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The author looks at the level of prices and the quality of the public's trading participation in the U.S. stock market in the first seven months of 1952. He comments on the selling performance of the common stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange. He also discusses his predictions for the stocks of nylon hosiery manufacturer Wayne Knitting Mills, telecommunication company Motorola Inc., and Food fair Stores for the next five months through December.

Photographs of cotton hosiery of various designs, sold at Lord & Taylor department store in New York City, are presented.

Highlights the spring legwear market in New York City. Complaints of retailers about the show; Popularity of socks products; Effects of the weather on show buyers; Willingness of buyers who visited the Hanes showroom to try new products.

The article reports on the business expansion of Fogal company in New York. According to the report, the hosiery retailer has signed a 10-year lease for 380 square feet at 611 Madison Avenue for the opening of its second store. The new location indicated the beginning of its national expansion which aims to open other stores in the city , in Boston, Massachusetts and in Washington D.C. as well as to other 20 countries.

The article presents information on V.K. Nagrani's Ovadafut sock showroom on East 40th Street in New York City. Nagrani's socks are comfortable, but what sets them apart is their bright colors and their artful designs--neither of which is traditionally associated with men's hosiery. Nagrani is a sock scientist and one of his great advantages is having a laboratory--his store in New York City--where he can meet buyers and customers from around the nation and draw lessons from them. Word-of-mouth and rave reviews in magazines have helped Nagrani sign up 145 retailers.

Presents eight kinds of stockings for women in New York City. Fogal; Dolce & Gabbana; Look From London; Steve Madden; Hue; DKNY; Wolford; Club Monaco.

Forecasts an innovation of designs in the hosiery industry in New York City, New York for 1999. Comments from industry officials; Strategic approach of Nine West; Package to be launched by Kayser-Roth. INSET: Hot looks for 1999.

Presents photographs of women's legwear from different fashion designers in New York City, New York. Victor Alfaro; Marc Eisen; Jeanette Kastenberg; Calvin Klein; Liza Bruce; Ralph Lauren; Anne Klein; Anna Sui; Isaac Mizrahi; Ghost; Marc Jacobs; Betsey Johnson.

Reports on developments relevant to hosiery market in New York, New York as of January 13, 1997. Manufacturers' using an earlier timetable to show their summer lines to major retailers; Description of the tone of the market; Various sock designs introduced; Popularity of athletic socks.

States that legwear vendors plan to increase profits with the introduction of new products, labels and advertising campaigns. Details of major strategies by vendors; Reference to plans by Hanes Hosiery; Pennaco Hosiery; DML Marketing; Information on other marketing strategies by legwear vendors.

The article reports on the demand for leggings in New York City as of July 31, 2006. As hosiery vendors prepare for the spring 2007 market, they are optimistic cropped tights will continue to be key sellers going forward, as the trend is just gaining traction nationwide. Providing perhaps even more reason for optimism is that sweltering temperatures and humidity in New York over the last two weeks have not prevented women from hitting the streets wearing the footless style.

The article focuses on the growth of the global hosiery industry. Runway presentations from New York to Paris, France sidestepped the nude trend of previous seasons and featured a range of options for full coverage from head to toe, including opaque tights, leggings, legwarmers and over-the-knee socks. Hosiery makers project the trend could improve the hosiery business, which has declined in 2005.

Discusses trends at the March 2004 legwear market in New York City. Brands' expansion of their legwarmer offerings; Sock categories of Hot Sox; Ways in which legwarmers have become more sophisticated than their Jazzercise counterparts; Spandex and nylon blends of legwarmers offered by Levante.

With legwear back in fashion in the fall of 2003, several product innovations have been developed at Invista Inc., formerly known as Dupont Textiles & Interiors, in an effort to keep the momentum going through the 2004 fall and winter season. In early October 2003, the company presented some of its newest trends and technological innovations at a luncheon held in its showroom in Manhattan, New York City. Among the trademarked innovations presented were Body Care by Lycra, one-step dyeing techniques that allow combinations of Tactel yarns for vivid stripes and patterns, and the addition of Supplex to legwear.

Focuses on the display of hosiery in the legwear department of Hennes & Mauritz in New York City. Display of each style of legwear above a graphic wall shelving unit; Design of the legwear display unit in Sweden.

Reports on the prevalence of bare-leg styles among hosiery products for the spring season 2000 in New York City. Vendors' optimism about the minimal impact of the lack of hosiery designs on the overall fashion market; Expectations for the continued popularity of lighter sheers and stockings through spring.

Reports on the online sale of full-priced legwear by New York City-based hosiery manufacturer Hanes Hosiery. Sale of several labels at haneshosiery.com Web site; Site features; Reaction of competitors to Hanes' online commerce; Challenges facing the company.

Reports that major retailers in New York City, New York, have completed plans to overhaul their hosiery departments. Details on the changes in Bloomingdale's hosiery department as of July 1998; Information on Dayton-Hudson Corporation's hosiery department; Updating of the hosiery departments of Saks Fifth Avenue.

Reports on the efforts of legwear manufacturers in New York City, New York to focus on large-sized hosiery. How companies upgrade their offerings; Efforts of Easton International to attract large-sized buyers; Styles of legwear available from J.G. Hook label; Plans of Great American Knitting to introduce petite size stocks for women.

Reports on buyers' optimism in the fall hosiery market, which was held in New York City in March 1995. Trend to casual fashion; Macy's East; Boston Sox; Broadway Stores; Jacobson's; Legwear sales in 1994; Hills Department Stores; American Essentials; The Hot Sox Co.; Sculptures body-shaper hosiery collection by Jockey for Her.

Features Trenders' snakeskin print nylon and Lycra spandex hose.

Reports on the popularity of newer legwear items among buyers during the January 1995 hosiery market in New York City. Overall light buyer traffic at the event; Order for socks and tights from Leggale and Kenneth Cole; Todd Oldham's socks and tights collection. INSETS: Jan. mart: Is this trip necessary?, by R.M.;Tracking trends..

Reports on a trade show focusing on socks and hosiery in New York, New York on January, 1995. Product offerings.

Reports on the sales of socks and tights in New York City during the Christmas season of 1994. Price and color as factors affecting sales; Retail prices; Reasons for the increase in sales; Industry analysts' comments.

Reports that Calvin Klein hosiery is getting its own showroom. Plans of Kayser-Roth Corp. to open the showroom in New York City.

Reports on New York innerwear chain Leg Room's sale of its Wolford hosiery at a 20 percent discount. Denial by Easton International, the exclusive Wolford distributor, that there was a special arrangement with Leg Room over the pricing.

Reports on the prevailing trends for the spring 1995 collection of women's legwear in New York City. Increase in retail sales; Color preferences; Resurgence in sheers; Sales performances.

Focuses on low-priced pantyhose and socks in discounters in New York City. Emphasis on value multipacks; Discounters' market share of the women's sheer hosiery pantyhose market; Description of hosiery merchandise at Bradlees, Caldor and Conway stores.

Reports on an in-store promotion by Bloomingdales New York for Givenchy Hosiery. Customers as treated with a medley of Gershwin songs by members of the cast of `Crazy for You'; Givenchy Hosiery's Givenchy Body Smoother designed to be worn by dancers.

Features various hosiery from several fashion houses in New York City.

Reports on marketing strategies of fashion merchandisers in New York City for their hosiery departments. Includes educational campaigns for the health benefits of using hosiery; Strategies of selected fashion design houses and retailers; Includes Donna Karan and Calvin Klein; Purchasing behavior of various markets.

Reports on the popularity of hosiery items in New York. Purchase by women of a wardrobe of socks; Increased sale socks and tights; Strategies of retailers in luring customers; Prevailing retail prices; Comparison of sales to previous year's sales. INSET: Legbeat..

Describes the attitudes of manufacturers at the legwear market in New York, N.Y. View of Hanes Hosiery, The Hot Sox Company, Pennaco Hosiery and Great American Knitting Mills; Plans by Hot Sox; Report from Ridgeview Hosiery; Information on retailers present at the legwear market; Givenchy Hosiery unveiled by Pennaco Hosiery; Further information on the legwear market.

Reports on Sara Lee Corporation's status in the hosiery industry. Comment about products designed at Sara Lee Corporation; Information on design lines at Sara Lee; Popularity of L'eggs, Hanes Smooth Illusions; Estimated wholesale volume of L'eggs; Description of annual assessment at Sara Lee; Details of other launches at the company.

Reviews the tactics of hosiery retailers to increase sales for the 1996 summer season. Strategies by hosiery retailers; Comment by Linda Engle, buyer for Macy's East; Comment about hosier sales; Reference to the introduction of Donna Karan's The Nudes; Advertising for The Nudes; Strategy by Bloomingdales; Description of advertising campaigns by other hosiery retailers.

States that Bidermann Industries has signed an agreement to produce hosiery under the Joe Boxer label. Significance of the agreement on Bidermann's growth strategy; Manufacture of the licensed goods; Reference to Bidermann's victory in bankruptcy court about the production of hosiery; Information on Bidermann's agreement with Joe Boxer.

Characterizes licensing as a team sport for legwear makers. Efforts of manufacturers and design licensees; Meeting between Ridgeview Hosiery and Linda Allard; Reason; Comment by Barry Tartarkin of Ridgeview; Advantages of manufacturers and designers working together; Details of meetings between Ralph Lauren executives and licensees.

Looks at the significance of color, men's wear looks and Nordic styles to buyers and vendors of legwear. Reference to showrooms at DML Marketing, Gold Toe and Paul Lavitt Mills; Why buyers are optimistic about the fall season; Views of buyers and vendors about the fall season for legwear. INSET: List-topping trends..

Explains why retailers are intensifying their efforts to promote full-price legwear for customers. Comment about full-price legwear at Bloomingdale's; Remark by Stephanie Zernik, vice president intimate apparel and hoosiery; View of other retailers about the promotion of full-price shopping.

Reports on the legwear market in New York City. Decline in price points; Merchandising strategies; New products.

Reports on the popularity of socks and hosiery at stores in the Flatiron district of New York City. Designer and brand-name fashion socks offered; Packaging; Popular designs; Offerings at the Burlington Coat Factory, T.J. Maxx, Filene's Basement and the Old Navy Clothing Co.

Focuses on the legwear market in New York City from October 30 to November 3, 1995. Marketing programs; Ithaca Industries' focus on merchandising and marketing the Lycra 3D program for its licensed Evan-Picone hosiery; Hanes Hosiery's introduction of five nude tones in its licensed DKNY pantyhose; DKNY's sport socks; Hot Sox Co.'s sport collection called HS Sport.