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Zettai ryōiki was originally only applicable to a combination of miniskirt and overknee socks, but with its popularization it started being used toward outfits which featured other kinds of hosiery and bottom clothing, including, for example, thigh highs, knee highs, stockings, garters, hotpants, and swimsuits.
By 1970, the girdle was generally supplanted by the wearing of pantyhose (called tights in British English). Pantyhose replaced girdles for most women who had used the girdle as a means of holding up stockings; however, many girdle wearers continued to use a brief style panty-girdle under or on top of tights/pantyhose for some figure control.
Compression stockings are constructed using elastic fibers or rubber. These fibers help compress the limb, aiding in circulation. Compression stockings are offered in different levels of compression. The unit of measure used to classify the pressure of the stockings is mmHg. They are often sold in a variety of pressure ranges. [citation needed]
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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.
A tile-matching puzzle game entitled Asobu Tights: Puzzle Lesson (あそぶタイツ パズルレッスン, Asobu Taitsu Pazuru Ressun, "Play Tights: Puzzle Lesson") was released on iOS, Nintendo Switch, and Android on April 22, 2021.
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A Woman wearing hold-up stockings A woman in Japan wearing white hold-ups, 2023. Hold-ups or stay-ups (in the United States also referred to as thigh-high stockings or simply thigh highs) [1] are stockings with an elasticized band at the top, designed to hold the stockings up when worn, without the use of a garter belt or garters.