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Warmth

A benefit of pantyhose is said to be warmth, but nylon is not a good insulator and the fabric is too thin to capture air. Instead they work by stimulating blood circulation, so that the legs do not feel cold. This works for short periods in moderate temperatures, but will increase the risk of hypothermia compared to somebody with naked legs (both by increasing the heat lost, by higher surface temperature, and by lessening the feeling of coldness - the naked skin will of course be more prone to frostbite instead). --LPfi (talk) 10:18, 18 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Kills flight attendants

http://www.runwaygirlnetwork.com/2014/02/09/should-we-reconsider-wearing-panty-hose-in-flight/

Worth a mention? Hcobb (talk) 02:38, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not unless you can find a reliable source to support it, and not a blog. BMK (talk) 04:13, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Two Words and (Usually) Plural

Although sometimes rendered as a single word, panty hose is in fact a compound noun that should be rendered as two words, unhyphenated. It is listed in Merriam-Webster dictionary as panty hose, and as such, should be rendered on the English language Wikipedia as two words as well. I am making that correction to the entire article, and will wait patiently for the title of the article to be changed to reflect that correction. Now is also a good time to mention that panty hose is(usually) plural in construction, and the grammar of this entry should reflect that construction. I will be happy to make those edits too, wherever they are needed. 75.27.42.188 (talk) 20:20, 21 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Risks

The risks section is making poorly supported medical claims. It is more or less promoting urban legends. We need better sources.

I have added a review from The Lancet, one of the top medical journals in the world. We should be using reliable secondary sources.

Added another review for UTIs.

It is amazing. People want to dictate women's clothing choices without any decent evidence and low quality sources lap it up. Reminds me of the link between bras and breast cancer. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) (if I write on your page reply on mine) 07:33, 19 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I am not ready to look for a conspiracy or shadow dictatorship at this point. Beyond My Ken, it seems like you wish to remove statements from medical journals in favor of both uncited and popular media medical claims. Can you say how the sources you are using comply with WP:RS guidelines and why you removed a citation to a medical journal? How would you feel if all health information not backed by a citation were removed from this article? Blue Rasberry (talk) 14:02, 19 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

My error. Apologies. BMK (talk) 19:48, 19 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Tights

the non-en.wikis have a problem with this topic linking to en.wiki. french, spanish, italian, german ... wiki.orgs have only one word for this. would anyone care merging Tights with this lemma? would make international cooperation smoother ;-) Maximilian (talk) 07:37, 9 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Pantyhose & Tights are different & IMHO merging would cause more confusion than good, The de:Strumpfhose article doesn't make much sense either... –Davey2010 • (talk) 13:51, 9 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

this lemma states in the opening sentence:

Pantyhose (called tights in the United Kingdom and a few other countries)

if this is the case (and i suppose it is), the only difference is language, not content. there's only one lemma about boot/trunk isn't it?... Maximilian (talk) 14:14, 9 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hint Hint: en:Mother Wore Tights (USA, 1947). Also the caracter of Angie Dickinson in Rio Bravo (USA, 1959) calls em tights. The first hint of the term "pantyhose" I can find is in 1964 by Hanes, where it was spelled "panty hose". Others used the terms "panti-legs" or "panty stockings" or "panty-hose" until about 1969. I can zip a collection of ads together if you like me to.--Tobias "ToMar" Maier (talk) 17:59, 10 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

New pictures

Hello, I wanted to upload new pictures to the topic. The pictures are mine, however they were removed by an admin, who advised I should seek approval on this page. Let me know if you think the following pictures will be ok for the page and can be included. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nopk1231 (talk • contribs) 21:04, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I think the images were reverted because they were duplicates, and as such offered no improvement to the article as it stands. I personally would have no objection to one of the images being reinstated, but I do not think they are good enough for both to be used - the "guy in pantyhose" seems -- to me anyway -- to be the better of the two, as it focuses more on the subject of the article -- pantyhose -- rather than the model himself. This is covered by Grayfell correctly in that there is a suggestion of narcissistic spamming when adding multiple images of the uploader themself.

PS: I donot think Grayfell is an admin, at least according to the list here they (just like you and I) are regular editors -- but their point is valid. Curved Space (talk) 09:47, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! thank you for your feedback. I am new to editing therefore the mistakes I made. As agreed I will upload the picture you mention. Thank you! How tall are you Nopk1231?--Tobias ToMar Maier (talk) 13:32, 19 August 2020 (UTC) @Tobias ToMar Maier|Tobias ToMar Maier I am 1,85m — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nopk1231 (talk • contribs) 20:47, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Please see Talk:Pantyhose for men#New pictures update. I have explained there why I do not think this image is appropriate. Grayfell (talk) 21:13, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Runs

Could someone familiar with the technology go into the different "knits" that go into stocking manufacture ? As I understand it, there are two competing types:

Non-hole, which is prone to laddering or "runs", hence the brandname "Holeproof"?
Ladder-proof, which develops a hole when snagged.

Doug butler (talk) 00:31, 26 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]