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| Storyville portrait, New Orleans, c. 1912. Portrait by E. J. Bellocq. |
Who doesn’t love a good striped stocking?
The Georgians, Victorians, and Edwardians sure did! Striped stockings of various colors – some loud, some more demure – have been in fashion for several hundred years now, right up until today. Why are we so draw to wearing striped hosiery?
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| Stockings, The Met, late 19th century. Cotton. C.I.56.10.5a,b |
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| Stockings, The Met, late 18th c – early 19th c. C.I.44.8.13a,b |
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| Stockings, The Met, 19th century, silk. C.I.54.7.7a,b |
We’re thrilled to announce the first addition of striped cotton OTK (over-the-knee) socks into our Accessories shop. These super-stretchy, heavy-ish stockings feature bright colors in ribbed knit.
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| Stockings, OTK, cotton – green and black rib knit. |
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| Stockings, OTK, cotton, yellow and black rib knit |
You can wear these vertical-striped stockings for so many things. They’ll work for late 18th century and late 19th century, particularly the 1890s, when all manner of brightly-colored, wackadoodle legwear was en vogue.
Also wear these stockings for Harry Potter cosplay, Halloween, or just because they’re freakin’ awesome. Check them out:
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| Click me like one of your French girls, Just kidding – striped stockings aren’t just for Edwardian prostitutes, promise. |
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| Hufflepuff stockings, or bumblebee stockings, or Victorian stockings because they totally wore these crazy things under their prim dresses. |
The End. <3
3 Comments
Tiana Blanchard
August 28, 2017 at 6:26 PMThese are fantastic! I love them!
MrsC (Maryanne)
September 9, 2017 at 8:49 AMLOVE!! I had to make some for my Mrs Lovett act in pink and black out of lycra, it was weird. But they look really cool!
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September 16, 2017 at 3:50 PMI love these funky stockings! All the designs are unique and catchy. I have seen only single color plain stocking before but these stockings are love really!