Sexy Stockings

The word “stocking” describes a close-fitting elastic garment - much like a sock but longer and (usually) made of thinner fabric. The word comes from “stock”, which in times past used to be the word used to describe the lower part of the body. You learn something new every day, and perhaps this can be our new thing for today.

Anyway, that’s where the word comes from, but as we all know language is constantly updating itself and, in the present day, stockings tend to be a shorter form of what we know as “tights”. Combined with suspenders, stockings are famously thought of as a rather racy form of underwear. Their shortness exposes a few inches more flesh while importantly still keeping a bit hidden – giving them an aspect of titillation in comparison to the longer, more demure tights. Held up by suspenders, a pair of stockings are likely to have an effect on a man (or, indeed, a woman) that is hard to match.

Because there is an element of intricacy to a set of stockings and suspenders, they send out the message that an effort has been made – although technically this is an item of underwear, it is worn largely for the purpose of being seen, which gives out the suggestion of liberation and barely suppressed intent. And because it’s just a suggestion, nothing is overtly said or promised, leaving everything to the imagination. The imagination, as we all know, is a very powerful thing, and when you want to make an impression you can confidently expect it to do a lot of the work for you.

The other thing about stockings is that they’re not straightforward. To hold them up, they mostly need to be clipped to a suspender belt and if they can be clipped on, they can also be clipped off – in some ways it is as though the garment is being worn as much for the joy of taking it off. Again, this is left unsaid, the imagination is allowed to do the work and there’s a kind of cheeky exhibitionism to it all. Knowing that you are being looked at, being desired and admired, can be more thrilling than any physical touch.

Finally, while a set of stockings is well-known as an erotic stimulation, there’s a bit more to them than that. As they tend to be made of sheer fabric – often lace – there is a touch of class to wearing stockings which doesn’t need to have anything to do with being seen. No-one else absolutely has to know that you are wearing them. Just having such a classy item in close proximity to your body can be a real boost to your confidence, giving you that extra ten per cent that can make you feel like the most important person in the room. Either way, if you’re wearing a good pair of stockings, you’re the one in control.