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ok now the leggings....these are really more of a "shorty" they are an undergarment for skirts or dresses. Here's what I did and then the pics....I bought a pair from WM, plus a very large cheap undergarment of a matching color and fabric, from the clearance rack, I used the second garment for the pockets. I was able to get all 3 of the pockets from the waistband, this provides the "grippiness". I didn't pull or stretch the pockets, I just laid them on and stitched, the garment is meant to stretch and pull your body in, and I decided to use that compression to keep the gun in place, and it worked perfectly.

one side only has a waist pocket


this side has a waist pocket and a leg pocket, the leg pocket works well for dresses


the waist pockets work well for skirts

here are a couple of pics of the corset that I made. I really need to make a new one, I gained some "care-taker" weight and I can't motivate myself to work out.

this one shows it on:


this one shows it flat, with gun in. it shows the "pocket" close up, there is a pocket on each side. It's just wide elastic, on a Walmart corset. I modeled it on the popular "corset holster" that is well over $100. this was nowhere near that.



(I've got to get some pics of my leggings, I had some in my dropbox, but can't find it. Back in a bit.)

Lisa, I'm away for the weekend, I'll get back to you on Sunday with all sorts of info

The Annoyed Man wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2019 4:33 pm

SewTexas wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2019 2:50 pm soooo, all of her shirts are tucked? wow, that's highly unusual for a woman today. Nothing against your lady's style choices, I'm very pro- personal style choices, just sort of pondering "out loud" I have a clip on style holster that I love, but I don't think they make it so that you can tuck in also. hmmmm

I assume you were asking me.... no, actually she wears her shirts untucked most of the time, it’s just that her shirts are fairly form-fitting (is that the right fashion term?) and too narrow waisted to be useful for concealed carry. Add that to the fact that she almost never wears a belt because most of her pants lack belt loops; so there’s nothing there to support the weight of a gun even if she were so inclined. In any case, I conceded a long time ago that her choices are hers, and I can’t win that argument - even though I know I am right from both a tactical and a gun safety point of view. Harmony in my home is more important to me than "winning".

ok, something you said made me think she was wearing the shirts tucked. Kosiak leather makes a holster with a clip that I use for my lcp, don't where a belt either, I know, it works on my jeans perfectly. LCPs are light, I can wear it on the short leggings I made to wear under dresses. But....I often will still put it in my purse, because I like to wear leggings.

soooo, all of her shirts are tucked? wow, that's highly unusual for a woman today. Nothing against your lady's style choices, I'm very pro- personal style choices, just sort of pondering "out loud" I have a clip on style holster that I love, but I don't think they make it so that you can tuck in also. hmmmm

flechero wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2019 11:30 am

I think one key is that everyone needs to understand that there is a trade-off that will need to be made between comfort, appearance, and functionality.

True, but it is a trade off many choose not to accept- a huge percentage of licensees don't carry, for those exact reasons. Closing that trade off gap is a both a business opportunity for entrepreneurs and a blessing for the LTC crowd at large.

My initial thought was "duh". After all, as a man, I can't find clothing that will look as professional as a pair of nice slacks and a tucked in dress shirt, while still allowing me to carry as effectively as I can with an untucked shirt, and a nice, thick gun belt.

but if you could, and that was your dress code, wouldn't you? Men get away with frumpy a lot easier than women can.


Everyone has their own obstacles when they start carrying. Unfortunately for women, fashion is a big deal. So any options that a woman would like and wear, that facilitates carry, is good, IMO.

Every session they are adding extra people that are allowed to carry for extra reasons. They want lawyers and judges to be able to carry in court rooms for example, I can't remember where that's at. But these people wear suits and dresses. You've got to be able to do so with the right holster for a man, with the right, ummm, under-garment-holster or purse for a woman. These are all tricky decisions.
So, yeh, anything that helps anyone carry with comfort is good.

WTR wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2019 11:13 pm

SewTexas wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2019 9:35 pm I'm still noticing at our local gun shows, there are guns for women, but no purses or holsters....I'm actually doing the research to change that....I'm finding I could do it with not too much start up money, just have to find the "not too much". It's a thought.

My Sis bought purses for herself and my Niece at the NRA show in Dallas (she loves it). My niece usually carries on her person......now if I can just get my Sis to do the same.

I've finally realized that many won't. They want the leggings or the dresses or whatever. You can now buy the leggings, but they are $80 a pair! you can buys garments to wear under dresses or skirts, but if you live in Texas you can really only wear them until May or so. Purses are..."easy".

I actually do like the Montana West/American Bling style, but I recognize that many don't, and that wouldn't be the first brand that I would carry. I've done a bunch of research and have found several brands that are affordable and would be stylish enough to carry next to the top brands.

I'm still noticing at our local gun shows, there are guns for women, but no purses or holsters....I'm actually doing the research to change that....I'm finding I could do it with not too much start up money, just have to find the "not too much". It's a thought.