Hi Stella,

I'm not sure what to say on this one, I've always bought larger sizes of tights and had no issues. I may have proportionally shorter legs than you :) As a side note, I know that a girls swear by Wolford as a brand but I've always found them very expensive and I really don't value tights enough to pay that much for them :)

To be frank, I buy all my tights from Tesco :) maybe they have a secret stretch that the others don't?

Juliette

Dear Juliette,

Thank you, and yes I'm a bit long in the leg, and some say in the tooth as well! Concur Tesco works better than most but I find that they just don't last.

Will look into Wolford, just keen to have something a little more sheer that will last more than once and be comfortable.

Have fun.

Stella

Dear Stella, Transparenze is another good brand, as well as Cecilia de Rafael. They both have a diverse size and color range, and varying denier for whatever you desire. Hope that helps. Good luck.

Tracy

Dear Tracy,

Thank you for the tip much appreciated. Apologies for my delay in posting this response, for some odd reason I'd been unable to publish comments. Thanks again, Stella

Well, well, well, I think you can add saleswoman to your skill set!

Having seen you in the Wolford tights decided to invest. The pair I got are lovely, asbsolutely worth the outlay, just a shame that they came a little too late for a girls night out.

Thank you once again.

Have fun, Stella

Ah, hosiery questions. Full disclaimer, my in-use take up 2, 3 foot dresser drawers (each in their own zip bag, labeled as to color, whether a "panty" shows versus sheet to the waist). That is backed up by maybe 5 boxes (the kind that 10 reams of printer paper comes in) of new pairs.

And I too used to be 6'2", though 2 herniated disks and age have me down to 6' even, and down to 205 lbs. Finding tights (or panty hose) that fit has been a battle (and reason that when I find something, I stock up).

I looked into Woolford a few years back (long story, but cliff notes, I was wait-listed on a seat upgrade while on a business trip, and the called my by my last name, and this beauty and I both got to the counter at the same time. We had the same last name (boy name). We sat together for the flight, and I learned she was in sales for Woolford. I played dumb about my knowledge, but it was a fun trip. Besides the price, the sizes just did not go big enough.

Years ago, Just My Size, micro fiber came in a 4x, which fit wonderfully. Unfortunately, lately, the quality is no longer as food. Sears also made some size D tights, which were nice, but not very sheer.

Most of what I wear these days is from that old stash, as the quality was there, and they had ample room. Stockings solve the exact fit problems, but many that I see, barely make it over the knee (even though they are labeled thigh-top). Additionally, I have no hips to hold the garter belt on :-(

The exception to this is Wal*Mart (plus size) thigh-tops, though they come in only white, black and a flesh color in 60 denier (but they reach all the way to the top of my thigh).

And there is always the fishnet standby, ad they generally have enough give to fit us tall girls.

Sorry for rambling on so long.

Joayn

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