Vintage hosiery ads

Three vintage hosiery ads | H is for Home

Boxes and drawers full of old paper ephemera come into the antiques centre quite often. It’s well worth spending 10 minutes to have a sift and sort through. Amongst the old newspapers, shopping lists and receipts lie some little hidden gems.

Vintage Sponsor Hosiery ad | H is for Home

We keep an eye out for vintage advertisements, menus, recipe booklets and so on. In particular, those originating from the mid twentieth century which have eye-catching designs or artwork.

Vintage Hudson hosiery ad | H is for Home

This week, we found three lovely vintage hosiery ads in a pile.

Vintage Burlington Support Stockings ad | H is for Home

They date from the 1950s and promote Hudson, Sponsor and Burlington brands.

Detail from a vintage Hudson hosiery ad | H is for Home

The lady’s legs forming the letter ‘H’ of Hudson is a particular favourite for graphic design – and we also love the sky blue colour and era-defining ‘New Look’ fashion of the Sponsor advertisement. They’ll look lovely framed and displayed near a wardrobe or in a dressing room.

Tuesday Huesday: Coloured Tights

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collection of coloured tights available at UK Tights
Oroblu All Colours 50 Slide Touch Opaque Tights, UK Tights

I love pairing a pair of brightly coloured tights with a 60s shift dress or denim skirt. Trinny & Susannah once said on their “What not to Wear” TV programme that bright colours should never be worn with black. I completely disagree! The ladies in this photo remind me of the line up in Robert Palmer’s “Addicted to Love” video.

There’s a huge range of brightly coloured tights available at UK Tights – best get stocking up for when the colder weather makes its reappearance!

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