This morning as I was getting ready for work, a segment on Good Morning America caught my attention. Apparently a Wall Street Journal article had sparked a nationwide debate after a Midwestern company garnered unwanted attention for its dress code: Pantyhose were required dress of all women at all times (even under pants!), but ties were not required of the men. The article speculates, “As for fairness, it's hard to say whether ties or panty hose are more uncomfortable. One male reader of this newspaper, after making a bet with a female co-worker, attempted to discover the answer by secretly wearing pantyhose under his business suit for several weeks. He claims ties are worse.”

Personally, I disagree--and I'm speaking as both a former ballet dancer (tights are to pantyhose as a noose is to a scarf) AND a former waitress who had to wear a uniform of a starched white buttondown and, yes, a tie. But, after a wave of relief that my company’s dress code is relaxed (and a wave of cheers for Diane Sawyer admitting that she, like many of us, hasn’t worn hose in years) it did get me thinking that I’ve seen wonderful crafts made with both. And if we’ll all be wearing them less as Business Casual becomes more the norm, then it stands to reason we’ll all have fodder to craft with them more. So I ask you, which makes the better mixed-media projects: Ties Vs. Pantyhose?

Exhibit A: The ever-popular fan favorite Tie Skirt from Alexandra Underhill, as seen in AlterNation:



Exhibit B: Amazingly realistic figurative sculpture from talented artist Lisa Lichtenfels (soon to be featured in another North Light Book by Ricë Freeman-Zachery), made from, yes, pantyhose:

What gets your vote?

Happy Monday,
Jessica