Tights
Tights

Tights

Clothes for Women


2026.10.21.1.CW.UN.C1999.DE
Author
Giada (German, 20th century)
Description

A pair of fine, smooth, and transparent sheer tights with a delicate silk shimmer in a rectangular cardboard package enclosed in a clear protective plastic sleeve. The front side of the pack features a muted beige and grey color block design. It displays a prominent full-length photograph of a female model wearing a pink corporate-style skirt suit and white high heels, stepping through a contemporary glass turnstile door. Textual elements on the front highlight the brand Giada, the model line Seidenglanz (meaning "silk gloss"), a European size of 38–40 and a thickness of 15 den / 17 dtex. The lower left corner features the official Lycra® brand logo. The reverse side carries similar branding imagery alongside a barcode (2311 1301), product composition data (85% Polyamid, 15% Lycra), standardized textile care symbols, and an early Öko-Tex Standard 100 safety certification seal from the OTI in Vienna.

This piece serves as an everyday material culture artifact, reflecting late 20th-century commercial advertising aesthetics, textile manufacturing standards (the incorporation of elastane/Lycra blends), and corporate fashion trends of the period. 

Materials
Polyamide
Lycra
Cardboard
Cellophane
Origin
vers 1980 – 1999 Germany