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(Redirected from Thigh-highs) Thigh high stockings Not to be confused with tights, pantyhose, stocking, or knee highs. This article is about stockings with an elasticized band at the top for support. For other uses, see Hold up (disambiguation).
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A Woman wearing hold-up stockings
A woman in Japan wearing white hold-ups, 2023

Hold-ups or stay-ups (in the United States also referred to as thigh-high stockings or simply thigh highs) are stockings with an elasticized band at the top, designed to hold the stockings up when worn, without the use of a garter belt or garters.

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References

  1. Freia, Sarah (3 November 2024). "How To Wear Thigh Highs (Outfit Inspiration)". Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  2. Jean Feixas, Le bas, Paris, Jean-Claude Gawsewitch Éditeur, octobre 2012, 240 p. (ISBN 978-2-35013-361-4).
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