Leg Avenue Lycra Cuban Heel Two Toned Stocking

The Cuban heel is a piece of hosiery history: a squared, reinforced heel block that sits in a contrasting tone and gives the back of the ankle an actual shape. This pair runs it in lycra with two tone finishing, which is as close to a 1940s stocking as a modern knit gets.

Because the detail lives at the heel, these want a shoe that shows it: a slingback, a court heel, a mule. They sit naturally with a garter belt and a pencil skirt, and they photograph beautifully from behind. Ease them on from the toe and roll upward so the heel block lands where it should, then check it in a mirror before you leave. Hand wash in cool water and lay flat to dry.

Most stockings use the heel as somewhere to reinforce and hide. A two toned Cuban heel makes it the design, and that single detail is what makes an outfit read as vintage rather than as simply dark.

• Material: Lycra
• Style: Cuban heel two toned stockings
• Wear with: A slingback or court heel, a garter belt
• Care: Hand wash cool, lay flat to dry
• Available in: Black, One Size