This is probably the only thing that Smegs and I agree on!
The man who invented tights should be taken out and shot, after substantial torture. (It has to be a man....a woman wouldn't invent such uncomfortable, troublesome apparel! )
They are soooo uncomfortable, always the threat of getting a snag or a ladder (which is always a touch of anxiety when you're going to a special event or an interview etc). So you have to watch where you sit and how you move around 'obstacles' like dogs and cats or small children, or the bags you're carrying, or they might catch just putting on your shoes. They're like a way of hobbling women imo.
When I was a conformist tight wearer, they didn't have tights in tall sizes so they didn't quite fit me, I was always irritated by them shrinking back down and having to hotch them up surreptitiously. (Smegs isn't tall but she has abnormally skinny legs so they may have been slightly baggy on her...not a good look either.
Then there's the expense, having to buy new ones frequently. Whoever invented them was onto a real money spinner with the built-in obsolescence...
PLUS! Unless they're the thick sort that you only wear in the depths of winter, they don't even keep your legs warm. But in summer heat they're too clingy and even sweaty.
In fact they're bloody useless, more trouble than they're worth!
I was wonderfully liberated when I didn't have to wear them anymore.
I can honestly say if a job required that I wear tights, I simply wouldn't take it no matter how much it paid, not even if it involved crowns and tiaras!!