Korean stockings in Japan: sales more than quadruple on Qoo10's Megawari
eBay Japan figures via Hankyung, 9 November: Korean socks and legwear up 48% in Qoo10's Q3 Megawari sale, Korean stockings more than fourfold. Jennie and Jang Won-young lead.
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11.11: Japan's Socks Day meets China's Double 11
On 11 November Japan celebrates Socks Day and China holds Double 11, the world's biggest shopping day. The verified 2026 deals, and which tights to buy from Europe or the US.
Bio-based yarns, AI and 2027 trends: inside Legwear Innovation Day
Around 150 hosiery firms met in Castel Goffredo in late October: a 100% bio-based yarn, corn-based LYCRA, artificial intelligence according to PwC and four trends for 2027/28.
Calzedonia opens in Canada: the first store in Toronto, with Intimissimi next door
On 16 October Calzedonia and Intimissimi opened their first Canadian stores at CF Sherway Gardens in Toronto. The aim is at least 20 shopping centres; Canadian e-commerce comes later.
Why sheer black tights are back: from Vaccarello to Prada, and Naomi Ackie's slit
The New York Times says sheer black hosiery has left the fashion wilderness. The reasons on the runway, Naomi Ackie's Clayface premiere, and what 10, 15, 20 and 40 denier really look like.
Pretty Polly, Aristoc and Elbeo are gone: inside the quiet liquidation of Britain's best-known tights
On 14 May 2026 the company behind Pretty Polly, Aristoc and Elbeo tights went into liquidation, along with Gossard and Berlei. What the official filings show, and a century of British hosiery.
DKNY tights: Renfro Brands signs an exclusive hosiery deal, launching autumn 2027
Renfro Brands, the company behind Polo Ralph Lauren and K. Bell socks, will make DKNY socks and tights for North and Latin America. First collection in autumn 2027: what we know and what we don't.
Brown tights are the alternative to black this autumn: what the Telegraph says, and how to wear them
In the Telegraph, John Lewis's accessories buyer names chocolate brown as autumn's hero hue, softer than black. From Ralph Lauren's runway to Heidi Klum and Jade Thirlwall: how to wear it.
What happened to Sheertex: the 'unbreakable' tights sold to AYK after raising $255 million
The rip-resistant tights brand had raised over $250 million. In February 2026 the company behind it was sold to AYK International: the losses, the layoffs and what is left of the brand today.
Calzedonia's leggy New York taxi: hosiery marketing goes street-level
At September's New York Fashion Week, a yellow cab with two pairs of legs on its roof, a billboard in Williamsburg and a SoHo pop-up with a knee-high vending machine. What Calzedonia did, why it works and what it says about tights season.
Swedish Stockings opens its first New York pop-up as tights sales soar
From 7 to 18 October at 251 Elizabeth Street, Nolita, with the return of the Roxana Tiger Tights designed with Leandra Medine Cohen. US revenue up 37%, and black down from 80% to 65–70% of sales.
Recycled tights: inside Life Re-Tights, the Golden Lady and Calzedonia project
A plant that separates nylon from elastane, 500 collection stores, EU money and a 30 November 2026 deadline: how Life Re-Tights works, and what we still don't know.
