Translating The Idea Of Hosiery
11 sept. 2005 12:31 AM
Many women don’t wear hosiery. What a news flash! ;^) I can’t help but think of how yoga pants are similar to hosiery. Often times, they are both made of nylon and spandex [usually Lycra]. They both are skin tight above the knees to the top of the waist band. They both come in various colours. If women can enjoy the comforts of yoga pants, then I believe that they can enjoy the comforts of hosiery.
The main differences are that hosiery is more delicate and sheer.
As far as physical comfort goes, hosiery should be a shoe in. I suppose women just have to be sold on the idea.
The reason that I am optimistic about this is because shoes like Hush Puppies went mainstream. Airwalk shoes went mainstream, even though the majority of people don’t even skateboard. A lot of people probably don’t even do yoga, or any other form of exercise, yet they feel cool wearing yoga pants. I suspect that yoga pants became mainstream because a beautiful pair of yoga pants will have many familiar design elements in it: bell bottoms or capri length; the appearance of a wide waist band; no bagginess.
Another benefit of yoga pants is that it enhances most figures by making the calves appear to be bigger, thus making the woman’s overall figure appear to be more properly proportioned. This makes it easier for more women to fit the ideals of society. This is a good thing, because society’s expectations can get pretty high, through no fault of our own, and if this helps us, and is comfortable as well, the that’s great.
Because yoga pants are so popular here, in south western British Columbia, I truly believe that they can pave the way for hosiery in the future. This can help women overcome the misconception that hosiery is uncomfortable. The logic would probably be: yoga pants are comfortable, and since hosiery is just like yoga pants, then hosiery is comfortable.
Oddly, enough, yoga pants can have a positive effect on guys as well. The yoga pant store that I went to the other day, had men’s clothing as well. They weren’t form fitting like the women’s styles. These were more like the normal loose jogging pants that are very common. If guys can get used to wearing nylon and spandex, then it should be easier for them to transition into hosiery. The idea is to get them familiar with wearing nylon and spandex, and then build on that familiarity by making 1 small change at a time. That small change would be wearing hosiery under shorts.