This is something I've also struggled with monumentally! I ended up regrouping the lower most row of poly's on the abdomen group for the waistband. I also did an overlay for the hip and waistband much like grichter did, but still not totally satisfied with the results.

My overlay used the same concept as Anthanasius' post in this thread with good results. I'm still puzzled how the stocking top looked so straight in Anthanasius' render given the leg/hip junction being not very straight - but I digress.

Ultimately, I'd just like to have the waistband a little higher up on the abdomen just below the umbilicus. That unfortunately has been my undoing to date.

Still I think 'bill's method is about as good as it gets. I liked the simplicity of fabiana's recent product Essentials Sheers. But trying to do a pantyhose or even a stocking top overlay with the node structure in Essentials Sheers has not worked out well for me.

Still open to suggestions myself....

Paul