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2. Tights - Wikipedia

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   The word 'pantyhose' is not used in British English. There are many sub-classifications of tights or pantyhose that describe the precise construction (such as control top, seamless, support and sheer). Although most tights are mainly nylon or cotton, lycra is normally included in modern blends to improve fit. Athletic tights are absolute opaque ...

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. Stocking - Wikipedia

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   The terms hold-ups and thigh highs refer to stockings that stay up through the use of built-in elastic, while the word stockings is the general term or refers to the kind of stockings that need a suspender belt (garter belt, in American English), and are quite distinct from tights or pantyhose (American English).

5. You Need to Buy These 10 Pairs of Tights This Fall - AOL

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   The material composition of your tights can greatly influence the fit and comfort they provide. “Most tights are made from polyamide or nylon,” Dawn says. “These materials offer good stretch ...

6. Nylon - Wikipedia

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   While nylon was marketed as the durable and indestructible material of the people, it was sold at about one-and-a-half times the price of silk stockings ($4.27 per pound of nylon versus $2.79 per pound of silk). [8]: 101 Sales of nylon stockings were strong in part due to changes in women's fashion. As Lauren Olds explains: "by 1939 [hemlines ...

7. Apparently, these are the Holy Grail of tights

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   From tight waistbands to itchy fabrics, tights have been at the bottom of our favorite clothing items list forever -- until now.