I NEVER go bare legged because of the knee replacement and due to all the terrible mistakes they made I have some varicose veins in the same leg, my left, and it's noticeable without stockings, hose, tights or leggings. Besides, I love wearing any and all of them. I guess I'd be considered a girly-girl and it makes me laugh when a few of the girls here intimate that that's a side effect of being newly full time. The thing is I used to wear pants all the time and owned one dress I never wore for the first six months or more. I love dresses and skirts, what can I say?