Garment & Textile · Innerwear

Tights / Pantyhose

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US/taɪts ˈpæntiˌhoʊz/UK/taɪts ˈpæntiˌhəʊz/

Full hosiery from waist to feet.

Origin

USA/Europe

Era

Modern (1940s)

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Industrialist View

DuPont nylon pioneered 1939-40.

Tailor & Garment-Worker View

Seamless circular-knit tube; panty added at top.

Construction & Use

Opaque 40+ denier; sheer <20.

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