Undergarments: Old Ladies Know What's Up

Control top pantyhose with reinforced toes.  Stick with the brands your Aunt Gertrude wears.

The other day when I had a run in my stocking I made the foolish, rookie mistake of popping into the first store I could find for a replacement pair. The store happened to be Express. $16.00-some odd dollars later, I had a pair of black sheer pantyhose that didn't hold a candle to the cheapo $18.97 for a pack of 5 (or was it 6?) of Silks from CostCo. Unsurprisingly, this $16-Express pair busted over my toe in the six hours from purchase to the end of the night. Never again. I would have probably been better served getting the really cheapo kind from a CVS or something.

Earlier this evening, I stopped into Century 21 for some more tights-reinforcements. Since my latest modus operandi has been to never wear pants (gah, don't pants just suck sometimes?), I really need a lot of tights to survive the winter months. No Silks, but they did have this "Berkshire: In Control" hose. I bought a black sheer and navy sheer and was happy to discover that they have the built in biker shorts annnd reinforced toes. Pretty unsexy if you're trying to seduce Mr. Right, butttt for the casual office wear? Oh yes. Ohhh yes. And they were only $5.97 a pair!