Falke vs kunert who makes the best sheer pantyhose.
I have tried a few diffrent styles from both and they are both amaizing but pricey.
Kunert mystique 20 are my new fave they just hug your legs and feel super smooth.
But falke lunelle 8 although are a bit pricey just feel super soft silky and have that amaizing wow factor when wearing..
@s j If money was no object for me, and Shapings sold Falke products, I'd likely opt for Falke. Kunert 20 are far too heavy to be considered very sheer. Falke Lunelle 8, on the other hand, are what truly sheer hosiery looks like!
Anything that is 20 denier is pretty much an everyday weight...something you'd wear to the office on a daily basis. Once you get south of 15 denier and into the 10-12 denier range, things get really interesting and a lot more sheer. There are even some 10 denier products that are virtually invisible on the leg unless one gets within about 3 ft from your legs. There's barely even a tell tale sheen, and if you shade match to your natural skin tone, virtually nobody can tell with their eyes alone.
There's been more than one guy come up and cautiously ask me if I'm wearing pantyhose, after he'd been caught by me for staring, from across the room. And when I've knodded yes to that question, one gentleman in particular was genuinely surprised, and hastily complimented me on my "flawless legs", as he put it, and quickly retreated to his bar stool. He was doubly amazed, I think, simply because so few women these days make the effort to wear sheer hosiery, let alone the stiletto heels that I had paired to go with my outfit that evening.
So, that to illustrate how nearly invisible certain sheer deniers of quality brands can be on ones legs, if you make the effort to get the shade you wear as close to your natural skin tone as you are able. I usually end up about 1 full shade deeper than my actual skin tone, but it still looks completely natural, as evidenced by the curiosity and types of questions I've received in the past. And not just from men. Women are almost as guilty of wondering out loud if I am actually wearing sheer hosiery. You can see it in their expressions...you know, when another woman gives you the up/down treatment when you walk into some place before you find a table. Ya, that look! 😝
Hello Carrie, Have you tried the Kunert Mystique 5, or their Fresh Up 10's? Very decadent sheers. The Mystiqe 20's are thicker of course but with a make up fiinish that results in very polished perfect skin.
Robert
@Robert Safko Hi Robert
No, I have not tried the Kunert Mystique 5, or their Fresh Up 10s. Truth be told, I mostly wear pointed toe stilettos and typically don't wear sandal sheer or invisible toe styles of hosiery. It's only if/when I wear an open strappy style of heel that I consider hosiery with a non reinforced toe. It's an extremely rare occasion when I do that, so I don't really stock up on many pairs in that kind of style. Stappy sandal type high heels are not at all friendly to walk in, nor even wear for several hours over an evening. It might appear to be counter intuitive that a tight fitting pointed toe box with a 4 inch stiletto heel would actually be more comfortable than something that looks less restrictive. But I can assure you that when there's only a single thin strap across the top of ones foot just back of the toes, that has to do the job of preventing ones foot from sliding out of the front of the shoe, it makes for a very painful experience in very short time, even if all you are doing is sitting (and posing) in them.
The Kunert styles I have and wear, on occasion, are Glatt & Softiq 20 in pantyhose and gartered stockings (which I've just noticed are no longer listed on the site), and a pair of Rafinesse 20. I was primarily drawn to both those styles for their styling that is reminiscent of vintage fashion styles from the 60s and very early 70s...reinforced heel and toe, as well as a back seam in the Rafinesse style.
Where I live in Canada, it is rare that we experience prolonged periods of high temperatures, even in the middle of summer. And humidity is almost non-existent in this high dessert climate. As such, I am quite comfortable wearing 15 denier for probably 90%+ of the summer days, before reverting back to 20 denier and darker colours once the fall hits. I think during all of last summer, I might have worn 10 denier half a dozen or fewer times. So, again, that's not a denier or style that I find myself reaching for unless the weather is exceptionally hot, and I decide to brave some of the evening heat for an after dinner cocktail out on a local terrace. Again, extremely rare occurrence.
The Kunert Mystique 5 are at a price point a fair bit north of what I am in the habit of spending. A pair of those would be relegated for special occasion wearing only. As it currently stands, I have several options to chose from right here, from previous purchases, that are begging for a special night out in order to justify my wearing of them. I really don't need to add to my beyond healthy collection of brand new, never been opened, (hope to wear one day) pairs of beautiful hosiery.
Question? Are those Mystique 5 considered micro fibre? Just reading the composition breakdown in the description tells me they aren't a typical ratio of the standard threads.
