Lingerie fashion grew more adventurous by the 16th century. Royalty throughout Europe were reaching for silk stockings, thinking as much about comfort and aesthetics as the garment’s function. Indeed, Elizabeth I of England is thought to have said in the 1560s, “I like silk stockings so well, because they are pleasant, fine and delicate, that henceforth I will wear no more cloth stockings.”
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