Tried the pants tights trick today...

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It's brilliant! Not once did I have to unceremoniously hoik the crotch of my tights back up

Thanks for the tip :)

I used to do this but when pregnant with DS the back of my dress got stuck in the second pair of pants, I walked out into the pub with my mega arse in two pairs of pants on display. DH thought it was very funny and even I laughed, once I'd got over the shame.

I'd have thought that had thrush written all over it? Coming from someone who can't wear microfibre pants or anything too nylony without being visited by the dreaded bird

This is great but approach with caution!

Back in the day when I was doing silver service waitressing for weddings I wore pants/black tights/bright pink pants, and the uniform was a black skirt. I had to carry a tray of champagne flutes over a grass lawn to guests as they were leaving the Church. It was very windy and I needed both hands to keep the tray steady and not drop the champagne. Lo and behold a gust of wind blew my skirt up, exposing my bright pink knickers over my tights and I couldn't do anything about it

I did this when pg and promptly got thrush. It took fecking ages to get rid of (the rest of my pregnancy plus 18 months breastfeeding), so possibly it was pregnancy/bf hormone-related rather than normal thrush, though. But I did it recently over a crappy pair of woolly tights which had been sliding down all morning and it was bliss. Bliss I tells ye! You do go through an awful lot of pants doing the pants-tights-pants thing, though.

I've never thought about this problem before but it does exist - I'm a size 10 and buy Large tights as that's the only way I found they don't fall down, but during they day they do end up pooling around my ankles :(

My colleague swears by stockings, but I don't trust the stickiness of them enough, I'd be too worried about them falling completely down as I dash for my train (or bend over whilst filing )

I have this problem all the time.....however do you need a pair of big pants to go over the tights? I mean I'm guessing that bikini style would not do the job.....

I tried it and though it worked I didn't like it, felt too bummfly so I hit on the idea of using a very small style, but size too big thong as the top pair, works a treat and doesn't make me feel like I'm wearing a nappy.

I imagine it only encourages thrush if you are prone to it anyway. Much like all the other "doesn't that give you thrush?!" things.

I used to do the pants-tights-pants sandwich all the time - I'm surprised it is a surprise to anyone :) I guess I learnt about it at school.

well the hospital called me geriatric when I was PG - still 8 years on my tights thankfully do not fall down.

DD2's do though bless her, she's only 4 - I solve this by putting cycle shorts over the top (well it is winter).

Oh my god! This has just reminded me of when I first started wearing bras and found them so uncomfortable I put a vest on first then my bra over the top

I thought it was a good idea until my mum noticed and laughed at me.

Why have I never thought to do this. Genius.

I've been wearing my tights like this for 25 years but I don't wear pants under my tights as too bulky, just over the top.

I thought everyone wore their tights this way!!

I seem to recall that in the nineties I wore mostly bodies (leotard type things) rather than tops to work. Or lacy body stocking swimsuit type things underneath tops but over tights. They gave me a nice, tucked in kind of feeling.

Yup! M&S stay up!

tights under jeans also very comfy in this cold weather, also tucking your pj top into the trousers lovely and snuggly at night (not v sexy tho').

I have been doing this since i was a teenager

Furiosa, my Gran always did that. 😆

... (knickers over tights, I mean)

I've been wearing my tights like this for 25 years

Are they not due a wee wash by now?

Also rather than buying expensive made for the job shorts/pants to stop the tops of your legs rubbing together just buy a super cheap pair of leggings and cut them off just above the knee (they spring up a bit you see). Avoids having to wear tights or leggings in warmer weather.

Furiosa - my great aunt always wore her bra over her vest too, I never understood but she swore it was very comfortable.

I always referred to " over the top knickers" usually with a light control as opposed to " underneath knickers" which were always pure cotton.

I always do this. It's the only way I can wear tights.

I wear a light support pant over the top, gives a good line.

This has reminded me of a traumatic incident a few years back rushing across London Bridge on the way to work - and feeling my tights gradually roll down my legs to the point they were round my knees and I had to walk to work looking like I'd poo'd myself - knees together, swinging my ankles in a rather strange shuffly-motion.
I could feel the draught.... :)

Ha! I wish I could get into the tights I was wearing 25 years ago when I was skinny.

Now I need a more robust waistband!