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Cuban Heel Fully Fashioned Stockings H2034

Copper point heel fully fashioned stockings

Point Heel Fully Fashioned Stockings H2033

$60.00

satin wallet for storing your stockings, pictured with a vintage dressing table and model wearing vintage inspired lingerie

Hosiery Stocking Storage Bag ST02

$49.00

Fully Fashioned Stockings

What is so alluring about Fully Fashioned Stockings. Is it the silky soft 15 denier nylon they’re made from?

Perhaps it’s the romance of the story behind them? There is no modern way to knit these famed stockings. A genuine FF stocking to be knitted flat on vintage Reading machines just as they were in the 1950s. These delicate nylons are then finished by hand, with a tiny overlocked stitch forming the seam that holds the stocking together.

Or maybe it’s the scarcity? With just a handful of factories around the world still in operation, demand often exceeds supply of these beautiful stockings. After more than 70 years in production, Fully Fashioned Stockings are still seen as the ultimate stocking by hosiery aficionados.

All About Fully Fashioned Stockings

For true stocking aficionados there is only one true stocking: the Fully Fashioned. Fully Fashioned Stockings have to be knitted on vintage Reading machines, of which only a few still exist in the world. With a top speed of 30 pairs per hour and the seams sewn by hand on a mini overlocker, making these nylons really is an artisan craft.

Our Fully Fashioned Nylons are made in England, from super soft 15 denier non stretch nylon. We recommend wearing gloves when putting on these beautiful nylons to keep them pristine for as long as possible: plus be sure to read our All About Stockings article at the bottom of this page for Care and Storage tips.

Fully Fashioned Stockings are made from non stretch nylon, which although has some 'give' does not 'stretch to fit' the way modern stockings which contain elastane do.

Sizing is critical when it comes to Fully Fashioned Stockings: in this video Katie compares the size and fit of our Fully Fashioned Stockings Compared with our Glamour Seamed Stockings