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Stockings: a question of class and confidence
Tweet(Edited from contributions to the Stockings HQ discussion forum) – I’m a 35 year old female residing in New Orleans, Louisiana. A male friend I chat with on America Online introduced me to this forum and I thought readers might enjoy my own story and viewpoint on our ‘favourite subject’. I’ve always enjoyed lingerie and dressing well, but during a … Continue reading
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Never had it so good?
Tweet At school I was never much good at history (as I think long-suffering correspondents may know) but I think it was Harold Macmillan who coined the phrase “You’ve never had it so good”. Of course it was easy for him to say. Most of his audience had recent memory of being battered in at least one world war. Formica … Continue reading
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10 things you may not know about stockings
Tweet• FIFA president Sepp Blatter is the former president of the Worldwide Friends of Suspenders – formed to express regret at women making the switch to tights. • A pair of nylon stockings is made from a single filament of nylon over four miles long. • A single pair of stockings consists of three million loops knitted together. • US … Continue reading
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Bare legs are sexy? Dream on…
Tweet(Edited from contributions to the Stockings HQ discussion forum) – I would like to comment on the disturbing phenomenon of a lack of hosiery on women (particularly in the US where it has reached epidemic proportions) and offer a possible reason for it. Forget for a moment about stockings – here we are concerned with pantyhose (tights). For men old … Continue reading
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French heels
Tweet(Edited from contributions to the Stockings HQ discussion forum) – I have been wearing fully fashioned seamed stockings for a number of years. I seem to recall in Europe a term called “French heel” being used. Is this the same as FF or is it a separate term used to describe the triangle made at the back of the heel? … Continue reading
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Stockings in the ’80s and ’90s
Tweet(Edited from contributions to the Stockings HQ discussion forum) “When stockings made a sudden and long awaited revival in Australia in the late ’80s I thought they were back for ever. Sadly this beautiful time was very short and they all but disappeared as quickly as they came. Does anybody know what was the catalyst for the resurgence, and what … Continue reading
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The decline in hosiery sales: bad news or good?
Tweet(Edited from contributions to the Stockings HQ discussion forum) – Manufactures have reported that sales of pantyhose and stockings have dropped from 1.3 billion pairs to 700 million pairs in the last year. It seems like bare legs are the latest style. That is, if you care to look and can stand it. – Sorry to intrude. I think there … Continue reading
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Fully-fashioned stockings – the definition of elegance?
TweetIn the 1940s and 1950s nylon stockings were fully-fashioned, as opposed to most modern stockings, which are ‘one-size’. Fully fashioned stockings were tailored to the shape of the leg, and were seamed up the back. The seam was an essential part of the stocking’s construction, as it held it together. This is unlike modern so-called ‘seamed’ stockings, which are woven … Continue reading
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The contradiction of youth
TweetApologies for upsetting almost everyone earlier in the week. Best to not take me too seriously. I’ve been hiding under my duvet for the last few days and – as exclusively predicted in my earlier biorhythm thread – I think I’ve got a cold coming. All of which prompted another thought that I haven’t properly thought about but which I … Continue reading
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Biorhythms of demand for stockings
TweetI was never much use at Biology at school. The excitement caused by the prospect of lessons on “reproduction” was always tempered by the ever-present threat of having to dissect something and the nauseous aroma of formaldehyde. I learned enough, though, to recognise a cold when I had one, and I soon realised that I always seemed to get a … Continue reading
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