Leg Avenue Seamless Crochet Bodystocking

Crochet has a particular quality in a bodystocking: the open work is chunky enough to read as a pattern from across the room rather than dissolving into texture. This one is seamless from shoulder to toe, so the crochet runs uninterrupted the whole way down.

A bodystocking is the least fussy thing in the drawer. One piece, no fastenings, nothing to line up. Wear it on its own, or over a plain bodysuit or brief if you want the crochet as a layer rather than the whole story. It also works as a beach or festival cover-up over swimwear. Step into it and draw it up rather than pulling it over your head, since the shoulder is where these give out. Hand wash in cool water, lay flat to dry, and never wring it out, because that is what breaks an open weave.

Seamless construction is what makes a full-length bodystocking comfortable. No side seams means nothing to twist around the torso through the evening, which is the usual complaint with cheaper cut-and-sew versions.

• Style: Seamless crochet bodystocking
• Construction: Seamless, one piece, no fastenings
• Wear as: Lingerie, a layer, or a cover-up
• Care: Hand wash cool, lay flat to dry, do not wring
• Available in: Black, One Size