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  2. Tights - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Pantyhose - Wikipedia

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    Pantyhose, sometimes also called sheer tights, are close-fitting legwear covering the wearer's body from the waist to the toes. 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.

  4. Hose (clothing) - Wikipedia

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    Hose are any of various styles of men's clothing for the legs and lower body, worn from the Middle Ages through the 17th century, when the style fell out of use in favour of breeches and stockings. The old plural form of "hose" was "hosen". In German these terms (Hose, singular, and Hosen, plural) remained in use and are the generic terms for ...

  5. 10 alternative uses for pantyhose - AOL

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    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 ...

  6. Hosiery - Wikipedia

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    Hosiery, also referred to as legwear, describes garments worn directly on the feet and legs. The term originated as the collective term for products of which a maker or seller is termed a hosier; and those products are also known generically as hose. The term is also used for all types of knitted fabric, and its thickness and weight is defined ...

  7. Underwear - Wikipedia

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    Pantyhose, also called tights in British English, which combined panties and hose into one garment, made their first appearance in 1959, [12] invented by Glen Raven Mills of North Carolina. The company later introduced seamless pantyhose in 1965, spurred by the popularity of the miniskirt. By the end of the decade, the girdle had fallen out of ...

  8. Leggings - Wikipedia

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    Clothing worn around the 2 legs, usually up to the ankle. Material. fabric. Leggings are several types of leg attire that have varied through the years. Modern usage from the 1960s onwards has come to refer to elastic close-fitting high-rise garments worn over the legs typically by women, such as leg warmers or tights.

  9. 7 Thigh-High Tights and Socks That Will Actually Stay in Place

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    If you want to stock up on versatile thigh-high socks, this is the best pack! The set of six is super affordable, and these styles can match so many different outfits. $20.00. See it! Leoparts ...