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Wearing Lingerie: Sizzling Secrets
The
Seamless Stocking
The seamless stocking has been around for
centuries. There are even references to them in ancient Greece.
This was not only for the noble man but workmen and slaves
alike. Silk and cotton stockings have been reported to be worn
in Japan and China, as well for even a longer time. Stockings
evolved from the sock in the 12th century in Europe. Men and
women alike wore them. Men with their breeches and ladies under
their dresses held up with garters. The seamed stockings became
very popular in European countries to the nobles. The rest
of the population only wore the seamless stockings. The fancy
seams were not affordable to the lower class people at the
time. When they fell out of fashion after the royalty fell,
the seamless style stayed in common. It was not as highly spoke
of or heard about as the fancy seams of the royalty. However,
it managed to linger through out the centuries and hit us today
in the modern world.
In the early
20th century stockings came back into style.
It was not until the 1960s with the invention of nylons that
the seamless stocking had its true hay day. Even with the popularity
of the pantyhose, stockings were still popular. Most manufacturers
made the seamless knee and thigh high stockings for the older
generation that was not interested in panty hose. Designer
hose had seemed to be put somewhere else. Western society has
taken the seamless stocking and created a mass market for it
in the lingerie business. This type of socking can be used
with or with out a garter belt today. Many styles put out by
large companies skip the need for a garter all together by
adding a sticky elastic band that holds the stocking up. As
sexy as this is, it still does not compare to the allure of
the garter with a stocking. The seamless stocking usually has
a lace band around the thigh. That is where the rubber strip
is built in to hold the hose up. Many large companies have
several styles and colors of these alluring seamless stockings.
So,
what has the seamless stocking done for us today? First
of all it has made women all over the globe feel sexy and alluring.
They give a sheer sexy look to a woman’s legs with out running
and tearing like nylons. This is due to their delicate weaving
process that leaves them shear but tough. A woman new has a
choice of a stocking with out seams in the back that she can
wear with or with out a garter. The seamless stocking looks
more mainstream and professional for many women. It also allows
those women who never cared for the seamed version to be able
to have a sexy stocking as well. The seamless stocking has
also been creeping slowly back into mainstream society over
the past few years. Now it is easier and easier to find a pair
at any department store. They are no longer just found in the
lingerie stores and boutiques. The seamless stocking is everywhere.
There are two
main favorites among women in seamless stockings
today. The Cotton stocking is extremely popular. They are a
bit thicker but still very sexy. One can wear this seamless
style with any dress or skirt and look great. The control top
style has the rubber grips around the thigh bands to keep the
stocking from falling. Usually there is no lace on the cotton
style. The cotton style is also available with out the rubbed
banding for those ladies who want to use the garter. The thigh
band on this style is a little thinner to allow the clasps
to grab the stocking. Then there are the silk seamless stockings
that are just heavenly. The also come with or with out the
garter option. These also can come, and often do, with a full
lace cuff around the thigh. These are great stockings for those
fancy dresses or lingerie. Most women use the silk stockings
with their favorite lingerie piece. There is nothing more sleek
and sexy that the feel and look of the seamless stocking on
a woman’ leg. This is a fashion that will never go out of style
no matter what.
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by KissMeGoodnight.com
: 2006
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