If you are a woman of a certain age,that means your mother is too, so you may well know what a "roll on roll of pantygirdle" is! That's what my mother used to call her 24 hour portable torture device! Well having watched Aunty Gok I decided I would go and buy one, some support/control knickers and a pair of black leggins.
Once home I dashed upstairs and eagerly ripped the size 14/16 label off the knickers and forced myself into them. They felt OK but the blood supply to my legs was being compromised. When I rolled them off (hence the roll on roll off) I noticed they where a size 10/12! Huh??
The leggins where made for a stick with sticks for legs and no bum, I got them on, well over my knees, but with the best will in the world, there was no way I could get the bum bit to stretch from my knees to my back and wearing them with a low flying gusset is not a risk I'm willing to take. I expected them to ping off at any moment and there was no way I could sit down in them!
I looked like a very poorly Max Wall.
Then I attempted the roll on roll off which surprisingly fitted fine. However, either I have a very short torso or you're supposed to wear it pulled up to your chin! It's meant to give you a nice hourglass shape, I ended up with a Nora Batty waist and the bit it was supposed to be controlling was, let me tell you, no more controlled than if it was snug inside normal belly warmers!!