Skittl1321
04-23-2008, 04:12 PM
I am skating this weekend in a low cut halter dress with no illusion fabric on it. I got to thinking and realized that there is a possibility I will be very cold in this dress. It shouldn't affect me, but maybe it will. Then I remembered body tights from dance and wondered if they might be a solution. (It turns out our rink has been pretty warm lately, so it shouldn't end up being an issue... but still this turned out to be a useful foray.)
I hate paying $20+ for tights, so I usually get them from discounters.
(Discount dance has them starting at $14- some with low backs-which wasn't what I was looking for, some convertible that move around to different configurations, some even with clear straps, which might be even better, though honestly I think clear straps are just as distracting as skin colored ones)
But- I found them at Danny's for $7!
Anyhow- I ordered a pair of footed and footless tights.
Here are the links:
Footed: http://dannyswarehouse.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=Danny&Product_Code=Footed+body+tights&Category_Code=adult_tights
Footless: http://dannyswarehouse.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=Danny&Product_Code=Footless_+unitard++Leo%27s+912&Category_Code=adult_tights
I never skate in footed tights, but I was worried footless dance tights might not be long enough to come over my hooks. My worries were unfounded. I got a size B- in Mondor that fits well, A is way too small. In Leos- B's are more than enough! They are thinner dance tights though, so for skating maybe it's good they aren't stretched to the limits.
Anyhow- for my halter dress, I don't think my coach will let me wear them. The straps show pretty obviously, but since they were so cheap ($10 with shipping) I am thinking about cutting one set of them so that the straps can tie around my neck under the dress. I think the back is stable enough that it will stay up on its own.
But these tights are the PERFECT solution for another dress I have. Between the dress lining (which has never been quite enough) and the tights, I don't think I'll need to wear a bra anymore- which solves the problem of this dress: http://www.mainstreetdancewear.com/demoBottom.asp?is_shoe=0&action=view&type=style&ID=79987+++&image_filename=79987+++&cat=25010000&Submit=Details+%26+Cart Even my lowback bra has to get pinned down. Now the body tights come up and fill in the keyholes, but aren't any higher, and the front is "double lined".
I think they are too thin to wear as a single pair, but they definetly reduce the "ring around the tummy" since I only have to have one pair of tights at my waist now.
I'm thrilled, and even more so that they were so cheap!
Now the next tights I want to see on the ice are these: http://www.discountdance.com/frame_set.php3?mf=http://www.discountdance.com/dancewear/page_TIALLTIGHTS_p1.html
I hate paying $20+ for tights, so I usually get them from discounters.
(Discount dance has them starting at $14- some with low backs-which wasn't what I was looking for, some convertible that move around to different configurations, some even with clear straps, which might be even better, though honestly I think clear straps are just as distracting as skin colored ones)
But- I found them at Danny's for $7!
Anyhow- I ordered a pair of footed and footless tights.
Here are the links:
Footed: http://dannyswarehouse.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=Danny&Product_Code=Footed+body+tights&Category_Code=adult_tights
Footless: http://dannyswarehouse.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=Danny&Product_Code=Footless_+unitard++Leo%27s+912&Category_Code=adult_tights
I never skate in footed tights, but I was worried footless dance tights might not be long enough to come over my hooks. My worries were unfounded. I got a size B- in Mondor that fits well, A is way too small. In Leos- B's are more than enough! They are thinner dance tights though, so for skating maybe it's good they aren't stretched to the limits.
Anyhow- for my halter dress, I don't think my coach will let me wear them. The straps show pretty obviously, but since they were so cheap ($10 with shipping) I am thinking about cutting one set of them so that the straps can tie around my neck under the dress. I think the back is stable enough that it will stay up on its own.
But these tights are the PERFECT solution for another dress I have. Between the dress lining (which has never been quite enough) and the tights, I don't think I'll need to wear a bra anymore- which solves the problem of this dress: http://www.mainstreetdancewear.com/demoBottom.asp?is_shoe=0&action=view&type=style&ID=79987+++&image_filename=79987+++&cat=25010000&Submit=Details+%26+Cart Even my lowback bra has to get pinned down. Now the body tights come up and fill in the keyholes, but aren't any higher, and the front is "double lined".
I think they are too thin to wear as a single pair, but they definetly reduce the "ring around the tummy" since I only have to have one pair of tights at my waist now.
I'm thrilled, and even more so that they were so cheap!
Now the next tights I want to see on the ice are these: http://www.discountdance.com/frame_set.php3?mf=http://www.discountdance.com/dancewear/page_TIALLTIGHTS_p1.html