank you to my fan James for being able to find this rare picture of Renee wearing pantyhose.
I was flying from Toronto and the lady next to me was wearing a jean skirt, flats, and opaque pantyhose. Turns out, she was flying back to Canada from her vacation in St. Lucia.
I asked her about the pantyhose – it seemed strange to me that someone would wear it in that hot climate. She explained that she left St. Lucia with bare legs because of the heat, but she had a pair of pantyhose in her purse to change into as she arrived to Canada. Smart!
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I went to Hawaii and used that trick to adjust! I love this hosiery idea, it keeps me appropriate for both destinations.
On the photo above you see me in the airplane cabin wearing a hoodie by Public Myth, a dress that my mom bought me, and a pair of natural Falke pantyhose that one of my fans sent me. It was an awesome trip and I admit that even despite the heat I managed to parade in my tights to the amusement of the public.
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