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2. 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.

3. 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 ...

4. Stocking - Wikipedia

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   A precursor of pantyhose made an appearance in the 1940s and 1950s, when film and theater productions had stockings sewn to the briefs of actresses and dancers, according to actress-singer-dancer Ann Miller [6] and seen in popular films such as Daddy Long Legs. Today, stockings are commonly made using knitted wool, silk, cotton or nylon (see ...

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. 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, [13] 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 ...

7. Bianca Censori's Tights-Only Look Was First Worn By Kim ... - AOL

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   Kardashian even showed off the basis for the look in a Skims ad nearly two years ago, wearing the brand's Mid Support Tights—sheer tights with a built-in control top that come in four colors and ...

8. Miniskirt - Wikipedia

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   A miniskirt (sometimes hyphenated as mini-skirt, separated as mini skirt, or sometimes shortened to simply mini) is a skirt with its hemline well above the knees, generally at mid-thigh level, normally no longer than 10 cm (4 in) below the buttocks; [1] and a dress with such a hemline is called a minidress or a miniskirt dress.

9. Leggings - Wikipedia

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   Leggings made from a nylon-lycra blend (usually 90% nylon, 10% lycra) have long been worn during exercise. Nylon lycra leggings are often referred to as bicycle or running tights, and are shinier in appearance than those made from cotton.