Looking for pantyhose

Where does one buy pantyhose in England?  I saw a very small selection in Bodycare. I need plus size pantyhose, to be specific. Anyone know where they have a big selection of hosiery?

Ive found Marks and Spencers hosiery fits me quite well. Im a UK 22/24 and they fit me okay.. Not too expensive either.

Cheap stuff in supermarkets and good quality stuff in department stores.

Kerri, we only have a M&S food store locally, so I went to their website. The largest I saw was an X-Large. I am probably a 22/24UK as well. Can you tell me what size you buy (you can PM me if you'd like)?

Kerri, we only have a M&S food store locally, so I went to their website. The largest I saw was an X-Large. I am probably a 22/24UK as well. Can you tell me what size you buy (you can PM me if you'd like)?

I usually pick up the XL in the Ladder Resistant pantyhose/tights/stockings... For me, they fit a lot like L'eggs used to.. Bit tight at the the thigh, but not uncomfortable. Found they stretch out after a wash or two. M&S have one style that goes to XXL and thats the Ultimate Magic style. Hope this is of some help!

Evans clothing store also does plus size pantyhose.

Thank you all for your help.

Kerri, I think I'm going to order the M&S ones you recommended. I just want to make sure "tights" mean pantyhose. They look like pantyhose in the photo, but to me, "tights" are the thicker, opaque ones that women wear with casual skirts/dresses.  I am a bit confused by the "denier" gauge as well. I guess the smaller the denier number, the more sheer the hose is. Maybe I will order one in the 10 denier and one in the 15 denier (actually I found 3 in the XXL. I'd rather have them a bit big if possible).

Thank you again so much!

Thank you all for your help.

Kerri, I think I'm going to order the M&S ones you recommended. I just want to make sure "tights" mean pantyhose. They look like pantyhose in the photo, but to me, "tights" are the thicker, opaque ones that women wear with casual skirts/dresses.  I am a bit confused by the "denier" gauge as well. I guess the smaller the denier number, the more sheer the hose is. Maybe I will order one in the 10 denier and one in the 15 denier (actually I found 3 in the XXL. I'd rather have them a bit big if possible).

Thank you again so much!

In the UK, there is generally no distinction between tights and pantyhose - if they are all-in-one and go from the waist to the feet, they are called tights .

Yes, you're right about the denier... the way I think of it is that the lower the denier number, the more likely they are to ladder . 10 denier are pretty thin and flimsy and can ladder really easily, whereas 40 denier are thicker and hardly ladder at all.

Using black tights to illustrate the difference:

40 denier black tights: http://cdn11.my-wardrobe.com/images/products/7/9/799101/m1_799101.jpg

10 denier black tights: http://images.figleaves.com/product/870x1113/r67-p687399-front.jpg

Thank you all for your help.

Kerri, I think I'm going to order the M&S ones you recommended. I just want to make sure "tights" mean pantyhose. They look like pantyhose in the photo, but to me, "tights" are the thicker, opaque ones that women wear with casual skirts/dresses.  I am a bit confused by the "denier" gauge as well. I guess the smaller the denier number, the more sheer the hose is. Maybe I will order one in the 10 denier and one in the 15 denier (actually I found 3 in the XXL. I'd rather have them a bit big if possible).

Thank you again so much!

Glad I could be of help. I hope when they arrive, they fit nicely!

BTW Ive used Evans pantyhose and thought they were overpriced for what they were (I dont think I got my foot fully through and a hole developed, while I didnt have that issue with M&S) I found M&S prices to be similar to JC Pennys and the like (thats where I used to get my hose from back in the US) or L'Eggs

My mother is British and I still get confused, though - like her - use the overall meaning of 'tights' for everything.

Ksand and Kerri,

Thanks again for the info. I picked up a pair at a different M&S today. Haven't tried them on yet, but if they fit okay, I will order more from the website. (They only had the ones I needed in black in the store, so I will get the tan from the website.)

I'm only getting these suckers for my wedding. I used to wear pantyhose every day of my life. When I moved to the South USA, I never put them on again. It's been about 14 years since I've worn them.

Thanks again. You all saved me much running around (and probably lots of ££) !

Fallgal/Autumn

I really, really, really miss my L'Eggs pantyhose/tights and have been experimenting and have found - for me - the cheap Tesco tights (which also come in X-Large) have been working out brilliantly. They come in a box of 5 (or 6). Sorry, I don't have the box so I can't tell you what they are called, but I'm very happy with them and I wear tights almost every day to work. I'm an EA in the Principal's office of a university.

Thanks Denise.

I did order the M&S tights, after trying on the pair I got at the local store. They fit perfectly and I am quite happy with them, but nice to know there is another option, as the M&S tights aren't cheap!