the.com/legwear
The catch-all term that admits even socks deserve their own genre.
means Any clothing worn on the legs or feet, from tights and leggings to stockings and socks.
from A retail-and-fashion compound joining leg with wear, built on the same logic as footwear and knitwear to label a sales category nobody had a single word for.
Hosiery cousinOften used interchangeably with hosiery in shops.
Old biasTights were once standard menswear, not womenswear.
Compression nicheMedical legwear fights swelling and blood clots.