Still can't get over the 'bare legs' thing. Not for these functions, anyway. 
@DCPatriot Same. I’m nobody’s grandma but I hate it——it’s unfinished. The trend started around the time exposed bra straps became a fashion accessory, and I wasn’t here for that either.
Nice stockings can be obtained that match skin tone and are extremely sheer. Bare legs at a dressy occasion in cold weather looks like a farmhand’s wife left the farm and didn’t know how to dress.