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Pantyhose first appeared on store shelves in 1959 for the advertisement of new design panties (Allen Gant's product, 'Panti-Legs') [ 1] as a convenient alternative to stockings and/or control panties which, in turn, replaced girdles . Like stockings or knee highs, pantyhose are usually made of nylon, or of other fibers blended with nylon.
Stockings knitted with a higher denier tend to be less sheer but more durable. Fishnet: Knitted stockings with a very wide open knit resembling a fish net. Fencenet: Similar to fishnet, but with a much wider pattern. These are sometimes worn over another pair of stockings or pantyhose, such as matte or opaque, with a contrasting colour.
Tights. Opaque black synthetic tights with cotton gusset. Tights are a kind of cloth garment, most often sheathing the body from the waist to the toe tips with a tight fit, hence the name. They come in absolute opaque, opaque, sheer and fishnet styles — or a combination, such as the original concept of the American term pantyhose with sheer ...
Nylon stockings were an instant hit, at first for Delaware only. Using fiber manufactured in a small pilot plant, the first nylon stockings went on sale on Oct. 24, 1939, in six Wilmington stores. ...
Underwear fetishism. One type of underwear fetishism involves stockings. Underwear fetishism is a sexual fetishism relating to undergarments, and refers to preoccupation with the sexual excitement of certain types of underwear, including panties, stockings, pantyhose, bras, or other items. Some people can experience sexual excitement from ...
Pantyhose -- the bane and blessing of women's fashion -- have been around for a long time. The nylon-and-spandex invention blossomed in the '60s, when miniskirts arrived and garters and stockings ...
Fully-fashioned Point Heel stockings with the welt, shadow welt, keyhole, seam and heel reinforcement clearly visible. Fully fashioned stockings are usually knitted from sheer nylon yarn. To support the attachment of suspenders, they have a darker section of double fabric at the top, called the welt. This is followed by a lighter transitional ...
Clothing fetish. Clothing fetishism or garment fetishism is a sexual fetish that revolves around a fixation upon a particular article or type of clothing, a particular fashion or uniform, or a person dressed in such a style. The clinical definition of a sexual fetish would require that a person be fixated on a specific garment to the extent ...