Hosiery News

Kate, the big winner at Epsom as she experiments with floaty new look and Forties hair do

2011-06-06T23:28:00.000-07:00

The Epsom Derby saw the biggest gathering of royals since Kate and William’s wedding in April — and, once again, it was the Duchess of Cambridge who stole the show.
Often criticised for sticking to the same style, Kate, who looked as slender as ever, experimented with a new, floatier look and Forties-style hairdo.
Here, with some expert help, JENNY STOCKS examines Kate’s winning look.

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Hate Pantyhose? Try Thigh High Hose Instead

2009-11-17T02:03:00.000-08:00

Some women simply detest panty hose and for a variety of reasons. For some ladies (especially those who are short waisted), panty hose feel uncomfortable with the high waist design. Other women dislike the pressure of elastic around the waist. Still others find that pantyhose encourage yeast infections, since pantyhose generally do not allow much air flow.

Don’t Let Pantyhose Rule Out Dresses and Other Leg Baring Outfits

Many women who have an aversion to pantyhose simply shift over to pants outfits, which are fine but are limiting especially when selecting business or party clothes. While there are some nice pant style outfits available, there are so many more outfits that would be elegant, professional of fun but do call for some type of leg covering for a finished look.

Pantyhose at Work: A Woman's Bondage or her Best Behavior?

2009-10-05T02:07:00.000-07:00

My professional image PowerPoint presentation is over. I've shown slides of women in blue suits, beige blazers, and the sloping curves of cleavage on display. I've explained the difference between men's single-breasted and double-breasted jackets and (attempted to) justify whether men should wear wingtips, cap-toe oxfords, loafers, or some other shoe type on the job.

But now comes the time I most relish: Audience Q & A.

And here we go, the question that is always asked, no matter what:

"Do I have to wear pantyhose?"

Tights fit

2009-03-03T19:29:00.000-08:00

Fancy tights and leggings offer an easy style fix for the winter wardrobe blahs -- and a leg up on spring fashion.
"One of the quickest, most cost-effective ways to instantly update your look is with beautiful, eye-catching hosiery," says Svetlana Sturgeon, for Phantom, a Toronto-based hosiery manufacturer.

Medi Introduces Mediven® Sheer & Soft: Stylish and Comfortable Compression Therapy Treatments Now Available

2009-03-01T19:35:00.000-08:00

Medi USA, a worldwide leader in medical therapy products, introduces Mediven® Sheer & Soft, a complete line of fashionable, discreet and comfortable compression therapy stockings suitable for day and evening wear. Independently proven to be more sheer and comfortable than leading competitors, Sheer & Soft stockings are available in a variety of colors.

Colored tights' timing is right in styling cycle

2009-02-18T19:18:00.000-08:00

For years, decades -- maybe even since the invention of tights -- women wore them only with boots or shoes. Pairing peep-toe shoes or sandals with opaque tights was so obviously wrong that it rarely made lists of "don'ts." Such advice was unnecessary, like suggesting women avoid blouses with three sleeves or telling men not to hit the office with their neckties knotted in nooses.

Two years ago, several designers, including Prada, Dolce & Gabbana and Jean Paul Gaultier, paired colored tights with sandals in runway shows. Actress Mischa Barton and model Kate Moss appeared with the look -- not caught by preying paparazzi on bad days, mind you, but actually posed in fashionable photographs.

Debate '09

2009-02-16T19:27:00.000-08:00

If you are going to attempt this combination, allow me to point out a few guidlines. Wear this look with dark tights (preferably brown, navy, charcoal gray, and black), with shoes that are similar in color. You do not want the contrasting colors of your tights and shoes to vary significantly. However, do not match them perfectly (unless it is a black on black variation) because you could end up like Gwyneth below, as a metallic mess.
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Pantyhose’s 50th Anniversary

2009-02-09T19:17:00.000-08:00

The year of 2009 may be most famous with Barbie’s 50th Birthday, but there is something else that celebrates 50 years of its invention. For every season all of us ladies wear pantyhose, from the sheer in summer nights to the warm detail-oriented in winter cold. In fact, the colder it gets, the more we need our dear friend, the pantyhose, as short skirts and dresses are even lovelier during the winter...

Celebrities Black Tights Fashion Show

2009-02-01T13:12:00.000-08:00

Molly Sims in black opaque pantyhose

Jennifer Garner in black semy-opaque tights

Jessica Alba in black sheer shiny tights.

Love or Loathe: Floral Tights

2009-01-23T12:08:00.000-08:00

Patterned tights always tend to go down well each season, but when it actually comes to wearing them, it can be a terrifying thought for those of us who aren't stick thin models.

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Support stockings

2009-01-22T06:24:00.000-08:00

Support stockings are stockings or tights made of strong elastic. You wear them on your legs through the day and take them off at night. Doctors sometimes call them compression stockings.

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Seamed Stockings - Information On How They Are Made

2009-01-18T13:12:00.000-08:00

Stockings have a long and illustrious long history dating back to the 12th century. Interestingly it was not an engineer, but a curate, who facilitated mass production. For in 1589 Reverend William Lee from the village of Calverton near Nottingham invented the framework knitting machine - it was suddenly possible, using the framework knitting machine, to produce stockings in quantity.

5 reasons to keep loving black tights in 2009

2009-01-18T13:10:00.000-08:00

They have become a staple in the wardrobes of women of all ages. The black tight is a way to add a little drama or a chic touch to any outfit. No matter the occasion, I still keep finding reasons to wear them and the industry is still hanging onto the look.

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How to wear & to choose stockings

2009-01-14T19:16:00.000-08:00

Stockings are surely for the brave women! Being a woman I consider stocking so very much tempting! Now days they combine both modern and classic styles at the same time!

Nylon stockings with silicon lace are free from the garters but not necessary! Lots of women feel comfortable only with the garter on. As a rule such stockings are made with a touch of spandex and elastic that improves the tension on the leg.

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Lacy tights are a leg up on style and whimsy

2009-01-10T06:51:00.000-08:00

Step aside, serviceable black leggings. This season's most covetable accents are flirty lace tights. The fall runways were awash in giddy options: punky hand-knit tights at Rodarte, punctuated with holes; rose-printed hose at Chloй; and at Emma Cook, fantastical webs of stars, lace and netting.

Silk Stocking Stories

2009-01-04T01:54:00.000-08:00

Stockings and suspenders are an essential part of creating a vintage look for a modern gal, but even Dita can’t duplicate the saucy elegance of old photos and the irreverent look of an immoral woman.

Magic in Your Stocking: Be Tight With Your Favorite Leg Wear

2008-12-28T04:14:00.000-08:00

SANTA ALWAYS LIKED to leave a surprise in your stocking. Lately, hosiery companies have been following the big guy's lead, designing products that not only cover your legs but also offer health benefits.

Tights are just right: This year's must-have accessory delivers style and warmth

2008-12-26T11:47:00.000-08:00

It's hard not to notice one of this season's hottest fashion items: tights.

From patterned and printed to solid-colored and jewel-toned, tights have become less of a legwear trend and more of an accessory must-have.

The Difference Between Tights and Pantyhose

2008-12-21T02:46:00.001-08:00

"Nude tights = pantyhose, right?"

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Zooey Deschanel In Metallic Shiny Tights

2008-12-14T05:32:00.000-08:00

Zooey Deschanel in metallic shiny tights. May be this Pretty Polly tights?

Sara Blakely: the Spanx creator talks about control

2008-12-08T09:30:00.000-08:00

Sara Blakely may not be a household name, but thousands of women up and down the country will be saying a silent prayer of thanks to the 37-year-old American as they squeeze into their party dresses over the festive season. As the phenomenally successful founder of the Spanx control underwear empire, Blakely is the global Pied Piper of the wobbly bits brigade.

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Look Like Lindsay Lohan in Shiny Black Opaque Tights

2008-12-05T11:13:00.000-08:00

Want to look like Lindsay Lohan? I can advise this stylish Transparenze tights.
I think they are the softest opaque 70 denier tights that I have evere bought. Feel a real silk touch on your legs. Look very comfortable and stylish.

This trend has legs: Bold tights, leggings make great accessories

2008-12-05T10:54:00.000-08:00

Strip off those trousers and shorten your hemlines. Legs are in fashion.

But they're not totally exposed. Omaha women are emphasizing their sexy calves with stirrup tights and legwarmers, bold-colored nylons, patterned leggings and knee-highs this season.

Haute Winter Trend: Colored Tights

2008-11-30T12:35:00.000-08:00

Though this isn’t ground-breaking news, opaque tights have been big on the fashion scene for fall/winter of ‘08. Basic black is a must, but other colors are making their way into the mainstream. Gray, navy blue and deep purples are favorites of mine, with olive greens, mustard and fuchsia popular colors among the most daring fashionistas...

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Black Stockings

2008-11-17T12:30:00.000-08:00

Izabel Goulart Victoria's Secret model discuss her black stockings (from esquire.com)

Buy this nice hold ups

2008-11-16T10:50:00.000-08:00

Great deal from uktights.com. Perfect Charnos Elegance Hold Ups only £4.90 (old price £7.00). Elegant, luxury 15 denier hold ups are very clear and shiny. Their smooth satin band with EIASTAC silicone for comfort and confidence all day long as they are sure to not slip and a completely sheer toe.

Update your look with bright and quirky tights

2008-11-16T02:35:00.000-08:00

This season, there's even more reason to say bye-bye to bare legs and hello to tights, thanks to designers championing hosiery in all kinds of crazy colours and prints.

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Trend Report: Colorful Tights

2008-11-13T20:06:00.000-08:00

One of the biggest trends I’m seeing in ad campaigns in fashion magazines are funky colored tights. I’m in love with this trend since I’m really going for color this fall...

What to Look for When Purchasing Stockings

2008-11-13T19:15:00.000-08:00

Unlike pantyhose, stockings are seeing a resurgence in popularity for a number of reasons, with one of them being that many individuals assume that stocking are defined throughout the world as thigh high hosiery...

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Marilyn Monroe in suspenders and stockings photograph seen for first time

2008-11-11T12:13:00.000-08:00

A never-before seen photograph of Marilyn Monroe standing in stockings and suspenders, and being dressed by her costume designer is to go on show.

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Super sale Aristoc Sensuous Lace Top Stockings 30%

2008-11-09T04:43:00.000-08:00

Now this superb Aristoc stockings costs only £4.85 (old price £6.95).
Sensuous Lace Top Stockings have a very soft feel and only 10 denier. Looks very natural and sheer. Recommended! You can buy them here (shipping worldwide)

REVIVE YOUR RAILS WITH BOLD HOSIERY

2008-11-01T19:24:00.000-07:00

UPDATE YOUR WARDROBE WITH QUIRKY TIGHTS
The recession may have robbed us of our ability to splurge guilt-free, but shopping sensibly doesn’t have to mean zero indulgence. In fact all you need this season are a pair of funky, bright tights, says NICOLA McCAFFERTY…

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Style for Style: How to Wear Wetlook Tights

2008-10-29T19:32:00.000-07:00

PVC or wetlook leggings have been en vogue for several season now. They instantly update a look, are comfortable and go with an array of different outfits. However, this season the trend has stepped up a notch with the introduction of wetlook tights...

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