Sheer 30 den stockings with a fine mesh pattern and a self-supporting silicone lace top — two separate legs held up by the band itself, not by a waistband, and the only stockings among the Conte hosiery stocked here.
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Stockings, not tights — so no waistband, no gusset and no body section, and they need no suspender belt because the silicone in the lace top does that job. Conte's term is self-supporting.
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Sizing is the real problem on this page, and it is worse here than on Conte's tights. The two options are S-M (23-25) and L-XL (27-29), and Conte never says what 23-25 or 27-29 actually measure — not height, not weight, not shoe size, not thigh circumference. Two brackets cover the whole range and there is nothing published to check yourself against.
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The listing does not describe the same product twice. The title says openwork elastic band and tulle effect; the specification says fine mesh pattern and silicone lace top. Neither "tulle" nor "openwork band" appears anywhere in the spec, so go by the photographs and treat the title's wording as loose.
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84% polyamide, 16% elastane, at 30 den. Conte publishes nothing about the silicone itself — no band width, no depth, no composition, no guidance on wear — and no washing instructions for the stocking either, which on a silicone-banded product is the detail most likely to matter.
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Two colours, Nero Black and Beige. No toe reinforcement is specified, and no flat seam — both of which Conte does specify on several of its tights, so this is a shorter spec than the rest of the range.
Nothing else in Conte's hosiery here does this job — the rest is tights, leggings, socks and knee highs, and none of them is a self-supporting thigh-high. The nearest comparisons on look are Conte Rete Lurex Fantasy Shimmering Tights, which takes a mesh effect to 40 den with lurex thread as a full tight, and Conte Optic Fantasy Tights, which imitates a separate over-the-knee sock using two deniers in one garment rather than being two separate legs.
Because these are self-supporting, fit at the top of the thigh is what decides whether they stay up, and that is precisely what the unexplained size brackets leave you guessing at. Ask us to get the measurement basis from Conte before you order. For a plain sheer tight instead, Conte Top Soft 40 Den is on sale here. More in the hosiery collection or the wider women's department.
84% polyamide, 16% elastane. 30 den. Two sizes: S-M (23-25) and L-XL (27-29). Colours: Nero Black, Beige. Fine mesh pattern, self-supporting silicone lace top. Conte states only "Made in Europe" — no country of manufacture is named. Not published on this listing: what the size numbers 23-25 and 27-29 measure, any height, weight or thigh-circumference guide, stocking length, the silicone band's width or composition, whether the mesh is knitted in or printed, whether the toe is reinforced, and any washing or care instructions. The title's "tulle effect" and "openwork elastic band" are not repeated anywhere in the specification. Contact us and we will ask Conte for the size basis and the care label before you order.
