Allegro 15-20mmHg Essential 5 Sheer Support Hose - Comfortable, Thigh High, Open Toe, Compression Stockings for Women

Stockings fit well and came to upper thigh. I liked the strips of "silicone " vs all the dots seen on other support stockings. Great product for the money.

TLDR: these are SHEER (see-through) and therefore FRAGILE! Very thin, silky like texture similar to pantyhose… they shouldn’t be stretched too much or be forced to fit you! Buy a size or 2 up instead as these run small!! The brand, Absolute Support, has EXCELLENT quality in their OPAQUE options; check those out, I definitely recommend those. These SHEER ones I cannot recommend, mine ripped/ran on 2nd wear. Read below for specifics!Okay so full disclosure, I bought this style on accident. Totally missed the “sheer” part of the listing. I had been trying to find opaque thigh highs 🤦‍♀️.So considering I am the one who messed up and bought the wrong type, I have to review this product based on what it was actually for… SHEER 15-20mmHg thigh high compression stockings.What is SHEER? = very thin material, fragile, see-through. Just like pantyhose. Typically very soft and silky, which does feel good on the legs. These didn’t disappoint! The low-mid compression felt really good when I wore them the first time. Great for all day wear and support… if you’re wearing the proper size lol.That aside, the quality of these sheer thigh highs is sadly, just not that good 😞. I purposely bought the next size up from what I typically wear because I never trust sizing charts… 99.8% of the time they’re wrong. For me they are anyway. So I always size up 🙂.I’m so very glad I sized up on this pair too!! If I hadn’t, they wouldn’t have even fit on my legs… even though I measured and matched against their size chart (remember what I said above about the charts being whack). Even though I was able to size up once, they were still quite tight. If the option to purchase two sizes up had been available, that probably would have served me much better. Unfortunately, my one size-up purchase was their maximum size.My legs were definitely swollen (the reason I needed these stockings to begin with) and while I’d like to blame some of the issue on that, I can’t. I measured my legs like three times and size matched to their chart while my legs were swollen… not what my size would’ve been if my legs were my typical size. The tightness was definitely unexpected from a 15-20mmHg… especially since I sized up. The compression felt more like a 20-30mmHg.I absolutely HATE returning purchases so I probably did tug on them more than I should’ve, in my desperate attempt to make them fit over my swollen calves and stay up! Which unfortunately I guess I pulled too hard… my finger punched right through the fabric, immediately creating a hole and a run in the left stocking on my second time wearing them. Sighhh 😞 .Had I bought the opaque ones I had intended to, that likely wouldn’t have happened. These were sadly just too fragile and thin and frankly I don’t understand why they even have a sheer option in compression stockings! Compression needs to be tough to handle the job. These just weren’t and didn’t. It was my error buying them in the first place, however that doesn’t excuse the lack of item quality. I shouldn’t have been able to render them useless so quickly.I do most definitely recommend the brand, Absolute Support, though… for their opaque style options. I’m very partial to those leggings 🙂. I have 2 pairs of those and I’m about to buy a 3rd to replace these ones. The quality of their opaque options is so much higher. Scroll to the top, click visit absolute store in top left and find OPAQUE. You won’t be disappointed if you buy those! Good luck!

They really help with the pain and wee comfortable

When I opened the package, I thought I got the wrong thing. It looks like very sheer pantyhose. But, I thought I’d try them anyway because I recently had ACL reconstruction on my knee, and needed a full leg compression hose for swelling. The went on pretty smoothly but they seemed short and only went about 3” above my knee. The band at the top was too big to wrap tightly at the area above my knee to stay put. It was just odd sizing and too short for me and I’m only 5’7”! I wish they would have worked for me. I’ll have to find something else.

They stockings start out ok but quickly deteriorate to rolling at the top. That is VERY uncomfortable and certainly does not accomplish the mission of providing proper support top to bottom.

These stockings are made of nice, sheer material and provide adequate 15-20mmHg compression. However, The strip of material where the stocking is joined to the top elastic band is very tight and does not stretch much - if you are on the upper end of the thigh measurement for a size - you probably should size up. Also - I prefer thigh highs that come all the way up my leg - these were only long enough to hit mid thigh on me. (For reference, I am a 33” inseam).

I gave these stockings 4 stars because I haven’t had them long enough to know how durable they will be. I sized up as was recommended, my thighs are proportionally smaller than my calf and I’m happy these stay up better. They are shearer and seem to give good support as well. I’m hoping they are durable as well, I be ordered 2 more pair

I was so excited to find these here on. Amazon. I had initially purchased two pair from a medical supply store for $95 each!!! So much more reasonable pricing here. I don't know how to explain it, but these stockings are so thin and sheer, but the compression is AMAZING! They truly work! They are NOT thick and stiff like other brands. They come up to about mid thigh. This is my go to compression stocking for as long as I need them.