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Hosiery is knitted coverings for the legs and feet. Also referred to as legwear, hosiery describes garments worn directly on the feet
Foot

The foot is an anatomical structure found in many animals. It is the terminal portion of a limb which bears weight and allows locomotion. In many animals with feet, the foot is a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg made up of one or more segments or bones, generally including claws or nails....
 and leg
Leg

Leg may refer to the following places in Poland:*A former name for the town of Elk *Leg, Lower Silesian Voivodeship *Leg, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship ...
s. 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 it's thickness and weight is defined in terms of denier
Units of textile measurement

DenierDenier is a unit of measure for the linear mass density of fibers. It is defined as the mass in grams per 9,000 meters. In the International System of Units the tex is used instead ....
 or opacity.






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Hosiery is knitted coverings for the legs and feet. Also referred to as legwear, hosiery describes garments worn directly on the feet
Foot

The foot is an anatomical structure found in many animals. It is the terminal portion of a limb which bears weight and allows locomotion. In many animals with feet, the foot is a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg made up of one or more segments or bones, generally including claws or nails....
 and leg
Leg

Leg may refer to the following places in Poland:*A former name for the town of Elk *Leg, Lower Silesian Voivodeship *Leg, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship ...
s. 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 it's thickness and weight is defined in terms of denier
Units of textile measurement

DenierDenier is a unit of measure for the linear mass density of fibers. It is defined as the mass in grams per 9,000 meters. In the International System of Units the tex is used instead ....
 or opacity. Lower denier measurements of 5 to 15 describe a hose which may be sheer in appearance, whereas styles of 40 and above are dense, with little to no light able to come through on 100 denier items.

Most hosiery garments are made by knitting
Knitting

Knitting is a method by which yarn may be turned into cloth. Knitting consists of loops called stitches pulled through each other. The active stitches are held on a needle until another loop can be passed through them....
 methods. Modern hosiery is usually tight-fitting by virtue of stretchy fabrics and meshes. Older forms include binding to achieve a tight fit. Due to its close fit, most hosiery can be worn as an undergarment, but it is more commonly worn as a combined under/outer garment.

Types

  • Hold-ups
    Hold-ups

    Hold-ups or Stay-ups are stockings with a band of silicone and elastic sewn to the top. This ensures that the stockings stay in place when worn....
     (British English
    British English

    British English or UK English is the broad term used to distinguish the forms of the English language used in the United Kingdom from forms used elsewhere....
    ), Stay-ups (British English) or Thigh-high stockings (American English
    American English

    PhonologyIn many ways, compared to English language in England, North American English is conservative in its phonology. Some distinctive accents can be found on the East Coast of the United States , partly because these areas were in contact with England, and imitated prestigious varieties of English English at a time when those varieties we...
    )
  • Leggings
    Leggings

    Leggings are any of several sorts of fitted clothing to cover the legs. Originally leggings were two separate garments, one for each leg.In contemporary usage, leggings refers to tight, form-fitting trousers that extend from the waist to the ankles; in the United States, they are sometimes referred to as tights ....
  • Sock
    Sock

    A sock is a knitted or woven type of hosiery garment for enclosing the human foot. Socks are designed to:* ease chafing between the foot and footwear...
    s, tube socks (American English), knee highs and over-the-knees
  • Stocking
    Stocking

    A stocking, sometimes referred to as hose, is a close-fitting, variously elastic clothing covering the foot and lower part of the leg. Stockings vary in color and transparency....
    s, held by a suspender belt, also known as "sussies"
  • Tights
    Tights

    Tights are a kind of cloth leg garment, most often sheathing the body from about the waist to the feet with a more or less tight fit, hence the name....
     (British English) or Pantyhose
    Pantyhose

    Pantyhose are Sheer , close fitting coverings of the body from the waist to the feet. Traditionally considered a woman's garment, pantyhose appeared in the 1960s and provided a convenient alternative to stockings....
     (American English)
  • Toe socks


Manufacturers

  • Ambra
    Ambra

    Ambra may refer to:*AMBRA Computer Corporation*Ambra Angiolini...
  • Levante
    Levante

    This is a disambiguation page. Levante may refer to*Caetano Levante, a wheelchair accessible coach*Levante Countries - Syria,Palestine,Lebanon and Jordan...
  • TIM Bulgaria (Bulgaria
    Bulgaria

    The state of Bulgaria , Scientific transliteration Balgarija, officially the Republic of Bulgaria has played a significant role in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe for over fourteen centuries....
    n fashion manufacturer of e.g. stockings)
  • Charnos
  • La Perla
    La perla

    La perla is a 1945 Cinema of Mexico. The story is based on the novel The Pearl , by John Steinbeck, who also co-wrote the screenplay for the movie....
  • Jonathon Aston
  • Falke
  • Gerbe
    Gerbe (lingerie)

    Gerbe, located in France, is a marketer and manufacturer of hosiery and lingerie. Gerbe was founded in 1895.External links...
     (French
    France

    France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
     manufacturer of e.g. stockings)
  • Hosiery Association
    Hosiery Association

    The Hosiery Association is an American trade organization representing hosiery manufacturers. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, the Hosiery Association was founded in 1905 as the National Association of Hosiery and Underwear Manufacturers....
  • Oztas (Turkish
    Turkey

    Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe....
     manufacturer of e.g. socks)
  • Wolford
    Wolford

    Wolford, located in Austria, is a marketer and manufacturer of hosiery and lingerie. In the late 1990s, it ran a famous campaign featuring the work of Helmut Newton....
  • Pretty Polly
    Pretty Polly

    Pretty Polly , was an outstanding United Kingdom Thoroughbred racehorse.Owned by Major Eustace Loder and trained by Peter Gilpin, she won nine races from nine starts as a two-year-old in 1903....
  • Spanx
    SPANX

    SPANX, Inc. is a U.S. company which mainly manufactures footless pantyhose and other undergarments for women, particularly "body shaping" undergarments designed to give the wearer a slim and shapely appearance....


See also

  • Pantyhose for men
    Pantyhose for men

    In American English, the term pantyhose refers to a garment typically worn by women; however, some manufacturers also produce pantyhose for men ....
  • Undergarment
    Undergarment

    Undergarments are Clothing worn under other clothes, often next to the skin. They keep outer garments from being soiled by perspiration, shape the body and provide support for parts of it....


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