New York - November 23, 2004

Stocking Up

Winter Hosiery Guide

You’ve been rocking the miniskirts to show off your new boots, and now you’ re singing the tune of the pre-winter sniffles. Time to stock up on vitamin C, wooly sweaters, and super-cool hosiery. (Cover up, hussy. This ain’t springtime.)

Animal
Lead the pack with Stockingirl‘s Bengal Tiger, Snow Leopard, and Cavalli Zebra prints. Bakst tights at Etro (720 Madison Avenue; 212-317-9096) have Dalmatian-esque spots and peacock-inspired shapes. La Perla’s (803 Madison Avenue; 212-570-0050) Smeraldo leggings show a sleek falcon perched on the thigh.

Vegetable
Fall foliage bringing tears to your eyes? Gray-scale tights from Emilio Cavallini (Bloomingdales, 1000 Third Avenue; 212-705-2900) have enough flower power to last you until April. For a more subtle look, try Gerbe’s Envy pantyhose, with vines trailing around the ankle. And Jonathon Aston’s opaque tights come in punchy colors with names like Hyacinth and Violet.

Mineral
Calling all pasty stems: Agent Provocateur’s (133 Mercer Street; 212-965-0229) fishnets in flesh and cadmium red are sure to bait the boys. Your gams will glow in Givenchy’s gold, silver, crystal, and bronze stockings. Bring glitz back to geometry with a dramatic pair from Pucci (Wolford, 122 Greene Street; 212-343-0808). Harveys pinup nylons, with seams and satin bows, will surely give some luster to your limbs.