Sexy Pantyhose Lines, Non-Sexy Cleavage

I saw this picture on the internet and laughed out loud, because over the past year or so in Chongqing the trend has become for girls to wear control top pantyhose under their teeny-tiny shorts, so that the line of the control top shows below the line of the shorts. To them, this is very sexy and provocative. To us, it was a fashion faux pas! But if the picture is any indication, maybe it'll catch on here too?

I've mentioned this before, but having bare legs is a little bit of a taboo in the city where I lived-- you can wear shorts and skirts with a 1/2 inch inseam, no problem, just don't have bare legs. And always wear high heels. In Chongqing, women literally wear high heeled shoes even when climbing mountains. It never stopped amazing me.

It was always interesting to me the cultural differences in what is provocative in China vs. America. Probably the biggest other difference I noticed was cleavage: sexy and shown off in America, not so much in my city. My students believe that if you had large breasts, it was because they got touched a lot; ergo, if you have a big chest, it's something to be hidden and ashamed of. But showing your legs and butt (in tights) is okay.

Of course, most Chinese girls in my city had great legs! If I had their legs, I'd be tempted to wear 1/2 inch inseam clothing too!