Many women wear stockings on a daily basis. While some women stick to the classic thigh high stockings, many women prefer to wear pantyhose for their convenience.
What is the difference between women’s thigh highs and pantyhose?
Thigh length stockings cover the feet and most of the legs and they extend till the middle of the thigh. Certain styles of thigh high stockings need to be worn along with garters suspender belts to hold them up. Other ‘stay-up’ thigh highs come with compression bands at the top that keeps them in place.
Pantyhose stockings extend up even further and reach up to the waist covering upper thighs and the bottom. Both kinds of stockings can come in pretty much materials, colors and transparency. The main different between both is the amount of skin exposed. Another difference is that pantyhose stockings often does not require you to wear a panty and hence their name.
A little bit of history:
Women’s thigh highs have been around for a long time even before pantyhose. In the past, women wore thigh high stockings or holdups to protect their legs from the cold or the heat. As the years went by, stockings became popular for their visual impact and many sexy designs emerged. Thigh highs were worn with other sexy high fashion accessories such as garter belts. Before, stockings were made from cotton, wool, silk or rayon. Now, thigh highs or holdup stockings can be brought in materials such as nylon, satin, leather or vinyl and in exotic designs such as fishnet or mesh.
Pantyhose came into existence in the 1900s and quickly became popular for their convenience and style. One of the reasons for this popularity is because pantyhose didn’t require women to wear panties or suspender belts.
Why some women prefer pantyhose over thigh highs?
One of the reasons for the preference is that pantyhose offer a lot of more coverage. Women who wear stockings to keep their legs warm find pantyhose stockings more convenient to wear on a daily basis. They are very comfortable on the skin and one can get away with wearing no panties. They also don’t require women to wear suspender belts to hold them like certain styles of thigh high stockings. While hold ups do not require garters, their compression bands can be irritating on the skin.
When are thigh highs preferred over women’s pantyhose?
Thigh high stockings possess a classic charm and are aesthetically and visually very pleasing. Any lingerie costume would look stunning when stockings are added to them. Women prefer to wear sexy bold garter belts and thigh highs to create sensual lingerie looks for special occasions and to spice up their love lives. If you want a visual impact, you should definitely look into buying sexy thigh highs and garters. However, Sexy pantyhose styles are also available if you are not comfortable with exposing.