Things you don't miss about the c of c

[agricola]

Just saying:
pantyhose are FAR more comfortable and easy to put on/take off than hose and garters.
Really.

[FinallyFree]

I never experienced hose and garters. I vaguely remember my mother wearing that.

[Ivy]

I never experienced hose and garters. I vaguely remember my mother wearing that.

Ancient torture devices. Yes, have worn them.

[ena]

Just saying:
pantyhose are FAR more comfortable and easy to put on/take off than hose and garters.
Really.

Never wore either. My mother wore a garter belt and hose in the 1950's. In the 1960's it was panty hose. I do remember seeing one legged panty hose. The other side got a hole and you could save money with two one legged ones. Had a good laugh when I saw that one. It was the roommate of a girl friend. They were hanging over the tub drying.

I did go as a bag lady at a corporate Halloween party. My wife got me a large bra which I stuffed with foam rubber. I was well endowed. I remember brushing my tits across the back of a VP. I wore shorts and let my hairy legs hang down. I had a really cheesy evening gown. It was fun. I had a friend tell me that I was so gross. I had a lot of fun. I had a can of prunes which I would stuff one in my mouth through my mask. I happen to love prunes. Other people would think about what might happen.

[Ivy]

Thanks a lot for that visual, ena.

[faithfyl]

Pantyhose aren't worn as often these days.

They're expensive to keep buying them and they snag and tear so easily. Of course in the 80s and most of the 90s you wouldn't be caught dead in a church building without wearing a dress and hose. Even on Sunday and Wednesday evening service. I got shamed at Harding when I wore pants and boots to church on a snow/ice day. I wonder if C of C s are still formal or if any of them have more relaxed dress codes nowadays. They need to either change with the times or just die off.

[Ivy]

I wonder if C of C s are still formal or if any of them have more relaxed dress codes nowadays.

I have no way of knowing; however here's my guess. The younger women are waxing / shaving their legs and wearing modest sleeveless sundresses (with light little jackets for coverage) just to or the knee, having their mani/pedis done, and wearing cute sandals. The older women.....I don't think they're wearing panty hose, but I could be wrong. Probably lightweight pants and blouses with sandals. No mani/pedi.

[ena]

Thanks a lot for that visual, ena.

I had a good laugh when I saw it. My girlfriend told me her roommate did it that way to save money. I have many fond memories of this one. She was very intelligent. We were competitors for the top grade in Bacteriology. She beat me on the midterm. I believe I beat her on the final because I organized for this test by committing about 200 bacteria names and characteristics to flashcards to memorize them . When people are smarter than you; you do work harder.

[Lerk]

I wonder if C of C s are still formal or if any of them have more relaxed dress codes nowadays. They need to either change with the times or just die off.

I still go to an NI-CoC, and almost no women there, even the older ones, wear dresses or skirts. When they do, younger women don't buy pantyhose. (As a guy, I don't think I would want to wear shoes without socks, so bare feet in shoes baffles me.)

Most of the younger women (and by younger I mean under 50!) wear jeans on Sunday night and Wednesday, and some wear jeans all of the time. Capris are fairly common, also. This congregation may be different because there are so many young people, but most of the older folks don't dress formally, either. Men who lead singing usually have a coat on, and the elders and preacher wear coats and ties. Almost no other men wear coats or ties.

But really, I was required to wear a coat and tie to work 20 years ago, too. It's still in the dress code, but even the company president wears a coat and no tie!

[Ivy]

I wonder if C of C s are still formal or if any of them have more relaxed dress codes nowadays. They need to either change with the times or just die off.

I still go to an NI-CoC, and almost no women there, even the older ones, wear dresses or skirts. When they do, younger women don't buy pantyhose. (As a guy, I don't think I would want to wear shoes without socks, so bare feet in shoes baffles me.)

Most of the younger women (and by younger I mean under 50!) wear jeans on Sunday night and Wednesday, and some wear jeans all of the time. Capris are fairly common, also. This congregation may be different because there are so many young people, but most of the older folks don't dress formally, either. Men who lead singing usually have a coat on, and the elders and preacher wear coats and ties. Almost no other men wear coats or ties.

But really, I was required to wear a coat and tie to work 20 years ago, too. It's still in the dress code, but even the company president wears a coat and no tie!

I'm so glad to hear that some cofcs are moving from the 1950s into the 1970s now.