Watch Simona’s full review of the Merry Style fishnet hold-up stockings in fumè color. In this Glamissima video review, Simona tests the fit, softness, comfort and overall quality of these German fishnet hold-ups, starting from a healthy dose of personal skepticism.
Merry Style is a German hosiery brand, and this pair arrived for the review directly from Amazon. The packaging makes a solid first impression: a thick, intact cardboard box with the stockings sealed inside a nylon bag for hygiene. Unlike other boxes Simona has reviewed, this one opens normally with no security sticker, which in theory means it could be opened during shipping, though in her case everything arrived perfectly sealed and untouched.
The color is the first surprise. Officially fumè, on camera and in hand the shade leans more towards a greyish brown than a pure smoky grey, a nuance Simona ends up genuinely appreciating. The lace top follows the classic floral theme of most hold-ups, is not particularly tall, and hides two silicone bands inside that do the real work of keeping everything in place. At first touch the fishnet feels a little short for a size 3/4, but as Simona reminds viewers, fishnet only reveals its true nature once worn.
This review has an interesting angle: Simona openly admits she has never loved fishnet stockings. Her two long-standing fears are that a stiff net can irritate the leg, and that the rear seam running to the toe ends up crooked inside the shoe and bothers the foot. The wearing test becomes a direct challenge to her own prejudices, and here is what she finds:
- The net is genuinely soft, never scratchy, and feels almost invisible on the skin, like a second skin
- Excellent elasticity: the fishnet stretches with every movement and leaves no marks on the leg
- The lace top sits at the right height, grips well thanks to the two silicone bands and never squeezes
- The toe seam is perfectly proportioned, neither too bulky nor too thin, and stays comfortable even pressed against the tip of the shoe
- The only real quirk: walking barefoot before putting shoes on, the net slightly sticks to the floor, a tiny detail a more solid sole area would solve
Simona styles the hold-ups in two work-friendly outfits. The first is a casual all-day look built around a knit dress from Piazza Italia with a matching collar for colder days, paired with grey heeled brogues with a platform, comfortable enough to wear from morning to evening. The second is a suit with a stretch skirt, her suggestion for business appointments, showing that fishnet can absolutely live inside a professional wardrobe. In both cases the lace top never presses through the elasticized skirt, and the band only peeks out slightly when bending over, which she considers part of the charm.
Her conclusions are a genuine change of mind. The Merry Style fishnets win her over on comfort, elasticity and color: the greyish brown tone, in her opinion, looks especially good on slightly tanned or darker skin, where the floral pattern of the top stands out beautifully. She rates them an excellent stocking with a very good quality-price ratio and a true-to-size fit. She closes with her usual care advice: never machine wash hold-ups, because beyond pulled threads the real damage is to the silicone band, which will start crumbling over time, and promises viewers a trick for reusing hold-ups with worn silicone in a future video.
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In modern usage, stocking specifically refers to the form of hosiery configured as two pieces, one for each leg (except for American and Australian English, where the term can also be a synonym for pantyhose). The terms hold-ups and thigh highs refer to stockings that stay up through the use of built-in elastic, while the word stockings is the general term or refers to the kind of stockings that need a suspender belt (garter belt, in American English), and are quite distinct from tights or pantyhose (American English).
Other terms used with stockings include:
Cuban heel: A stocking with a heel made with folded over and sewn reinforcement.
Demi-toe: Stockings which have a reinforced toe with half the coverage on top as on the bottom. This results in a reinforcement that covers only the tip of the toes as opposed to the whole toe. These can be with or without a reinforced heel.
Denier: The lower the denier number the sheerer the garment. Stockings knitted with a higher denier tend to be less sheer but more durable.
Fishnet: Knitted stockings with a very wide open knit resembling a fish net.
Fencenet: Similar to fishnet, but with a much wider pattern. These are sometimes worn over another pair of stockings or pantyhose, such as matte or opaque, with a contrasting colour. Sometimes referred to as whalenets.
Full Fashioned: Fully fashioned stockings are knitted flat, the material is then cut and the two sides are then united by a seam up the back. Fully fashioned stockings were the most popular style until the 1960s.
Hold-ups (British English) or Stay-ups: Stockings that are held up by sewn-in elasticated bands (quite often a wide lace top band). In the US they are referred to as thigh-highs.
Knee highs: Stockings that terminate at or just barely below the knee. Also known as half-stockings, trouser socks, or socks.
Matte: Stockings which have a dull or non-lustre 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 (usually 40 denier or greater).
Point heel: in a Fully Fashioned stocking it is a heel in which the reinforced part ends in a triangle shape.
RHT: Abbreviation of reinforced heel and toe.
Open-toed: Stockings that stop at the base of the toe with a piece that goes between the first and second toes to hold them down. They can be worn with some open-toed shoes, especially to show off pedicured toes.
Sandalfoot: Stockings with a nude toe, meaning no heavier yarn in the toe than is in the leg. They are intended to be worn with sandal or open-toe shoes.
Seamed: Stockings manufactured in the old Full-Fashioned manner with a seam running up the back of the leg. In the past they were manufactured by cutting the fabric and then sewing it together. Today, thanks to Pio Chiaruttini who patented this new technique, stockings are generally fully knitted and a fake or mock seam is added up the back for a particular fashion look. Some brands also produce seamed hold-ups.
Seamless: Stockings knit in one operation on circular machines (one continuous operation) so that no seaming is required up the back.
Sheers: Stockings generally of a 15 to 20 denier.
Stocking Feet: Shoeless feet covered by stockings or socks.
Suspender belt (British English) or Garter belt (American English): a belt with straps to keep stockings (not hold-ups) on place: usually they have 4 straps, but may have also 6 or 8.
Ultra sheer: A fine denier fiber which gives the ultimate in sheerness. Usually 10 denier.
Welt: A fabric knitted separately and machine-sewn to the top of a stocking. Knit in a heavier denier yarn and folded double to give strength for supporter fastening.
ma quando ci descrivi delle calze con reggicalze, le autoreggenti strizzano ed i collant troppo caldi per la stagione
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Ciao, proprio nel prossimo video Simona ci presenterà delle calze con reggicalze 🙂