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LONG tights for LONG legs

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FluffyMummy123 · 01/01/2008 10:09

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foofi · 01/01/2008 10:09

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FluffyMummy123 · 01/01/2008 10:10

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chonky · 01/01/2008 10:14

Must be just you cod - I'm 5'11 with 35" legs , and I don't have this problem with Marks tights.

Have you tried posho makes from the likes of House of Fraser?

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FluffyMummy123 · 01/01/2008 10:19

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PrismManchip · 01/01/2008 10:25

I am 174 (I am Pruni, in case you don't recognise me from my height)
I have always bought XL but ikwym about the gusset
I also wonder what genuinely XL people wear - because those waistbands dig.

PrismManchip · 01/01/2008 10:26

I thnk the answer btw is to buy from Germany or Denmark
German woman at ds's nursery is getting me some long-legged stripy ones from Germany

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FluffyMummy123 · 01/01/2008 10:28

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PrismManchip · 01/01/2008 10:29

They do pull a bit
God knows what they think they are doing with the sizing
I hate M+S at the best of times and in particular their tights (and scratchy bras)

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FluffyMummy123 · 01/01/2008 10:30

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GeekgirlRoastingOnAnOpenFire · 01/01/2008 10:31

I'm the same height/leg length as chonky and have no problem with M&S tights

Large fits fine. XL is apparently for size 18 upwards so wider rather than longer.

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FluffyMummy123 · 01/01/2008 10:33

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chonky · 01/01/2008 10:37

I get Large too - XL is far too big. Looking at the sizing guide I reckon you're only a M cod.

Maidamess · 01/01/2008 10:37

Wear your knickers over your tights

PrismManchip · 01/01/2008 10:37

I have worn M+S XL as a 10. 12 and 14
They bloody hurt round the waist after half a day
I can't see how they can fit a size 18, honestly
I am off to google Danish tights

chonky · 01/01/2008 10:38

M is for tallish people (up to 1.76m) and up to a size 12.

GeekgirlRoastingOnAnOpenFire · 01/01/2008 10:39

you do have to yank tights up as you put them on [wonders how cod wears tights?!?!]

Countingthegreyhairs · 01/01/2008 10:40

Have same problem Cod. Am 1,72 m with 80cm inside leg (downside is I don't have any waist at all - height comes only from pins so nothing fits)

I buy M & S Large or Ex Size or other makes XL and they are OK-ish.

I find the posher brands in large sizes(Fogal or Wolford for example) that have a proper toe and heel fit better in general.

Also see www.tightsfashion.co.uk and click on 'hosiery for longer legs' on home page. Never used site before but may have useful pointers.

Countingthegreyhairs · 01/01/2008 10:42

Another vote for German tights

PrismManchip · 01/01/2008 10:45

Chonky I have tried M but the gusset ends half way down my thighs and my toes get squished alarmingly

Swedes2Turnips1 · 01/01/2008 10:49

How awful for you having long legs.

SpawnChorus · 01/01/2008 11:11

Why not wear stockings instead? Or pull ups?

SpawnChorus · 01/01/2008 11:12

lololol I meant hold ups not pull ups.

Swedes2Turnips1 · 01/01/2008 11:18

Why not wear pop socks. LOL

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FluffyMummy123 · 01/01/2008 11:19

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lalalonglegs · 01/01/2008 11:35

Wolford - cost a fortune but I wear them for special occasions and so, apparently, do drag queens .