Hosiery thread: tips and where to buy

[Ellie B]

Ann Summers are by far the best - have tried the rest. M&S very disappointing.
The talc tip is very helpful - thank you!
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[VoluptuousCurves]

ps I often wear suspenders with holdups - best of both in my opinion.

Best of both what? Surely the only point of hold ups is that they supposedly don't need a suspender belt? If you attach them to a belt then surely you've just turned them into a pair of stockings with an uncomfortable sticky ridge on the top.

I have never in my life got any hold ups to hold up, including M&S. They are fine as long as I'm not moving. As soon as I start to move, they just unroll. My thighs are fucking massive though.

[ParisB]

I know the the thread is about holdups, but I've bought some gorgeous new suspender belts from this site.
I often find that most suspender belts are to skimpy at the front for my taste and I lik the deep ones and waspie style ones but some of these are lovely and I've bought quite a few recently for work

www.shoppourmoi.co.uk 

Also found some nice ones on FigLeaves website

[baijiu]

I personally swear by John Lewis holdups, they're about ?6 and they stay up for hours (provided you don't tumble dry them).

[Green Carnation]

I buy mine from Debenhams, 2 pairs matt holdups for ?5.50 so a bargain. If i'm feeling extravagant I buy Jesper Cornan, around ?8 a pair, but they are great, don't ladder and a nice design. Have a few pairs from woolford, agent provocateur, etc, but i always worry they will get damaged, so only pull them out for special occasions or for photos.

[English natural beauty]

Wolford  holdups are by far the best ones! They are not cheap but they are beautiful material quality and they just last forever! X

[Erotic Masseuse]

M&S their medium & large sizes are grat if you have bigger legs /thighs
Their non run ones are absolutly the best . If you get a hole it stays a hole and dosent run
They aren't cheap ?5 a pair but they last for ages
Same for their stockings

Reasons for stockings rolling down Nora Batty Style is to much oil moisture and sweat on your legs
When I wear hold ups I dry my legs thoroughly and put lots of talcum powder on my legs  just by where the stockings hold up bit goes to stop it from rolling down
I hate wearing hold ups and much prefer stockings & suspenders

Mine always roll down, because I constantly use oil, they can end up like ankle socks by the time I have finished a massage lol

[Ellie B]

Well my perfect ?9 Ann Summers' hold ups were ruined by a regular's pet dog jumping up at me and dragging his paws on my beautiful, once perfect new stockings.
If the client has a dog or cat then would recommend the cheapest stockings on the market.
The dog in question is just adorable, so I didn't tell him off - but the owner did!
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[Rosesugar]

Tesco do a pack of two hold ups which last few times  ?4.00 
Sainsbury's one pair very good quality one pair  ?5.00
 shall try Primark also .

[mySecret]

AP are very good, i got them since 2 years...very good quality but expansive.
i bought on asos too and they are good, stay forever!
i will try M&S, apparently they are good! sometimes M&S lingerie is nice also!

i do not buy a lot...since 2 years i didn t shopping! always same stocking!
i do not like shopping! 

[mm_reading]

I have really short legs but chunky thighs, m&s striped top ones are great and ann summers are good for getting different designs but do have a habit of laddering from the top - I also wear hold ups with suspender belts - actual suspenders just don't tend to stay up around my thighs and it puts too much pressure on the belt and not long before I'll feel the inevitable ping - just makes life easier and don't need to adjust them

[sherbet_dab]

The sizing of Primark holdups has got really fucked up recently. I found some old ones (10 denier and the 40 denier striped top ones) in a size small that I bought about 3 years ago, still in packets, recently and they fit perfectly. Went into Primark about a week later and bought more (same size) and they were TINY. Then went back and bought some of their new medium and large sizes for comparison, and the only difference is the leg length - the fit around the thigh is identical on all three sizes now, and way smaller than it used to be!! Which is annoying as I used to wear nothing but the Primark ones as they were not only cheap but a good fit too.

[MissBehaving]

+ 1

[chocoholicgirl]

My experience, I'm a 12 - 14.

Tesco 2 pairs for ?4 very good except the band is tighter than necessary and always creates that unsexy squeeze effect, quite strong though.
Asda 2 pairs for ?4 flimsy as fuck, I ladder these the first time I put them on but the top fits better than the Tesco ones with no squeezing around the thigh. Way too thin though.
M&S 1 pair for ?6 ladder resist, by far the best I've tried and they stay sticky for ages too.

Tried some Lovehoney ones but I laddered them quickly and was gutted.

Where do you get the best ones that are ladder resist apart from M&S please? I don't mind paying if they last!

[Guiltypleasure]

The sizing of Primark holdups has got really fucked up recently. I found some old ones (10 denier and the 40 denier striped top ones) in a size small that I bought about 3 years ago, still in packets, recently and they fit perfectly. Went into Primark about a week later and bought more (same size) and they were TINY. Then went back and bought some of their new medium and large sizes for comparison, and the only difference is the leg length - the fit around the thigh is identical on all three sizes now, and way smaller than it used to be!! Which is annoying as I used to wear nothing but the Primark ones as they were not only cheap but a good fit too.

Yep I thought I'd got fatter , I haven't though if anything I'm smaller , I don't wear hold ups , I wear the stockings and they've been great in a medium I'm quite tall.

But I'm a size 10 and I like primark for two pounds their great plus I'm always putting my nails through so I buy all the same so I can match up.

They are much smaller ! I noticed with the last few pairs I bought can't even match them up !

I do have good FF nylons but save them for requests