The Incredible Appearance of Full Fashioned Stockings

A lot of women still decide to wear the full fashioned stockings that will be held up by a garter belt or girdle. A lot of time though the only approach to finding them will be to buy them from the internet site in England or France and pay an immense shipping bill for them. The neighborhood department stores here in the us only carry Hanes stockings that happen to be basic.

Wearing full fashioned stockings to work with skirts might be considered dated. Some women have scars on their legs and the only method they are able to wear skirts to the office is by hidding these scars , by putting on stockings (natural, sliky kind) . Some offices possess a casual wear policy. As for myself, I wear pantyhose for everyday wear, not because I must but because I wish to as they just add a great amount of polish to my outfits. I have had a lot of luck with L'eggs Sheer Energy. They not only fit really well but they last too and they are only about $6 a pair. Can't beat it!

Full fashioned stockings certainly are a style, of which there are 2 types.To spellout this, due to the capabilities of the machines that made them a while ago, the toe, sole, and heel is reinforced. Given that the reinforcement runs up the rear of the heel and meets the seam, ther are some in which the reinforcement is squared off, and this is known as a "Cuban Heel." A more uncommon style is where the reinforcement tapers to a point where it meets the seam, and this is known as a "French Heel."

Today, this look is even copied and woven into pantyhose, or thigh highs, but there's a means to tell if they're at least authentic vintage full fashion stockings, or even the real thing.

If you ever take a close look at the seam as it runs up the woman's leg (probably a bad action to take in public places!). On either sides of the seam you'll see what looks to be hash marks that happen to be actually needle marks left from the machine as it stitches up the seam.

Also, the authentic or vintage styles of full fashion stockings are made of nylon. They do not stretch. But to present them a form of elasticity at the band (or welt), the outer layer of the band is stitched with a reinforced circular hole known as a "Keyhole" that is in the back, and centered, and as well gives support to the seam and the material close to the seam.

The full fashion stockings style really had been around since at least the twenties, however these were hand-manufactured from silk. It wasn't until 1940 when full fashion hosiery manufactured from nylon became commercially accessible. Then there after, as a result of war effort, the government deemed parachutes more important, and women's hosiery took a short hiatus.

Then in the late 40's they returned. And around 1952 a few things happened. A circular stitch machine was invented and dupont arrived on the scene with a nylon it called "Cantrece," that was a stretch nylon, and full fashion stockings were no longer.

There after, the more prevelant style was the reinforced heel and toe variety, or "RHT" for brief. And those were worn as well as reinforced toe styles and nude styles until pantyhose came to be.

Then came along the mini-skit, and with skirts that short, obviously the women favored the panyhose style to gartered stockings, and it's only been recently that gartered stockings are starting to make a return.

I have lots of full fashioned stockings because I enjoy how they look! I invest in a great deal of lace stockings just because they look great. I also wear reinforced toe and heal stockings when I wear pumps!