Hold Up: Stockings Are Back In Style (2024)

Moving on from traditional tights, for autumn/winter 2021, Chanel’s iconic logo took shape as sparkling garters, and glittering detail at the top of snow-white stockings. Stockings also captured the imagination of Supriya Lele, whose innately sexy take – jet-black and leg lengthening – was enough to tempt the most committed hosiery-phobe to give them a whirl.

Daniel W Fletcher is also on board: his calf-length nude pairs, styled with stompy patent loafers, were a preppy dresser’s dream. Dolce & Gabbana presented double-layered PVC and glitter hybrid stocking-boots, elevated by gold clasp suspenders, and at Huishan Zhang, short, sheer hold-ups were paired with sleek bouclé tailoring.