Stay-ups: the stockings symbol of femininity

The stockings can stand up on their own thanks to the elastic or silicone final flounce, which allows the stockings to be put on and worn all day comfortably. The flounce on the outside can be of different materials and of different thickness, according to the model you prefer.

In the masculine and feminine imaginary they are considered one of the sexiest underwear items, especially if accompanied by suspenders or guêpiere.

The history of stay-ups

Hold-ups are relatively recent items in women's lingerie: in the 1980s, the major manufacturers decided to launch stockings with an elastic or silicone flounce on the market, as an alternative to old models or tights like tights.

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Previously, stockings needed something to hold them, such as a garter, although some women also found it convenient to roll up the end of the stockings thus creating artisanal hold-ups.

The stockings today

© Agent Provocateur Today stockings supported by a guêpiere or a garter have become above all a means of seduction: with the advent of the miniskirt, and the consequent tights at the end of the 1950s, the female population began to use long stockings less and less. , because they are considered more uncomfortable and vulgar under ever shorter skirts. Even today wearing stockings under dresses or excessively mini skirts is in bad taste.

The stockings, however, remain the favorite stockings of many women for their seductive appearance, especially in combination with a beautiful garter, still considered an indispensable garment when wearing the stockings, even from a practical point of view.

Although the stockings are now equipped with an elastic band or a silicone strip, there is often the risk that these will fall down during the day; movement or sweat can in fact decrease the grip on the thigh. For this reason, suspenders are used, which pinch the flounce into the stocking and ensure greater stability.

The models

Today, many underwear brands or companies that produce socks launch different models of stay-ups every autumn. It goes from the very simple black stockings with band to the more sensual ones, with a worked flounce, in lace and satin.

Like the tights, the stockings also have a different coverage and are available in different colors and patterns.

The stockings are the preferred stockings especially by brides, who generally accompany the wedding dress with sheer stockings with a wide flounce worked in white or ivory lace.

Also famous are those with the back line, "secretary" model, most often used as a model or cliché of sensuality.

Another type of stocking similar to hold-ups, and straight entry into male erotic fantasies, is the Parisian, short stocking that comes just above the knee and which is preferably in ribbed knit.