I have a Le Bourget package on the top shelf of my hosiery closet that I have never opened. It is a 1970s Déesse stocking in cellophane, picked up at a Decatur thrift store maybe ten years ago for two dollars. The cellophane has yellowed. The printing on the back is in French and a little Spanish. … [Read More...]
Lady Kama, and a hosiery district you have never heard of
There is a town in central Poland called Aleksandrów Łódzki, just northwest of Łódź, with a population of about twenty thousand and a remarkably high … [Read More...]
The hosiery side of Hunkemöller
There is a kind of hosiery you find at lingerie shops, and it is not the same as the hosiery you find at hosiery shops. I spent more than ten years selling … [Read More...]
Golden Lady, or the brand I grew up wearing without knowing
There is a brand of pantyhose I grew up seeing in the drugstore aisle in Atlanta. White cardboard backing, navy and red label, a small flag at the top. No … [Read More...]
Sex Toys
Fleshjack Guys – Ryan Driller Dildo
With chiseled good looks, the debonair Ryan Driller is one of the top male porn stars performing today and a favorite … [Read More...]
Fleshjack Guys – Manuel Ferrara Dildo
Manuel Ferrara was born to a Spanish mother and French father in Gagny, a French suburb outside of Paris. He is the … [Read More...]
Lingerie
Gatta and the quiet business of selling tights for thirty years
Two stores can have Gatta tights in the same week. One is a Biedronka discount supermarket in Łódź, with three-packs … [Read More...]
Garni and the short life of three black tights
The first time I read about Garni was back in 2019. A short piece in Fast Company described their tights as an attempt … [Read More...]