>>>Well, we didn't make it out to Nordstrom's (turns out we had OTHER things to do by that point, but I got a half-dozen pairs at Sears. I wanted to stretch out (NPI) and try something besides regular opaques and I did, with mixed success. I got a pair in "heather" (they looked cool in the package, and I figured since they shared a name with the best movie for footed tights fetishists IN LIFE...) and they feel really sweet, but the color abruptly changes to opaque black at the point where that miserable "control top" kicks in. Oh, well-I'm going to concentrate on full-fledged dancewear for a while, I think. I also found some rare examples of LE Non-control tops, and snapped up a couple of those, but the most interesting discovery was these tweed-style tights (gray) that have a almost thermal-underwear heavy waffle weave to them. I wouldn't wear anything like these exclusively, but they feel a different kind of good, if you know what I mean (You never forget you've got 'em on!). Also, I think that they'll pass for men's socks under pants. I haven't actually worn them for the girl yet, but I get the feeling she'll like 'em!-Depon

P.S. I'm pretty sure I got caught pulling my tights up under my jeans at Macy's. I was waiting for Depona to come out of the bathroom and dealing with some mild saggage (I just grabbed the legs through my pants and pulled both up). Some lady ('bout 40 and cute in a sort of underfed way)hurried by and gave a quick glance at my legs as she passed me (no eye contact or anything). When I looked down, I saw that my left pants leg was hiked to about mid-calf (and I was wearing my purple back-seamed numbers). There was no doubt that I was wearing something other than socks. I'm not sure how I feel about this, so I'm gonna try it again!