| During World War II stockings were very hard to find | | | | local vintage clothing stores. Because retro looks are |
| because the nylon used for making them was used | | | | very much in fashion nowadays, most major cities |
| for other materials to support the war. Because of this, | | | | have a variety of vintage shops from which to |
| collectors of vintage stockings and clothing find these | | | | choose. Vintage stockings are more expensive than |
| items in high demand. In the 1960's seamed stockings | | | | modern ones but for true collectors they are very |
| were replaced by pantyhose as the most popular | | | | much worth the additional cost. |
| form of hosiery but they are making a come back and | | | | Modern seamed stockings are much easier to find. |
| are more popular than ever. Now you can find | | | | Because of their popularity, you need only look in your |
| seamed hosiery in just about every color combination | | | | local clothing stores to find exactly what you are |
| you can think of. Whether you are looking for vintage | | | | looking for. Lingerie shops, department stores and even |
| stockings or modern seamed stockings in a variety of | | | | the large discount stores will all carry a variety of |
| colors, it is important to know what your choices are | | | | seamed hosiery. For specialty hosiery, though, such as |
| for purchasing them. | | | | two toned seamed stockings or various nontraditional |
| Vintage fully fashioned stockings are the most difficult | | | | colors, you may want to look at lingerie stores |
| to find because of their original scarcity. The best | | | | specifically as they will have the most variety. Online |
| place to find them, though, is on the Internet. Websites | | | | shopping is another sure fire way to get the hosiery |
| catering to vintage clothing and collectibles will often | | | | you may need. Generally, shopping online is easy and |
| have these items for sale. You can also look to online | | | | inexpensive. You can choose the fully fashioned |
| auction sites such as eBay and bid on them. If you are | | | | stockings you want from one of many available online |
| not Internet savvy, though, or prefer to view your | | | | stores and have your items shipped to you within a |
| items before purchasing, you may want to research | | | | few days. |