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Hosiery is a term loosely used to describe a number of different styles of leg coverings, including:

  • Thigh-high hosiery
  • Leggings
  • Pantyhose
  • Hosiery socks
  • Stockings
  • Tights
  • Toe sock hosiery

The most common type of hosiery is pantyhose. When most women talk about hosiery, they are talking about pantyhose. These one-piece leg coverings originally appeared in the 1960’s as a hybrid hosiery piece that was somewhere between panties and stockings (which share a similar construction but lack the upper panty piece so they are just leg coverings).

Initially, when skirt hemlines began to rise in the 1920’s, there was no hosiery option available for women to cover their legs, aside from stockings. Luckily, by the time the miniskirt was introduced in 1965, the first pantyhose were rolling out of the mills.

Pantyhose are types of hosiery that are available in many different styles. One thing you might want to keep in mind when shopping for your pantyhose is the sheerness. Here is a quick reference guide for hosiery sheerness:

  • Hosiery with a 3-denier fabrication is extremely sheer and barely visible
  • Hosiery with a 15-denier fabrication is standard sheer
  • Hosiery with a 30-denier fabrication is semi-opaque
  • Hosiery with a 70-denier fabrication is opaque

Other options you confront when looking for the ideal hosiery pieces for a specific outfit or to add to your collection are the different cuts and control options. The following are the hosiery choices we offer at Freshpair:

  • Control top hosiery
  • Footless hosiery
  • Queen-sized hosiery
  • Reinforced Toe hosiery
  • Sheer hosiery
  • Tights

Some women think wearing pantyhose and other types of hosiery are archaic practices, but the fact is that the industry continues to evolve to meet consumer’s demands. Not only are control top pantyhose very popular types of hosiery, but with the evolution of shapewear, there is a whole hosiery genre developed around the shapewear craze. Most of the hosiery we carry at Freshpair offers some level of control, like shapewear. Some of our most popular styles are:

  • Spanx 004 Power Panties with Tummy Control
  • Spanx 032 Higher Power with Tummy Control
  • Spanx 034 Footless Bodyshaping Pantyhose with Super Control
  • Spanx 033 Footless Bodyshaping Pantyhose with Medium Control
  • Spanx 009 All The Way Full-Length Pantyhose with Super Control
  • Spanx 011A Tight-End Footless Tights
  • Spanx 005 Two-Timin’ Tights with Tummy Control
  • Spanx 008 All The Way Full-Length Pantyhose with Medium Control

Some of the advantages of wearing hosiery are that on cool days, they keep your legs warm when you wear skirts or dresses. They’re also good for hiding blemishes, scars and varicose veins. When you wear a color darker than your own skin color, hosiery gives the illusion of slimmer legs. Support hosiery also helps regulate blood circulation, prevent varicose veins and resolve back and leg pain.

At Freshpair, we are proud to offer a selection of hosiery that encompasses many different styles, a broad size range, and an array of different colors. Get Free Shipping today when you shop Hosiery!
 

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