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Pantyhose Styles
Panty hose are available in a wide array of styles these days. Advances in knitting technology have created combinations and styles never dreamt of before, and contrary to what pantyhose haters preach, ever newer styles and ever hotter patterns emerge every year.

- Control top pantyhose is the most basic variant available. Its panty-part is reinforced with spandex or with higher DEN fiber, thus it exerts more pressure on the wearer in the reinforced areas and it looks different (thicker and less sheer) there too.

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- Sheer to waist panty hose do not feature a reinforced panty part of any kind. They are of the same thickness and finish all over, and that makes them suitable for wearing with leotards/high slit skirts and other high-cut garments.

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T-top pantyhose have a reinforced panty part in the shape of the letter T. these pantyhose look positively awesome, they can be worn with leotards (even thong ones) without showing the panty part. They do not shape or mold the wearer’s body in any way.

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- French lace pantyhose have fancy flower pattern or lace-like panty parts, and sheer legs. Such pantyhose will often feature discrete patterns at ankle-level too. The panty part can be a full bottom or a thong model too.

- Matte pantyhose feature a dull, non-shiny finish. Skin-tone, matte pantyhose is barely visible on the wearer’s legs, especially if it’s sheer enough.

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- Shiny/glossy panty hose feature a glossy/shiny finish, on account of the amount of nylon in the fiber used for their knitting. Shiny pantyhose add a new dimension to the wearer’s legs, making them extremely attractive and smoothing out all imperfections to a barely noticeable degree. Shiny pantyhose are also known as metallic panty hose or simply as metallics.

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- Nude heel pantyhose - most of the hosiery purchasable these days is of this variety. Nude heel pantyhose do not feature a reinforced heel (yes, back in the days pretty much all pantyhose came with such reinforced heels and the frequent laddering in the heel area often makes one wish they did today too), thus they’re suitable for wearing with shoes that do not cover the heel.

- Sandal-foot pantyhose have no reinforced toes or heels. They’re completely sheer all over the foot and thus suitable for wearing with sandals.

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- Cuban heel pantyhose have a peculiarly designed reinforced heel sewn in, for which the designer often uses darker colored yarn to make it stand out. The reinforced heel of the Cuban heel pantyhose is supposed to be on display, therefore one can’t even say they’re not suitable for wearing with shoes that leave the heel uncovered to a certain degree.

- Full fashioned panty hose are manufactured the old fashioned way. They are knitted in large flat panels which are then cut to size and sewn together at the back of the legs, resulting in a visible seam. Fully fashioned pantyhose are also known as seamed hosiery.

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- Mock seam pantyhose are pantyhose knitted the modern way (machines knit a hose-shaped piece of material, from which the leg is later fashioned) and therefore feature no actual seams. The seams on the mock-seam panty hose are sewn on afterward as an element with a design purpose only.

- Seamless panty hose are pantyhose made with legs knitted from one piece of material each, without an added mock-seam. Most hose are of this kind today.

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- Opaque tights are pantyhose created from higher DEN yarn. Contrary to what people tend to believe, opaque pantyhose do not only come in matte finishes. There are high den, extremely shiny, opaque tights out there as well and such styles –in my humble opinion – are extremely hot indeed.

- Patterned pantyhose the term covers a wide-range of pantyhose styles featuring various patters. There can be vertical or horizontal stripes, flower patters, different lace or other such patterns down the length of the leg. Patterned pantyhose have the power to confer length to the wearer’s legs, or to make them appear thicker, thus when buying patterned pantyhose extreme caution should be exercised.

- Mock Garter pantyhose - these pantyhose imitate the look of the garters and stockings combo. Basically the wearer looks like she’s wearing stockings and garters, without the additional hustle and drawbacks that such an attire would come with.

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- Cable knit pantyhose feature crossover knits with various other – usually heavier fabrics. Ribbed pantyhose which feature such patterns along the length of the leg belong to this category too.

- Fishnet pantyhose are created with an open knit, which features diamond-shaped holes. Fishnets can feature smaller or larger holes and they too come coupled with a variety of panty-part styles.

- Fencenet pantyhose are basically fishnets with an extremely large knit pattern.

- Open toed pantyhose appear to be riding a newfound wave of popularity lately with many celebrities appearing in such hosiery. Open toe pantyhose have a missing toe-part, which they replace with a small piece of material that runs between the first toe and the second one, to prevent the hose from rolling up on the leg. Such pantyhose can be used to show off intricate pedicure.

- Footless pantyhose are basically sheer leggings. The do not have a foot, instead they just run from the waist to the ankle. The part at the ankle features an elastic band just like the waist-band, often in the shape of lace.

- Solid color pantyhose can feature a variety of colors from neon pink to dark purple. Colored pantyhose comes in a variety of deniers too, and it too can be shiny, matte, patterned or not.

- Medical pantyhose feature reinforced areas which provide added support and pressure to certain areas of the body. They’re obviously worn for medical purposes, like helping against varicose veins etc.

- Low waist pantyhose – these pantyhose feature a lowered waistline, and they're among the newest styles out there. The low-rise jeans fever is what probably gave birth to this variant.

- Convertible pantyhose – can be worn either as leggings or as pantyhose depending on the wearer's needs. They can be converted from pantyhose to leggings and back within seconds.

- Crotchless pantyhose – pantyhose with a bigger or smaller section of material missing at the crotch area. They facilitate access and offer much better ventilation in the said area than regular hose.

- Non Slip pantyhose – are specifically designed to keep the soles of the feet from slipping inside the shoe as the wearer walks.