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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.
Women wearing knickerbockers 1924 Actress Joan Crawford wearing trousers in 1927. During the post-war years into the early 1920s, French and American clothing manufacturers appear to have been confused on what kind of clothes to make for women, as some thought prewar norms should be restored, whilst others sought ways forward and evolution.
Wearing two pairs of tights is also a common practice among male dancers, as it guards against the combination of stretched fabric and bright stage lights making them appear translucent. The wearing of tights has a history going back several centuries, when they were worn by both men and women. Today, they are worn primarily by women and girls.
Women's legs, wearing pantyhose. 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 ...
Every woman seems to have an opinion about pantyhose: when you should wear them and when you can get away without them. If you work in an office, what's most appropriate when it comes to pantyhose?
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.
Then, by the early 1960s, the introduction of pantyhose offered a new alternative to garter belts and girdles. [4] This change in fashion coincided with the female empowerment movement and the sexual revolution. [12] [13] Since the mid-20th century, men's adult magazines featuring images of women in underwear reached mass-market popularity.
The clip quickly sparked an office wear debate on X/Twitter, with many users claiming Sykes’ simple outfit was nothing remarkable. “I’d wear that to the Post Office,” one person commented.