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Nanette
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Posted: 9/02/07 at 5:31am

Does anyone know where I can purchase long, white socks? My actors are wearing knickers in our upcoming production and most socks come only mid-calf. I need them to come above where the knickers end so we don't get a line of skin.

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Posted: 9/02/07 at 7:47am

I've always had them wear legging tights. From a distance of 10' they look just like socks - and the actors don't have to fuss around with whether or not the tops of the socks have come out from the knickers.

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Posted: 9/02/07 at 11:33am

When we did A Tale of Two Cities, we used white surgical socks -- the kind that people have to wear to keep from getting blood clots -- they are called TEDS. If you are working with kids, since their legs are shorter, maybe men's tube socks would come up high enough that their knickers would cover the tops.

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Posted: 9/02/07 at 11:19pm

We just finished a production of Cinderella with some colonial inspired fashions. We used colonial stockings ($3.95/pair) from www.theatrehouse.net. they worked great for slender, male adults. Two fuller calved adults used white, womens, plus size trouser socks purchased from Dillards, a local department store. They worked just fine. Just be sure to get thick trouser socks. Thin ones are too sheer. Think tights, not nylons for the thickness comparison.

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SavTD
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Posted: 9/06/07 at 8:49am

You can also use soccer socks... They often are long enough to cover a couple of inches above the knee.

Also, check the website www.sock-dreams.com. They have thigh high socks, but they're a little more expensive.

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Posted: 9/08/07 at 4:56am

check any kind of rollerskating pro shop, roller derby girls wear over the knees socks to buffer the straps from their kneepads

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Posted: 10/16/07 at 10:10pm

Hope this isn't too late! Try some of the dealers that cater to the RevWar or Civil War reenacting community - Townsend & Son has men's stockings in various colors (last catalogue I had even had clocked ones, IIRC); you can also try Regimental Quartermaster or Abraham's Lady in Gettysburg. All have websites, I believe.

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Nanette Celebrity Joined: 8/01/06 Online Status: Offline Posts: 399	Topic: long socks Posted: 9/02/07 at 5:31am
	Does anyone know where I can purchase long, white socks? My actors are wearing knickers in our upcoming production and most socks come only mid-calf. I need them to come above where the knickers end so we don't get a line of skin.
	In a world of margarine, be butter!

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tristanrobin Celebrity Joined: 4/25/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 704	Posted: 9/02/07 at 7:47am
	I've always had them wear legging tights. From a distance of 10' they look just like socks - and the actors don't have to fuss around with whether or not the tops of the socks have come out from the knickers.
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Kathy S Celebrity Joined: 8/21/04 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 303	Posted: 9/02/07 at 11:33am
	When we did A Tale of Two Cities, we used white surgical socks -- the kind that people have to wear to keep from getting blood clots -- they are called TEDS. If you are working with kids, since their legs are shorter, maybe men's tube socks would come up high enough that their knickers would cover the tops.
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drose Celebrity Joined: 8/23/07 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 162	Posted: 9/02/07 at 11:19pm
	We just finished a production of Cinderella with some colonial inspired fashions. We used colonial stockings ($3.95/pair) from www.theatrehouse.net. they worked great for slender, male adults. Two fuller calved adults used white, womens, plus size trouser socks purchased from Dillards, a local department store. They worked just fine. Just be sure to get thick trouser socks. Thin ones are too sheer. Think tights, not nylons for the thickness comparison.
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SavTD Walk-On Joined: 9/05/07 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 6	Posted: 9/06/07 at 8:49am
	You can also use soccer socks... They often are long enough to cover a couple of inches above the knee. Also, check the website www.sock-dreams.com. They have thigh high socks, but they're a little more expensive.
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eveharrington Celebrity Joined: 8/28/06 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 198	Posted: 9/08/07 at 4:56am
	check any kind of rollerskating pro shop, roller derby girls wear over the knees socks to buffer the straps from their kneepads
	"If nothing else, there's applause... like waves of love pouring over the footlights."
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SherrieAnne Star Joined: 8/08/06 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 72	Posted: 10/16/07 at 10:10pm
	Hope this isn't too late! Try some of the dealers that cater to the RevWar or Civil War reenacting community - Townsend & Son has men's stockings in various colors (last catalogue I had even had clocked ones, IIRC); you can also try Regimental Quartermaster or Abraham's Lady in Gettysburg. All have websites, I believe.
	There's a little bit of diva in all of us. Some just have a larger helping than others.
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