Le Bourget hosiery
When it comes to the French you can rely on one thing ... quality, sexy hosiery. Le Bourget are one French brand where you know you’ll get elegant and sophisticated tights and stockings soft to the touch at affordable prices.
Some of our favourite Le Bourget products include their essential holdups, Merino wool leg warmers and silk effect tights.
Buy Le Bourget if you want a bit of that French va-va-voom in your life.
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Featured Le Bourget products:
Le Bourget stockings |
Le Bourget leggings |
Le Bourget silk tights |
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To help you choose the correct stocking/tight type Nylon-stockings have compiled the following hosiery terms that are commonly found within the industry.
Stocking terms
| Term | Definition |
| Cuban heel | A stocking with a heel made with folded over and sewn reinforcement. |
| Demi-toe | Stockings that have a reinforced toe with half the coverage on top as on the bottom. |
| Denier | A measurement of the sheer of the garment. A higher denier tends to mean more durability. |
| Fishnet | Stockings with a very wide open knit resembling a fish net. |
| Full fashioned | Stockings with two sides united by a seam up the back. |
| Hold ups | Stockings that are held up by sewn-in elasticated bands. |
| Knee highs | Stockings that terminate at or just barely below the knee. |
| Matte | Stockings which have a dull rather than gloss finish. |
| Mock seam | A false seam sewn into the back of a seamless stocking. |
| Nude heel | Stockings without reinforcement in the heel area. |
| Opaque | Stockings made of yarn which give them a heavier appearance. |
| RHT | An abbreviation of reinforced heel and toe. |
| Sandal foot | Stockings with a nude toe so the yarn is the same in the toe and in the leg. |
| Seamed | Stockings made with a seam running up the back of the leg. |
| Seamless | Stockings knit in one operation so that no seaming is required up the back. |
| Sheers | Stockings generally of a 15 to 20 denier. |
| Thigh highs | Stockings that terminate around mid-thigh. |

The following brands are all recommended by Nylon-stockings and offer fantastic collections of tights, stockings and hoseiry.
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Description |
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Fashionable and functional stockings. |
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Chic European legwear. |
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Stylish and durable stockings. |
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Number one in supports. Sheer magic. |
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A top hoisery brand. |
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A fantastic and fun collection of tights |
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French, elegant and very sexy. |
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Quality stockings at great prices. |
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Fun, colourful and unique tights. |
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Tights and stocking for sophisticated women. |
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Creative and wearable stockings. |





