More Stockings

I think I have been selling myself short. For years I've relied upon plain tall white stockings for historical events, occasionally switching to black or perhaps even simple striped stockings. No longer. I think I need a wardrobe of really eccentric stockings for doing historical events. Starting with this first and most ridiculous one...

OH MY! These socks are so wild. I wish I could find real information about them, but they claim to be from 1900. I wonder if they were part of a fancy dress outfit, or just a fabulous secret under some woman's skirt. I have never understood toe socks and think they are awfully silly, but I would totally wear normal socks with a sequined appliqued snake wrapped around my legs! Yes, I really would.

1810. Fabulous yellow color, insane Easter pastels for monster clocking. I haven't the patience for this, but they would be awfully cool with a nice regency dress.

1830, sweet and simple, but still quite interesting.

1846. It is a bit hard to see, but these have interesting lace stuff going on at the bottom. Just a little something extra!

1860, I like the pink!

1865, fabulous blue with yellow or gold.

1870-80, extra fabulous red! With sparkly gold!

1880-89, the two tone blue is interesting, with little designs even more so.

1885-89, with bird embroidery!

1890-1910, I am not sure I even really get the two-tone-ness of these, except as a devotee of red dance boots I do understand the need for a flash of red under one's skirts.

1900-1915, plain little polka dots, something you might actually find in a store.

1900, cherub lace inserts look really cool!