Hosiery – Luxurious Legs

Hosiery is luxury personified for legs. And one of the most famous hosiery manufacturers in Australia is Voodoo.

Voodoo Hosiery is one of Australia’s premium brands for stockings and pantyhose. They have supplied Australian women with hosiery for many years that is both innovative and stylish. Voodoo is renowned countrywide for high quality, great wearability, and sensual style.

Voodoo Hosiery was created for the first time in1972, when the company was launched by Leon Worth. Worth, at the time known as Australia’s “hosiery king”, had been involved in the stockings and pantyhose manufacturing and marketing industry since the 1950s.

Voodoo introduced the comfort brief to their pantyhose range in 1974; this was much more comfortable for women for everyday wear than the traditional stockings and suspenders that women had endured for decades. It also offered a much better line under clothing and suited the shorter styles worn at the time.

The Voodoo brand grew and evolved in the following decades. The first control top pantyhose range was released in 1999, eliminating the requirement to wear separate shape wear and facilitating a slim and smooth silhouette underneath clothing.

Opaque tights came onto the market in 2001 – and this was followed in 2002 by Voodoo’s first fashion colour and patterned range for enhanced personal style.

Voodoo is a pioneer in innovative pantyhose and stockings. Ladder control technology, which was invented and first marketed by Voodoo in 2009, minimised the ever-annoying tendency for sheer stockings to ladder, and allowed women to look polished and classy despite a snag in the pantyhose.

Voodoo Glow was launched in 2010; this was the ultimate in sensual, nude leg wear, which affords a sun kissed, and bare but perfect look.

Another landmark design for Voodoo was the introduction of the Voodoo boot tight in 2011. A sewn in ankle sock for warmth and extra comfort when wearing winter boots was a real innovation. 2011 also welcomed the popular Voodoo Voluptuous – designed to fit and flatter plus-size girls.

Voodoo has something for everyone: sexy stay-ups, sensuous sheers, opulent opaques and simple everyday basics. Pantyhose, fishnets, boot tights, vibrant fashion tights, stay ups, knee hi’s and stockings. Invite some Voodoo into your wardrobe!

Hose, Stockings, and a Century of Sheer Sexiness

There is nothing sexier than a woman slowly pulling up her stockings.  Those thin, leg-hugging garments make your legs look so soft and tanned.  But when did that all start?

Back in the late 1500s, William Lee of Nottinghamshire invented the first knitting machine and made the first machine-made seamed hose.  At the time, men of good families wore stockings and garters under their doublets.  It was not for women until the Victorian era.  Stockings were made of wool or silk until a revolutionary yarn was invented in 1912:  the rayon fibre, also called artificial silk.  Then, in the 1930s, nylon was created for the first time.  It was such a popular material that stockings quickly became known as nylons.  “Strong as steel, as fine as spiders web”, declared its inventors Du Pont, as they showcased it at the New York World Fair in 1939.

Nylons were an immediate success.  Women rushed out to buy them.  In Europe and in America, with the WWII restrictions, nylons could be had for a whopping $10 (a fortune in those days) on the black market.  While nylon is a strong fibre, it has no stretch, so manufacturers had to shape them and make stockings in many sizes so they would fit perfectly.

In 1959, Du Pont (yes, them again) came up with a new, stretchy fibre called lycra.  Goodbye baggy ankles, say hello to comfortable hosiery that fits!  Say also goodbye to the seam as circular knitting became the norm.  This was perfect timing as, with the 1960s, hems went up and mini-skirts became popular.  Hose, or as is what now called pantyhose, became more visible.  This created a demand for fun, colourful hose, in a variety of patterns.

Today, hosiery is enjoying a revival.  Its sex appeal makes it an essential item in your lingerie drawer.  At Undiewarehouse.com.au, we have the pleasure to offer over 200 different choices.  No matter which type you want, we have it.  We thrive to be your one-stop shop for the ultimate in high quality hosiery. 

We offer the best names in the industry such as Ambra in footless, no waist, body shapers, fishnets, ultra sheers, opaque and ladder resistant, control tights, and hipsters just to name a few.  We are proud to carry some amazing Razzamatazz pantyhose such as the curvaceous line in sheer and opaque .  We have a large collection of amazing stay-ups such as the Voodoo Killer Legs  that not only stay up but boasts a pretty lace border and a sensual aroma.

For an edgy and trendy look, why not try our leatherette leggings available in blue or silver?  These full-length leggings only need a slinky top and some high heels for you to go out on the town.  

No matter the look you want, we're sure to make you a very happy customer with our extensive lines of hosiery.

A Historical Look at Hosiery – Part 3

Here is the conclusion of our historical look at hosiery ... did you know?

·        In 1959, Allen Gant Sr patented “Panti-Legs”. This was the birth of pantyhose – and women would finally be liberated from wearing stockings with suspenders and clips.  At this time, DuPont also invented Spandex – which would eventually allow hosiery to become stretchier, clingier, and better fitting.

·        The 1960s fashion for miniskirts required the widespread use of pantyhose as opposed to stockings, and also as a “modesty” garment; it also put legs up there, front and centre, and “tights” or novelty pantyhose became a fashion item rather than a basic staple. Tights in bright colours and even psychedelic patterns were commonly seen on the streets and in fashion magazines. While solid colours were most popular, crochet, glitter, motifs, and novelty fabrics were all very fashionable.

·        While a more relaxed, bare-legged look was common in the 1970s, hosiery was still big business. Many still subscribed to the belief that a “lady” wasn’t properly dressed without wearing hose – and, for more conservative or older women, at least, flesh toned hose sold well. These hose were hardly attractive, though – frumpy nude tones which were anything but discreet, worn with (ugh!) open toe shoes.

·        The early 1980s saw sheer pantyhose in various colours become popular – candy pinks, mint greens, white. Power-dressing women stuck to sheer black pantyhose.

·        Donna Karan, in partnership with Hanes, in 1987 introduced matte jersey black opaque tights, also offering them in browns and navy. The look took off in a big way – and stuck, especially as hemlines rose again in the early 1990s.

·        The mid 1990s again saw hosiery decline as bare legs were acceptable in a more relaxed dress code – even in winter.

·        Stockings and suspenders remain a big seller – as novelty, special occasion (such as wedding), or bedroom wear.

·        Today? Thanks to the likes of the Duchess of Cambridge, flesh toned pantyhose are enjoying a renaissance as classy, elegant, and not necessarily for old people. Today’s sheers truly are sheer, and fit like never before. There are even toeless hose – so there need never be another open toe shoe plus pantyhose horror again. Patterned and opaque tights are bestsellers, especially for the cooler months.

Legwear has come a very long way – and has never been better for fit, style, and comfort. Is your hosiery wardrobe up to the challenge?