I only wear them if I didn't shave well or if I'm wearing shoes they are more comfortable with them.

I only wear them because it makes my shoes more comfortable. I can't wear shoes without something covering my feet.

I never wear pantyhose!! Where I work, my office is detached from the main building so I can get away with it, but if you work in the main building it's part of the dress code policy.

I never wear them and am not required to at work (in Boston). They are way too hot! I think it's a generational thing - younger women just don't see the need.

I can't even remember the last time I wore any...

I hate wearing pantyhose. I'll occasionally wear a pair if I'm going out at night and want extra coverage, but I never wear them to work and I've never been forced to, either (thankfully!).

I usually only wear them in winter, and even then I usually opt for a funky pair of opaque tights. There's no rules in our office about it and thank God because with 95 degree weather and 70% humidity, I'd never be able to wear skirts!

My legs are short and pasty white no matter what I do and I have 'double knees' - no matter how thin my legs get, they chub out. So if I'm wearing a dress, I wear panty hose to pull things together. I don't wear them often, but I'm not inflicting these legs on the world nekkid.

Oh geez it's a sheer piece of fabric covering your legs... I don't see the point

Oh I do wear them if it's cold... last time I remember was with my halloween costume.. I was a bumble bee

I hate pantyhose!!! I only wear them if absolutely necessary!!!

I loathe pantyhose. My office is super casual (I wear jeans every day) but if I have a client meeting and have to dress biz cas, I will wear pants in the winter and bare legs in the summer.

As a matter of fact, I hate pantyhose so much that I won't wear it, period. I've been to weddings in the dead of winter with bare legs because it's more comfortable than being stuffed into a sausage casing.

i'm in the midwest and you couldn't pay me to wear hose! they itch and they're uncomfortable and they rarely match my skin.

I hate them and would NEVER wear them to work!

it definitely is a generation and location issue. being in NYC - almost anything goes, and i'm greatful for that. i don't know if i would be content wearing stockings every single day ...right now i only wear the 'footless' kind...and i'm sure those wouldn't abide the dress code.

i hate wearing them but they are part of my dress code for work so I have to. it sucks and all of us here at work wait until the last minute possible to put them on and the moment I am off of work they are the first thing to go!!!!

I don't wear panty hose, but in the winter i will wear a black pair of tights to keep my legs warm if i wear a skirt.

never wear them. it was part of the dress code and i still didn't. i wear tights in the winter to keep warm- but not stockings. i hate them

The humidity here in the Midwest sometimes is horrible. I need to be covered but not with panty hose, that is just too much clothes.

I don't really get why it would be part of a dress code.

Anyways, in the winter I will when I'm dressing up. I'll also wear knee highs instead of full leg hose when I'm wearing fancy shoes (it just makes them feel SO much better!).

I don't in the summer because I don't see the point.

I don't even own a pair. I think sheer, nude colored anything is completely pointless unless you're cold.

I wear tights in the winter but I haven't wore hose since I do not know when. It is definitely a generational thing.

I abhore panty hose, only wore them once in 8th grade to my grandfathers funeral, and i took them off halfway through. my office doesnt require you to wear pantyhose.

they never ever look natural, ever.

I used to have to wear them for Speech & Debate during high school. I went to college in Los Angeles and didn't really have a need for them even with jobs because of the location. Right now, the firm I'm working for is pretty casual so it isn't seen as imperative to wear panty hose. I will probably have to get used to it for interviews and summer associate positions during law school though!

I go bare unless it's wintertime having nylons on mkaes my legs look tan and keep them from getting too cold.

I have to wear them for the office , I wear kneehighs daliy. I think they are comfortable when wearing heels .

Ok, (1) I love support top. I think more people need to embrace the control top, if you know what I mean. (2) I don't know how people walk around in shoes with no stocking/sock/nothing! My feet just slosh around in sweat and then rub against the leather and get sore and raw. As much as I think I should hate hose, I just have to say the benefits outweight the burden here...at least for me!

P.S. Does anyone here like Spanx? I'm thinking of investing in a pair from that brand, but wonder if they hold up well!

shanimalcracker, I use Spanx and I love them. My grandmother use to make me wear a girdle (Southern family and all) since I was 12. When Spanx came out it was a godsend even grandma now loves them over her girdle especially in the Southern heat. They come in all types of varieties --you should check them out.

rowan tree - I'm with you. I actually think its grosser to go bare foot in shoes. It is probably the cause of stink foot too.

Ew, I loathe pantyhose...and I agree Buzz, the word pantyhose is kinda creepy.
I'll wear opaque black tights with a skirt or dress in the winter -- IF I truly believe I might freeze AND I can't get away with leggings, but other than that I let my legs breathe!

Pantyhose??? Like the nude kind?? I honestly am not sure I've EVER worn those.

I wear tights and black or neutral nylons in the winter when I wear dresses/skirts, but that's it for me.

When I was in college, I worked as a waitress at a restaurant where we had to wear those hideous polyester knee-length dresses. Hose were required, but one of my coworkers refused and agreed to only wear knee-high hosiery. It was hysterical when she would have to reach for something, causing her partially-hosed legs to be exposed!

never! i live in new york, and i never see young women wearing them. yeah, dark opaque tights are great in the winter, but nude hose? i'm not a golden girl.

I'll wear 'em. My legs are blindingly white.

But dresses and skirts are a very occasional thing for me. If I had to dress up for work, I'd just wear pants instead.

I think its more a matter of what industry you work in than your location. I work in manhattan but in the Financial industry so the dress code requires pantyhose. That said, I do skip them if I'm not meeting with clients. Pantyhose are such a waste and they are uncomfortable!

I agree with MsTyque, it depends on the setting. I work in a hospital so it wouldn't be appropriate to have bare legs when wearing a skirt, even with pants I usually wear knee-highs.

I only wear tights in the winter. But I'm interested in reading all the comments because lately I keep seeing all these girls in pantyhose and I've been so surprised by it. And that's in New York on the subway and stuff, not some little town somewhere.

who wears pantyhose any more?! and how can this be enforced in the workplace... are managers going to come up to ur leg and pinch it to see if ur wearing anything? just self tan if its going to be that much of an issue and they won't even know the difference.

Okay, I guess I'm on the far side of the age divide. I wear them almost every work day. In Los Angeles. If I have a long dress or slacks, I cheat with knee highs. I probably overdress a little for my workplace, though. However, I plead innocent to charges of unhipness because I have *really* pale legs. Like, cave-fish pale. Glow-in-the-dark pale. I hate messing with fake tan stuff, and I've never seen one that looked remotely natural. And I'm still pale, even with it.

The only time I go bare-legged out of the house with a dress is if it's mid-calf length or below. Really, for those of you who say they're uncomfortable, you probably just haven't found the right fit. I'm "rubenesque" and my best fit is cheap drugstore pantyhose (usually "No Nonsense").

Also, I can't stand to wear shoes without some kind of socks. It's hot, chafes, and I have to think it can't be good for the shoes. I like most of my shoes and want to prolong their useful life, I don't want them sweat-stained and smelly.

I like wearing tights or fishnets, but they have to be in some sort of bold color. Otherwise, I am so pale that I feel like 'pantyhose' (I, too, hate that word, though I also despise the word 'panty') look just way too goofy: I mean, how come my legs look tan but the rest of me doesn't?

It's too hot in Florida for pantyhose.

I live in AZ, and I never ever wear hose. I agree that it is generational and locational. My hippie mom barely wears a bra, so really what can you expect from me?

I guess this hatred probably explains why I pick pantsuits for my trials, since a skirt would probably necessitate them in the formality of a courtroom... but beyond juror impressing, in my normal work life, I just wear slacks with whatever foot coverage is needed, or skirts with bare legs (the closest I come is fun tights in winter if I'm ashy from lotion laze or b/c I will freeze).

Hate hose. Don't care what the benefits are, they are uncomfortable and annoying.

Wow, I had no idea people were so against pantyhose! I'm 22 and live in New York City, and I always wear them if I'm wearing a dress/skirt to work. I agree with those who said wearing shoes without stockings is gross - I wear knee highs if I'm wearing pants just so I don't have bare feet in my shoes.

We don't have a dress code at work, but I don't think I've ever seen anyone go barelegged. I think if I saw someone without stockings I'd be a little surprised at them, because I'd consider that really inappropriate.

For the record, I work in management consulting.

I think for work they should be worn, especially with like a suit or the like... it's just more professional, and like many others.. it feels yucky with nothing between my feet and my shoes. IF its a sun dress go ahead and go bare legged. But I have also belonged to two organizations that required hose as part of dress codes for meetings, so I'm used to wearing them when I "dress up" also they don't honestly bother me.

PS I live in San Francisco. =)

Judging by the comments, I must be the exception to the rule.

I almost always wear pantyhose with my dresses and mini-skirts; and with them I always wear dress sandals. I feel my prettiest in these combinations; and believe me, they get noticed!!

I've been buying many floral mini-skirts and heeled dress sandals. I bought a pair of strappy white sandals on e-Bay from a couple in their 60s; and the man absolutely loves the fact that I wear pantyhose. So much so that he calls me Miss Canada. lol

Men in general seem to prefer the sight of pantyhose with heeled, wide-open-toed shoes (sandals). When I wear them with one of my floral mini-skirts at the bus stop well, you can imagine what happens. If my legs end up being on their minds all day...mission accomplished.

After all, I don't want them to notice. I want them to drool!!

I am a male observer of women wearing pantyhose,and I am so damn sick and tired of it! For years,I've been doing various amounts of research on this so-called "fetish" of mine,and found many components of the pantyhose cycle-from cheerleaders,to commercials,to Hispanic culture,such as the showgirls from Mexico and Peru,to figure skating,and yes-even Hooters waitresses. To me,this so-called pantyhose "fetish" is just a freaking lie! I can and will NEVER appreciate the sight of women wearing any form of pantyhose or tights-especially if they are the golden tan colored ones,unless..UNLESS,I have a female companion who would wear them just for me. Pantyhose are made to play with men's minds. And I would say that women would look much better if they wear jeans or pantsuits. And NO cheating with those knee-highs,either! So,as a male observer,I very much agree with most of you women here in this thread.