How to stop dress clinging to tights?

grazer

There’s a thick strip of cotton around the bottom of this dress and it clings to tights when I walk. Any ideas how to prevent it clinging?

Stheno

grazer wrote: »

There’s a thick strip of cotton around the bottom of this dress and it clings to tights when I walk. Any ideas how to prevent it clinging?

Body lotion over the tights

grazer

Stheno wrote: »

Body lotion over the tights

Thanks, will think about it - worry that grease stains from lotion might appear on the cotton strip

Stheno

grazer wrote: »

Thanks, will think about it - worry that grease stains from lotion might appear on the cotton strip

Use a very small amount

Addle

Wear a slip?

grazer

Addle wrote: »

Wear a slip?

There’s a waterfall hem on the gathered skirt of the dress - can’t really wear a slip - shorter hem to the knee in front than behind. Might try it and see though.

Colser

I've heard that hairspray works but haven't tried it.

Coopaloop

Hair spray works. Have done it loads of times!

grazer

Have tried both suggestions. Hairspray on tights, and body lotion on tights. Not a blind bit of difference ��
This dress is turning out to be very hard work.

Addle

What sort of tights are they?
Can you wear them in a different material?

grazer

M&S opaques, velvet soft or something. Tried other tights but same problem.
Think will have to try a slip.
If I can get my hands on one!!

Colser

What about rubbing in some talc?

grazer

Right, talc on shopping list too!!

cmcp

Rinse tights in neat fabric softner

grazer

cmcp wrote: »

Rinse tights in neat fabric softner

Thanks - just doing that now. Might attempt the cotton band of the dress too, if things get desperate!!

Day Lewin

Could the cotton band be removed from the dress? If it is a facing on the hem, it might be replaced with a silk facing which may fare better with the tights.
Admittedly, this would cost some money to a dressmaker or Alterations place. But it sounds like a nice dress that you like wearing.

grazer

Thanks for all the suggestions. Have soaked tights in fabric conditioner. Got a slip which helps but doesn’t completely stop the cling. Wearing tomorrow so will deploy hairspray, body lotion, the slip, and hope for the best! (And hope I don’t spontaneously combust!)