Why Sales Of Stockings Are Holding Up

Retailers have reported a surge in sales of hold up stockings and suspenders making the hosiery the hottest in town. Part of the surge in hold up stockings has been put down to a flurry of celebrities who have knocked off everyone’s socks wearing stockings and suspenders. Rihanna and Lily Allen are two RC Air Swimmers of the biggest names who have created the suspender craze. Glimpsing stockings used to be shocking, but now it’s all about flashing your S107 helicopter hold-ups for a jaw dropping impact. The paparazzi love nothing more than a celebrity showing fishnets, stockings or suspenders. But it’s not the likes of Jordan that are inspiring the trend with tacky underwear and in your face sexiness, but the more alluring fashion icons such as Kylie Minogue and Taylor Momsen who have triggered the craze for stockings and suspenders creating a classy, if sexy, style. Traditional lingerie such as hold up stockings hold an old fashioned glamour and film star allure that speaks volumes about the woman who wears them. Stockings and suspenders are associated with a certain sexual confidence that successful women flaunt. And unlike tights that can be stuffy, uncomfortable and sweaty, hold up stockings offer the perfect compromise keeping you not too warm and not too cool in the UK’s variable climate. Tights have always been universally popular because they offer a safe and conventional look. But for those who really want to stand S107 helicopter out from the crowd, hold up stockings is the real deal. What’s more, looking sexy will also make a woman feel sexy helping exude confidence for instant attraction. Kelly Brook, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry have all helped boost sales of hold up suspenders and stockings, bringing the lingerie into public demand. But as the ex editor of The Erotic Review, Rowan Pelling has said, stockings and suspenders have an unbeatable appeal in the boudoir. Pelling believes that in all the aphrodisiacs he has encountered, there’s one guaranteed to impact on the libido every time: black lace suspender belts and sheer stockings. He believes the sales of stockings reflect ‘the sexual health of the nation’. Images such as Anne Bancroft peeling off her stockings in The Graduate have become iconic for a reason.