The earliest clients of stockings were men. In the16th century, European courts and upper classes began to be obsessed with colored pantyhose. According to the fashion at that time, men used to wear pantyhose generously to show their thighs, which was considered as a symbol of beauty. From David's The Coronation of Napoleon I and the Queen, we can see that even on solemn occasions, princes and nobles will show their legs and unanimously choose tight stockings.

/kloc-In the 6th century, the Spanish began to separate pantyhose from their trousers and began to knit socks by knitting. Li Hao, an Englishman, engaged in hand knitting for his wife, which led to his research on knitting machinery. 1589, William Li Faming introduced the world's first hand knitting machine to knit woolen trousers.

1598, Li Hao was transformed into a knitting machine that can produce fine stockings, thus completely changing the history of hand-made socks. Soon, Fu Niai Fu Niai, a Frenchman, began to produce stockings in Lyon. Cotton socks were not produced until the middle of17th century.