Trasparenze Sara 20 Den Silky Stockings

Very nice basic stockings. "Basic" not in the negative sense--just no-frill, good, sturdy, comfortable, everyday hosiery. I moved to a really informal city recently and had a hard time finding decent stockings here, so I was glad to see Amazon started carrying these. Transparenze is a great brand, thank you. I'm 5'7" with a bit of a butt and thighs, and I got the stockings in large, just to be on the safe and comfortable side. It was a good choice, although I think I could go back down to medium when I lose a little weight. (I'm around 145 right now.) I do wear my stockings rather "high," though--hooked to a Rago open-bottom girdle--so I need a little more length than if I were wearing it with a garter belt that has long straps. I'm super-pale and the champagne is a beautiful color on me: it looks fairly natural but still has enough color to cover up my blotchiness. I got the black as well, which is a nice shade of black--reads very true, not one of those blue- or green-blacks. The Sara stockings have good reinforcement at the toe, none at the heel (but I don't really need that), and a soft yet sturdy band at the top. Not super-smooth or shiney, but soft and not at all scratchy.

I am 5'9", with a long inseam and these are quite short. I love the quality, but I am not sure these are for tall, leggy girls. The picture is misleading, or the model in the photo is 5' tall. I might go back and get the larges, but we shall see. I can't attest to the durability bc I pushed my long japanesy finger nails through them on the first night, totally my drunken fault, not the quality. Update: I loved the quality of these stockings so I wasn't going to just write them off bc there are so many other crappy stockings on here, and I have yet to find a decent one, so I ordered them in a Large as I said above. They fit perfectly, maybe a teensy bit long, but I am NOT complaining. They are beautiful, soft, high quality and sexy. This is now my preferred stocking brand and I have more from this company on order. Don't buy them small. If you're on the edge, size up! These are well worth the cost.

How can you rate stockings ? Well, if you actually manage to find some at big box stores that dont have the rubber self hold up stuff that never holds up and, yup, I have a dozen pairs and don't wear them. Anyways … real stockings for garter belts, I could never find them, so tried online and found these Italian ones, I thought, yikes, thats a lot, but how often do I wear them, and they aren't worn out side my house except for dinner and events anyway, so should last. They are SO different than store bought, very smooth, soft, fine knit. Not much I can say except, yes, worth the money for quality ones for those special nights. I bought the white and black. Now sizing, being 5-10, I didnt know exactly the size, but tall and x-tall seems to be the right length, I know in the US the tall/x-tall would be insanely long. If you are 5-5, getting the small ? They might be too short, so read reviews / product site and check sizes first.

These are really lovely. I do not usually buy the ones that need a garter belt, that is a little fussy for me. But they were definitely well-received ;) and comfortable to wear. On sizing, I was worried because at 125lb and 5'9" I was right on the line between sizes. Went with the Medium and they fit perfectly. They look great on long slender legs, and I do think they would also be forgiving and beautiful on a larger build, as there is no elastic at the top to squeeze you into unattractive configurations.

Love these stockings. Not binding at the top and toes not to tight. First time wearing these hose was all day about 12 hours and they stayed in place without sliding down the leg and you can wear them as high up the leg as you want too. My problem is that my garter belt straps are to long to where they sit lower than I like. But that’s a problem that can be fixed pretty easily. I will be buying these stockings again for sure. It’s like wearing pantyhose without the panty and thi highs without the binding silicone tops. Update on initial review: I’ve been wearing these hose a couple years now and has become the only stockings I’ll buy except for the Pennac back seam stockings for special occasions. I easily wear these for long periods of time and usually wear everyday. I’ve only bought 8 pairs in two years and still have 6 pairs. Sara stockings are very durable and comfortable. There is some care on your part to have them last. Don’t hesitate if you’re looking for stockings to purchase. THESE ARE THE BEST FOR THE MONEY OUT THERE.

I have recently started wearing stockings with a garter over the thigh high option. Please understand these are not "stay-ups or thigh highs". I have been using store bought TH and the silicone band always leaves marks on my legs. They are usually not comfortable but prefer them to struggling with pantyhose. They are also becoming cheaply made and runs appear constantly. Now I prefer Transparenz! Stockings are so much friendlier on my legs. Theses things are subjected to the same things that make my store-bought TH's run. These things do not run easily. I ended up with a hole from a shoe puncture but zero runs. The stockings are shaped much like your legs, not straight like store-bought. The shaped foot also helps. Playa is the color that most resembles nude you get in the stores. Fango is like suntan or bit darker. I am 5'2" with big thighs. I got size 4. They are a bit long and maybe too big on thighs, I will try a size down. You can't go wrong with these, I have almost every color now and many spares!! Great quality stockings!

I am surprise that these stockings were pretty short, but since I am only 4'11" they fit me perfect. Feels nice and smooth. Looks great on the legs... except upon putting them on, I notice some streaks. At first I thought they were scratch marks, but at closer examination, I noticed that there were clumps in the netting causing it to have small black streaks about 1-2cm long on both stockings along the upper thigh area. Even my cheap $2 stockings from China don't have these streak marks. For the price I paid, I am disappointed about the defect. I don't know if this is normal with this brand, but I would not buy them again for that reason.

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