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To wear tights with knickers?

145 replies

WobbleMolly · 25/02/2022 19:15

Someone said you're not supposed to wear underpants when wearing tights - that they are 'pantyhose' with the pants built in. Have I been doing it wrong all my life?

I've googled and there seem to be different opinions, but I wanted to see the percentage split. AIBU TO wear tights with underpants underneath?

OP posts:
drspouse · 25/02/2022 19:17

It would be disgusting without!

HangOnToYourself · 25/02/2022 19:17

Firstly that is begging for a yeast infection surely?
And secondly what happens when there is a gust of wind? Tights dont exactly hide your fanny or bum crack

swapsicles · 25/02/2022 19:18

Certainly cheap tights would be no good without pants, seams in the wrong place and hardly comfy at the best of times!

TheYearOfSmallThings · 25/02/2022 19:18

Definitely underpants under your tights.

looklikeanelephant · 25/02/2022 19:18

I wear pants!

StopFeckingFaffing · 25/02/2022 19:18

I have never worn tights without knickers and never will even if the whole of Mumsnet tells me IABU

DiddyHeck · 25/02/2022 19:19

Eh? Why do you care what complete strangers thinks of your knickers/tights wearing?

This place gets stranger every day.

Great place for pervs to hang though I guess.

Toottooot · 25/02/2022 19:19

Gadz min - would never not wear punts wi tights.

CaMePlaitPas · 25/02/2022 19:19

Oh this has got creepy written all over it.

Mostlyjustrunning · 25/02/2022 19:20

We used to wear knickers over tights to keep them up 🤣

swashbucklecheer · 25/02/2022 19:20

I even wear a second pair over the tights- it stops them falling down Wink

ticktockriojaoclock · 25/02/2022 19:20

Bloody hell. I hope you are trolling rather than seriously canvassing opinions on whether or not to wear underwear.

SirVixofVixHall · 25/02/2022 19:21

Most are designed to be worn over pants, they were called “pantyhose” as opposed to stockings, because they also have a pant area, not because they are a substitute for knickers. Some do have a built in knicker with a slightly more robust gusset which I have worn with slinky evening dresses, but most need knickers.

StoneofDestiny · 25/02/2022 19:21

Gawd - knickers under tights for sure

HangOnToYourself · 25/02/2022 19:21

Who are the 5% saying YABU Confused

SBAM · 25/02/2022 19:22

I’m with @swashbucklecheer, one under and one over to keep everything snug and stop tights falling down

KittenKong · 25/02/2022 19:22

I sometimes wear knickers OVER my tights too (stops the crotch dangling by your knees)

LemonViolet · 25/02/2022 19:23

Surely no one goes commando under tights.

Northernsoullover · 25/02/2022 19:23

@swashbucklecheer

I even wear a second pair over the tights- it stops them falling down Wink
I do this. Nothing worse than having to hoik them up. I'm yet to have a yeast infection.
NameChangeCity123 · 25/02/2022 19:23

@Mostlyjustrunning

We used to wear knickers over tights to keep them up 🤣
I still do this too! And a pair underneath though!
Mostlyjustrunning · 25/02/2022 19:24

Glad it’s not weird!🤣

edenhills · 25/02/2022 19:26

@CaMePlaitPas

Oh this has got creepy written all over it.
Agree
DiddyHeck · 25/02/2022 19:33

@HangOnToYourself

Who are the 5% saying YABU Confused
Probably those who think the question is ridiculous - bordering on creepy.
Georgeskitchen · 25/02/2022 19:36

@swashbucklecheer

I even wear a second pair over the tights- it stops them falling down Wink
I used to do this as a teenager 😁😁
Rockdown2020 · 25/02/2022 19:37

You can’t not wear knickers. That’s so terribly unreasonable