Young Brunette Girl Wearing White Stockings In The Studio

Stockings are often preferred to pantyhose for a number of reasons. Some people regard stockings, and the associated use of garters, lace, top fashion and applique and the exposure of the thigh, to be more aesthetic than pantyhose. Stockings enable easier, quicker and less complex access to a woman's crotch area, for example when going to the toilet or for sexual purposes. Stockings are also regarded as cleaner and healthier, while pantyhose tends to create a humid and warm environment in the crotch area, increasing perspiration and potentially promoting fungal and bacterial growth. Stockings, on the other hand, provide ventilation in the crotch, resulting in a reduction of fungal and bacterial growth.
However, stockings have a drawback in colder weather, because more skin is exposed to the cold compared to pantyhose. Also, pantyhose does not require garters and garter belts, does not need to be adjusted as much, and leaves a smoother line under form-fitting clothing.