Fishnet (material)
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- This article is about the article of clothing. For the fishing equipment, see fishing net.
In the field of textiles, fishnet is a material with an open, diamond shaped knit. Fishnet is most often used as a material for stockings, tights or bodystockings. Fishnet is available in a multitude of colors, though most often sported in traditional matte black. Fishnet is commonly worn on the legs and arms by practitioners of goth and punk fashion, but is also commonly worn in mainstream as a fashion statement. It is generally considered to be a sexy garment, and may be a component of sexual fetishism. In 2001, Spanx unveiled a control-top brand of fishnet stockings.
Fishnets are used mostly as a sort of undergarment, it defines curves by sticking close to the body, generally making the wearer look more muscularly defined.
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[edit] Fishnet Fetishism
There is a large fetish community devoted to the sensual appreciation of fishnet.
[edit] Fishnet Fetish Photography
Fishnet features in the work of fetish photographers like Trevor Watson and Doris Kloster, and models like Dita von Teese (Burlesque and the Art of the Teese and Fetish and the Art of the Teese published by Harper Collins).
[edit] Fishnets in Fiction
DC Comics features two superheroines who have incorporated fishnet stockings into their crime-fighting costume, Zatanna and Black Canary.
[edit] Fishnets in Literature
- Cucumber Sandwiches & Fishnet Tights by Margaret Walker (2006)
- Yours...in Fishnet by Margaret Wise Brown (2002)
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