Silk Stockings

There is nothing quite so effortlessly timeless as silk stockings when it comes to lingerie. Just the description conjures images of luxury, sensuality and the body beautiful – and what UK woman doesn’t want a little of that in her life?

Silk itself is regarded as one of the most luxurious items a woman can own and is an incredibly popular choice when it comes to high-end lingerie. Although the stocking has it’s basis in nylon material, silk stockings have been in production since the second World War, and demand for them is not likely to stop any time soon.

Perhaps the most instantly recognisable of silk stockings are those that come up to mid-thigh and are secured in place by a suspender belt. When made of silk, these stockings are glamorous and sensual to the extreme. A woman dressed only in silk stockings, a garter belt, a bra and a pair of killer high heels is just timeless in its elegance and, of course, it’ sexuality.

If you’ve never owned a pair of silk stockings, I strongly recommend you try them and see what all the fuss is about. There is a very good reason the concept is a byword for elegance, glamour and sexual appeal.

Another of the more well known type of silk stockings are those referred to as ‘hold ups’. Rather than needing an accompanying suspender belt, these are satin stockings that hold their place on the leg by themselves, usually using elastic or silicone. These are used to a varying degree of success, and you may need to try several different sizes and brands before you find a pair that fit your legs correctly and do indeed ‘hold up’. They are, however, infinitely more suitable for day-to-day life than stockings and a suspender belt, and are usually more comfortable than tights (which are basically stockings with underwear attached).

It is true that silk stockings are not the most practical of garments and are perhaps not ideal for wearing to the office, but for a night out or a special occasion, they are a supreme choice. Firstly, the feel of the material against your bare legs is incredibly thrilling. It just brings to mind images of extreme luxury and indulgence, so allow yourself to have a small ‘I’m worth it’ moment. During the World Wars, due to rationing the supply for nylon stockings was at an all time low. Women were so desperate to achieve the look a variety of ways of creating the false impressive of stockings were devised, the most popular being women simply drawing a line down the bag of their legs to create the impression of a seam being there and thus indicating the presence of stockings – and that was just nylons! There is a little guilty pleasure in not only wearing stockings so frivolously, but them being silk no less, that most high-end of materials.