SWE-S, the parent company of premium hosiery brand Swedish Stocking, has launched a business-to-business sustainable production business for hosiery to share its knowledge with other brands in a mission to replace wear-and-tear nylon production with more durable and responsibly produced legwear. The new company, Treadfine, is looking to provide...
Mar 5, 2025
UK-based online tights retailer UKTights has acquired British brand Luxury-Legs for an undisclosed sum. Established in 2005, UKTights is one of the UK’s biggest online retailers of legwear and lingerie and has acquired the 10-year-old Luxury-Legs URL and database as part of its ambition to become a global leading tights seller. Dawn Barber,...
Mar 20, 2024
The fall season is coming: this year we see many similar trends in legwear that we have seen before. Tights with different patterns and different colors remains a spot-on trend. This is often combined with oversized blazers and skirts. Besides providing warmth, tights can also complete an outfit. Discover MAGIC's Hosiery Collection MAGIC...
Oct 30, 2023
Two staples of the Lanvin Group are teaming up on a capsule collection, skinwear and hosiery specialists Wolford and luxury footwear label Sergio Rossi. The capsule collection, available from November 16, combines both companies' 70 years of heritage and expertise, explains Wolford in the press release, and embodies the “craftsmanship,...
Nov 16, 2022
Luxury skinwear and hosiery brand Wolford has appointed influencer and fashion sustainability advocate Doina Ciobanu as the company’s new brand sustainability advisor. Ciobanu will report directly to Wolford’s chief commercial officer Silvia Azzali and will be tasked with further developing and communicating the brand’s sustainability strategy,...
Jun 24, 2022
Textiles Intelligence has released a report predicting world trade in hosiery to rebound in 2021, but return to low growth in 2022. Following a fall in growth in 2020 of 13.7 percent, exports were at their lowest levels since 2010. With the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic widely felt by every industry, further growth in hosiery will potentially...
Dec 20, 2021
UK-based hosiery brand Hēdoïne has launched the world’s first biodegradable tights collections, which they also claim are ladder-resistant, in a quest to tackle throwaway fashion and make hosiery more sustainable. Hēdoïne will add new 30 denier sheer black tights as part of its first biodegradable collection, combining its signature...
Sep 7, 2021
The FashionUnited hosiery wholesale directory gives an overview of the international brands and collections which enables fashion buyers to find the perfect mix of labels for their stores. Consumers are looking for unique brands more and more so they can find an assortment of selection for their wardrobe. The B2B Marketplace provides a private...
Oct 23, 2020
UK-headquartered, family-run, hosiery business, Elle has announced that it has switched all its manufacturing capabilities from the production of tights to washable face masks to ease the demand on medical equivalents for frontline healthcare staff across the UK. Elle has created a unisex mask, available for adults and children, constructed from...
Apr 14, 2020
London - Marks & Spencer is considering returning part of its hosiery production to the UK once more. The British department store is said to be in talks to help revive Northern Irish hosiery supplier Adria, which shut down over a decade ago. < /p> M&S is believed to be in early discussion with the hosiery supplier and is currently trailing its...< /p>
Oct 9, 2017