Hidden beneath high boots until recently, tights and stockings are recapturing popularity as fashionable items. A favorite among young fashion enthusiasts hanging around in the Shibuya district in Tokyo are subtle delicate lace hosieries in black and gray hues. Which are often worn with tight or tiered skirts for that added feminine finish. Tights are also back after years of being snubbed in favor of wearing flats and mules with bare legs, a look that has been in fashion since the 90s.
The casually clad young ladies who inhabit the streets of Harajuku are embellishing their legs with showy tights. As well as bright, bold- colored plain tights in blue, red, green, turquoise, or fuchsia. The availability of patterned tights adorned with stripes, polka dots and various geometric designs making wearing them more fun. Tights are indispensable accent pieces to fashion the fuchsia tights with denim mini shorts, violet tights with a black knitted mini dress, and even leg warmers over printed tights for added texture and volume.
The popularity of hosieries like tights and stockings are being boosted by the launch of a new line of stockings sold by popular Japanese Corporation with designs produced by CanCam, Ebihara Yuri and Oshikiri Moe who are known as two top models of fashion magazines. Another popular stocking brand has rhinestone motifs on the ankles in shapes like hearts and ribbons beautify the legs. The stockings retail for as much as $13 to $18.
Celebrities are known trendsetters and endorsers. Manufacturers always employ celebrities to promote their product via commercials and magazine ads.
Legs have been a chief focus of fashion for some time now, and the comeback of hosiery with its added frills has followed on the heels of fads and trends for leggings, leg warmers, knee-high socks,. After years and years of strutting around in jeans, denims and pants, women of various age ranges are turning once again to feminine skirts. Dresses with frills and an impressive amount of leg visibility are now out and about in the world of young fashion.
Moreover, the elegance felt when wearing hosieries such as stockings and tights is a privilege reserved for women regardless of the age. It is refreshing to see that the once bare legs that flocked the streets are now covered in delicate pieces that add a touch more of femininity to anybody. Similarly the appearance of leggings also adds to the extra sensuality as the material is tightly around the legs, giving an accentuated view of its contour. The versatility of hosiery, tights, stockings and leggings make any simple outfit more updated. Pull-overs, shirt dresses, sweater dresses, tunics and blouses are only a few items that can be worn with these feminine pieces.
The young people in Japan more than anywhere else is always up to date with trends whether if it is fashion, home trends, technology and the likes are the most popular things in their subculture.
