Caught In The Net

Fantasy Lingerie's Fishnet Thigh Highs come in two colors, black and nude. We chose the nude because we don't have any nude fishnet stockings and my wife felt that these would look great with a skirt and some boots as the weather turns cooler.

The nude fishnet thigh highs are "One Size Fits Most." Fantasy Lingerie doesn't specify the parameters for "One Size Fits Most" but I suspect it's consistent with most other manufacturers and that women who weigh between 90-160 pounds will be able to wear these stockings comfortably.

The stockings arrive in a small package, with the stockings wrapped around a cardboard back with a cardboard insert around the stockings and is wrapped in clear cellophane. A small slit is at the top so you can actually see the stockings. The company's name and logo is on the front, with the product name and a picture of a woman's bottom half wearing the stockings is also on the front. This is not subtle and if you are giving these as a gift your recipient will know what's coming as soon as they see the packaging, but the packaging is tasteful.

The stockings are exactly as they are described, nude fishnet thigh highs. The netting on these stockings is very close together, about 1/4" between the netting, but they are susceptible to snags. The top of the stockings has a two inch band of solid nylon for the stocking top. This must be reinforced with elastic as well because these thigh highs do stay up pretty well. If you wear these for an extended amount of time there can be some sagging on the thighs, so with extended wear I would suggest a garter belt. It is very easy to secure a garter belt to these stockings, we had no difficult attaching them, which can be a problem with thigh highs at times because of elastic or silicone to help hold up the stockings. There is no reinforced toe with these stockings which my wife definitely would have preferred to have when wearing.

On the back of the packaging it does say that you should handwash these stockings and allow to air dry. We handwash most of my wife's hosiery but I would suspect that you could throw these in a lingerie bag and wash on a cool/gentle cycle with no problems. I would not suggest putting these in the dryer though, simply hang them in your bathroom for a few hours and they'll be good to go. Storage is very easy, I tossed our packaging as soon as we opened them and wouldn't suggest the packaging for storage, but folding these and placing them in a lingerie or sock drawer would be the best bet. That's what w have done.

As I mentioned earlier these stockings are versatile. They look fantastic in the bedroom with lingerie or on their own, but they also look great in everyday wear. My wife wears a lot of skirts with boots during the winter and likes different hosiery to add some flair to her outfits and thought these would work well. She has worn these to work once and had no problems at all. (We had worn these to dinner and dancing when we discovered the sagging problem, so she was wearing a garter belt.) She said that the stockings felt very comfortable to wear, not itchy or scratchy as she went through the day. And she wasn't itching to change as she is with some other types of hosiery once she got home, so these are a good bet for both bedroom and everyday wear.

Overall these are very good stockings and a nice change up from white and black fishnets that are usually offered. I am giving these stockings 4 out of 5 stars, but in reality I would really give them 4.5 stars if I could. The only things we're counting off for is the fact that the toe is not reinforced and that the elastic doesn't hold as well as we would like when wearing these all day. Otherwise they are a great, comfortable and sexy pair of stockings that are a great value.