Why would Figure Skaters decide one versus the other. Is wearing beige skates more of a statement of I'm not traditional? And finally, covering the entire leg--and boot--in skin-tone tights, would that be more to elongate the figure, especially for some skaters who well, might not be so height-inclined? White Skates seem to be the de-rigueur and more traditional choice for Ladies Figure Skaters throughout the years. This changed in the late 80's when more and more professional figure skaters began to buck the White Skate rule and go for the beige ones. And then toward the late 90's, and early 2000's, we began to see the all-over skin-tone/beige tights over the skates look as well.
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