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Stocking Collection (#17)

"Stepping up the style game with stockings: a journey through fashion and art

Background imageStocking Collection: Ladies Home Journal illustration

Ladies Home Journal illustration
Illustration for the Ladies Home Journal, showing Father Christmas with a group of children

Background imageStocking Collection: Saint Nicholas / Father Christmas / Santa Claus

Saint Nicholas / Father Christmas / Santa Claus - delivering presents to the children of the world by climbing down chimneys on Christmas night

Background imageStocking Collection: Bear Brand stockings advertisement

Bear Brand stockings advertisement
Advert for Bear Brand superfine stockings with a slim and elegant lady, wearing a full skirted evening dress, pulling up her skirt to reveal shapely legs clad, of course, in Bear Brand

Background imageStocking Collection: Columbines Stocking

Columbines Stocking
Sleeping beauty being watched by a group of revellers

Background imageStocking Collection: The Last Silk Stocking. By David Wright

The Last Silk Stocking. By David Wright
A lady reclining in an easy chair or chaise lounge, dressed in a negligee and inspecting the last of her stockings. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during

Background imageStocking Collection: The Imperial Stocking

The Imperial Stocking
The Kaiser receives an unwelcome gift in his Christmas stocking from Lord Kitchener - a bunch of pesky British soldiers with bayonets fixed

Background imageStocking Collection: Throwing the Stocking

Throwing the Stocking

Background imageStocking Collection: Preliminary Manoeuvres

Preliminary Manoeuvres
A show girl, with skirts hoisted to reveal stocking tops, peeping through a stage curtain

Background imageStocking Collection: Elizabeth Montagu - 4

Elizabeth Montagu - 4
ELIZABETH MONTAGU writer and blue-stocking

Background imageStocking Collection: Elizabeth Montagu - 2

Elizabeth Montagu - 2
ELIZABETH MONTAGU writer and blue-stocking

Background imageStocking Collection: Toboggan Girl 1928

Toboggan Girl 1928
A girl races downhill fast on a toboggan, exposing her stocking tops along the way

Background imageStocking Collection: Peasant Style Dress 1923

Peasant Style Dress 1923
A dress inspired by European peasant costume: applique trim, full sleeves, low waistline & gathered skirt. Also a hat with a broad brim & cockade & a stocking purse

Background imageStocking Collection: Flapper on a Cloud 1926

Flapper on a Cloud 1926
Androgynous woman with an Eton crop, short dress with square cut collar, patch pockets with tassel trim & pleated flounce, & rolled stocking tops sits dreamily on a cloud smoking

Background imageStocking Collection: Giant Stocking

Giant Stocking
Children find a giant stocking - and its full to the brim with presents !

Background imageStocking Collection: Opening Stocking / 1930

Opening Stocking / 1930
A little girl opens her stocking in bed - she has already found an orange and now she has a stuffed toy

Background imageStocking Collection: Opening Stocking 1902

Opening Stocking 1902
This girl has found a quite extraordinary number of presents in her stocking

Background imageStocking Collection: Stocking Advert 1924

Stocking Advert 1924
Advertisement for McCallum silk stockings

Background imageStocking Collection: Spinone Dog - Puppy at Christmas

Spinone Dog - Puppy at Christmas
JD-7675 SPINONE DOG - puppy at Christmas, chewing christmas stocking John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageStocking Collection: Dog - West Highland Terrier with Christmas decorations

Dog - West Highland Terrier with Christmas decorations
LA-2785 Dog - West Highland Terrier with Christmas decorations Also known as Westie / Westies Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageStocking Collection: Jack Russell Terrier Cross - puppy in Christmas stocking

Jack Russell Terrier Cross - puppy in Christmas stocking
JD-18472 DOG - Jack Russell Terrier cross puppy in Christmas stocking John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageStocking Collection: Woman Darns Stockings

Woman Darns Stockings
Her dog watches patiently while she darns a stocking in her underclothes

Background imageStocking Collection: Viking Explorers / 1007

Viking Explorers / 1007
Viking explorers stop off in Scotland to mend their longships, take on extra cargo and prepare for the long voyages north toward Greenland and Vinland (North America)

Background imageStocking Collection: Equality / Blue Stocking

Equality / Blue Stocking
Valentines day at Girton: satire on the thinking woman

Background imageStocking Collection: Doctor Syntax meets a blue stocking beauty

Doctor Syntax meets a blue stocking beauty
Dr Syntax meets with a blue-stocking beauty

Background imageStocking Collection: Blue Stocking / 1881

Blue Stocking / 1881
An Italian blue-stocking

Background imageStocking Collection: Girl with Stocking

Girl with Stocking
This spoilt French girl seems to have not one, not two, but THREE stockings overflowing with nice things !

Background imageStocking Collection: Hanging Stocking

Hanging Stocking
An American boy hangs up a very big stocking - a chance to test Santa Clauss generosity

Background imageStocking Collection: Straightens her Stocking

Straightens her Stocking
Young lady straightens out her stocking

Background imageStocking Collection: Girls Open Xmas Stocking

Girls Open Xmas Stocking
Two girls open their stockings early on Christmas morning




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"Stepping up the style game with stockings: a journey through fashion and art. " Step into the world of higher education, where students rocked n' rolled in their vibrant stockings, adding flair to their dance moves. Turnbull & Asser khaki puttees advertisement takes us back to an era when stylish stockings were a must-have for both men and women. (Picture No. 12480072) Traveling further back in time, we encounter the leggy secretary of the 1920s, who exuded confidence and sophistication with her fashionable stockings. David Wright's artwork "Show a Leg" and "It sounds good to me" capture the allure of stockings as they adorned glamorous women during this golden age. Transporting ourselves even earlier, we delve into vintage photographs showcasing the elegance of 1920s stockings that added charm to every outfit. Muriel Dawson's masterpiece "Looking Up the Chimney" reminds us how stocking-clad legs could captivate attention even in unexpected settings. David Wright's painting "The Siren" portrays how these alluring hosiery items became synonymous with seduction and femininity throughout history. From French boudoirs to naval uniforms, William Barribal's artwork "To The Girls in Navy Blue" showcases how stockings played a role in enhancing feminine beauty across various contexts. Intriguingly versatile yet timeless, stocking trends have evolved but continue to be an iconic symbol of fashion expression throughout generations.