Donna Karan Sheer
Are expensive pantyhose worth the money?
As I wear pantyhose most every day I have been wondering if the department store brands were really that much better then drug store brands. Over the last couple of days I wore Donna Karan and today I happened to wear Sheer Energy and if anything I think that they are at least as good, if not better plus they are only $5 while the DK are close to $20. Am I missing something? Are the fancier brands worth the money?
Pantyhose 101:
If the DK was more sheer than the L’eggs Sheer Energy, it is likely to be more fragile.
If the DK has less Spandex than L’eggs Sheer Energy (which have 20 % Spandex in the legs and 12 % Spandex in the Panty), then the DK will be even more fragile.
L'eggs Sheer Energy are a truly outstanding product. You can quite easily spend 4 times as much and get a product that is inferior to L’eggs Sheer Energy.
Many years ago, Consumer Reports wrote up pantyhose. On two different surveys, conducted years apart, L’eggs Sheer Energy came out as the double-blind favorite of the women who participated in both studies. L’eggs Sheer Energy beat out Givenchy Round the Clock and many other expensive department store brands for comfort, fit, and longevity.
Hanes Silk Reflections are more fragile than L’eggs Sheer Energy. Victoria’s Secret pantyhose, “Body by Victoria”, seem to be a little bit sturdier than Hanes Silk Reflections, but since they are more sheer and have less spandex than L’eggs Sheer Energy, they are also more fragile.
HUE is higher end brand from Kayser-Roth, the folks who make No Nonsense. They are available in department stores in the $7.00-$15.00 range. While the No Nonsense brand keeps their prices low by adding spandex to their pantyhose in tiny amounts or not at all, the higher end HUE brand have much more Spandex. But at $7.00-$15.00 vs. $3.00, you are paying for that extra quality.
Wolford and Fogal pantyhose might be superior to L’eggs Sheer Energy, but since the cheapest styles of both brands start at $40.00 a pair, they had darn well better be superior to L’eggs Sheer Energy!
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