With the markets down and no sign of a rebounding economy on the horizon, people all around the world are tightening their belts and scrutinizing their budgets.  Smaller amounts of disposable income means that most industries are seeing drops in profits.  However, hosiery is one of the few seeing increases and experiencing the lipstick effect, or [...]

In this abbreviated series, TLP will look at new hosiery for the 2008-2009 seasons. With fall and winter rapidly approaching in the northern hemisphere, it is time to start thinking about hosiery and leggings.

Earlier this year, TLP brought you the new lingerie offering from Le Bourget. The founders of Le Bourget hosiery chose [...]

In this abbreviated series, TLP will look at new hosiery for the 2008-2009 seasons. With fall and winter rapidly approaching in the northern hemisphere, it is time to start thinking about hosiery and leggings.

Trasparenze is an Italian hosiery manufacturer that has been making leg wear for more than 30 years. The brand is [...]

Le Bourget is a French lingerie and leggings provider that traces the company history back to 1924. In 1999, the Italian conglomerate CSP purchased the company and added them to other lingerie brands like Lepel and Oroblu. Recently, famous French designer Eva Rachline has been doing consulting work for Le Bourget. Looking [...]

Here’s some pretty neat hosiery that I just had to share: Secret Xentials thigh-highs. They were recently previewed on CNBC’s “Next Big Idea with Donny Deutsch,”and with good reason. It’s a surprisingly simple idea - put little pockets on thigh-highs to carry around small essentials - but one that took until recently to hit the [...]

Bebaroque was launched last season in July 2007 by Chloe Patience & Mhairi McNicol — and now that their pieces made it into the first online boutiques just a couple months after starting the label — it’s time for us to take a look at their legwear, and show you where to shop online! [...]

You have seen Secrets in Lace before when we showed you Dita Von Teese’s stocking collection. They have a lot more to offer, though; in the last month alone, the company has launched more than a dozen new products (including these diamond backseam stockings)! There is a lot to say about this company’s dedication to [...]

We haven’t really featured enough hosiery-specific brands on TLP, so I’m sure it’s refreshing to see today’s post about a brand I had never heard of but just got added to the BeCheeky stocklist: Girardi Hosiery.

Don’t you just love the attention to detail in these pieces? I’m not the biggest fan of the laced top [...]

Always good to see lingerie/hosiery/intimates labels work together with the big names in fashion, and after Wolford’s cooperation with Zac Posen, this second Designer Cooperation collection by Wolford is another nice example of how two stars can shine together!
Stay-ups, tights, sexy bodies, … all with a Valentino touch!
As always — the pics will do most [...]