Just chiming in to back annadrose up on her assessment of the current trend towards skipping all forms of hosiery. Of course, cold climates call for different things, but over the past few years it has become perfectly acceptable for women of all ages and sizes to skip the nylons/pantyhose and show a bare leg. I used to manage a conservative women's dress shop, and in the 90s we HAD to wear hose- even with open toed shoes (Yuck!) Over the last few years the trend has been solidly against hosiery!

I couldn't tell you the last time I wore hose- it's probably been almost 5 years.

On topic- I'm most comfortable in my new balance tennis shoes, but they're pretty ugly. I usually wear a pair of Aerosoles heels.