Lingerie Lesson: The Fully Fashioned Stocking

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School may be out for summer but I have a little lesson for you! I promise it will be fascinating and sexy! It's certainly one I wish I was taught at school. What are fully fashioned stockings? What makes them different? Why are they so rare and expensive? Why do I need a pair?
This hosiery lesson begins at the heel of post-war nylon mania and runs in a - shall we say, linear - fashion right up to the, er, welt that is the elasticated nylon legwear of today. (I promise, I'm usually a good writer.)

Best of Hosiery

In light of "Nylon Stockings Day" last Monday, I think it's time for a "best of" hosiery post! Whether you wear tights, stockings, hold-ups or socks it's important to look good in your leg-wear. If you're like me and practically live in thick black tights, I seriously need some excitement in my sock drawer because the sea of M&S 50 Denier tights is getting so dull even though they are so useful for those days where suspender straps require a longer skirt that just makes your legs look stupidly short (me, every day), or those days when stockings are an absolute must, why not stray away from plain lace-tops and go for something a little more special.

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Suspender Tights - Worth the Hype?

Super Suspender from Houseofholland.co.uk

We all know what I'm talking about here! Since those Henry Holland gizmos (or 'Super Suspender Tights', to use their proper term) gained popularity, suspender/stocking style tights have been popping up everywhere. Are they worth all the hype?