The quest for suitable stockings is still ongoing.
Mario noticed that it can get quite chilly when you are not used to it, but he used to wear a kilt at life role playing and I do remember some LRP-games in mid-winter... with plenty of snow and frozen roads. (Which reminds me: what can you do with a knight in full plate armor when at the end of the road downhill stands a group of orcs ? Just give him a hearthy shove... strrrRRRIKE !)