Leg Avenue Fishnet Pantyhose

The black fishnet pantyhose, the piece that has been ruining plans and making outfits for about eighty years. Full net from waist to toe, so there is no top band to manage and nothing to slide down halfway through the night. In Plus/Queen sizing and ready to go.

Fishnet does most of the work in an outfit, which is why it is best paired with something simple: a plain dress, a band tee and a skirt, shorts and boots, or nothing but a slip. They layer under ripped denim for texture and over a bodysuit for a club look, and they are the fastest way to finish a costume that is otherwise almost there. Net snags on rings and rough nails long before it wears out, so put them on with bare hands and gather them up the leg. Hand wash in cool water and lay flat to dry.

Cheap net goes shiny and stiff after a wash or two. Leg Avenue has been making hosiery long enough to get the weave and the stretch right, and this is the pair you replace once a season, not once a week.

• Style: Full fishnet pantyhose, waist to toe
• Look: Classic open net, no top band to manage
• Wear with: Denim, skirts, dresses, costume sets
• Care: Hand wash cool, lay flat to dry, keep away from jewelry
• Available in: Black, Plus/Queen