I have had a tights fetish for many years so I dare say us tights fetishists notice tights and think about tights far more than your average person in the street. I remember when I was a teenager, my local supermarket, well indeed any supermarket 20 odd years ago used to have a hosiery isle that took up a considerable amount of space and department stores had hosiery sections with large displays. I remember feeling the urge to straighten the tailored toe of the tights on the foot of the manikin dummy displaying them, ha ha ha, sad but true. Now, walk into a supermarket or department store these days and it is usually a different story, the fully hosiery isle has become maybe 3 lines of shelves and the fully hosiery section in many department stores has been integrated with the lingerie section (bras and knickers etc.) I am not from a retail background so maybe someone who is could explain why this has happened, I can only assume that hosiery sales are not what they used to be 20 years ago. I make an exception for black opaque tights; teenage girls seem to love them or have to wear them for school. I think sheer tights, 7 to 20 denier, may well be on a decline and seem to be worn more by the old end rather than teenage girls who are of course the next generation of tights wearers. For me this is a worrying trend! What are your thoughts on the subject? Comments please?