Editing Bodystocking (section)

== Description ==

Oftentimes bodystockings are made of sheer fabric and are worn with or without undergarments such as a [[Brassiere|bra]].<ref name="voices" /> Bodystockings normally come in only two sizes, especially when they use stretch material. A body stocking may be worn for the smooth line it gives or because it cannot become untucked from trousers or a skirt. When worn as underwear, it is usually not worn with other underwear. It may be worn with [[panties]] for extra coverage or a bra for extra support. [[Sheer fabric|Sheer]] body stockings are too revealing to be worn alone.

Opaque bodystockings can be worn in place of [[tights]] and a blouse. Bodystockings also come in fishnet, lace and [[satin]], the latter which may just consist of the top portion of the bodystocking, allowing it to be worn underneath a suit jacket to serve as a blouse. These types of bodystockings are also made sheer, enabling the wearer to wear a more revealing outfit coupled with sheer coverage for line smoothing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/02/26/magazine/this-spring-s-under-statements.html |url-access=subscription |title=This Spring's Under-statements |date=February 26, 1989 |first1=Bernadine |last1=Morris  |work=[[The New York Times]] |accessdate=2012-10-16 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005021955/https://www.nytimes.com/1989/02/26/magazine/this-spring-s-under-statements.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm |archive-date= 2013-10-05}}</ref>

Bodystockings are put on through the neck, in a similar technique to putting on a pair of tights: the body and arm sections are rolled down and then the legs are scrunched up like stockings; one would put one foot in and pull the stocking part up, and then the same on the other leg; from the waist, the bodystocking is pulled up over the torso to the chest, and then the arms are scrunched up and put on in same way as the legs; and the garment is then adjusted as required, and any ribbons and fasteners tied.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.funkybodystockings.co.uk/How-to-Wear-a-Bodystocking_ep_44-1.html |title=How to Wear a Bodystocking |website=Funky BodyStockings |access-date=2014-03-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140423203921/http://www.funkybodystockings.co.uk/How-to-Wear-a-Bodystocking_ep_44-1.html |archive-date= 2014-04-23 }}</ref>

Due to its design, and its close-fitting and one-piece aspect, the wearer may have to remove the bodystocking  for [[excretion]], but crotchless bodystockings are also available. If a bodystocking is a foundation garment, any over clothing will also need to be removed.