@dontcallmelen - when I cleared out my mother's cupboards, I found that she had an unnatural penchant for burnt orange, cutout Mary Janes. (Shudders). I think there were close to 40 pairs. Very few of them had ever touched the ground. I always wondered what the people who cleared out the charity bin made of that donation.
I have been eyeing off the Spanx faux leggings, but suspect I'd look like a lumpy sausage skin. Also, I'm 5ft1. in America you can get Petite ones, of course they're not available here. What do I do with the excess leg length? It's far too hot here to imagine wearing them now, but I know in winter, they will be invaluable and impossible to get.