Editing Skin-tight garment (section)

===Bodystocking===
A [[bodystocking]] is a one-piece skin-tight garment that covers the torso, legs and sometimes the arms of the wearer. It is a [[foundation garment]] or an article of [[lingerie]] usually made from a [[sheer fabric]] similar to that used for [[stockings]] or [[pantyhose]], or from [[fishnet]], [[lace]] or an opaque material, or a variation of these materials.<ref name=voices>{{cite web|url=http://voices.yahoo.com/bodystockings-sexy-lingerie-many-occasions-695889.html|title=Bodystockings: Sexy Lingerie for Many Occasions|access-date=26 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140619123326/http://voices.yahoo.com/bodystockings-sexy-lingerie-many-occasions-695889.html|archive-date=19 June 2014}}</ref> A bodystocking differs from a unitard, which is worn as an outfit or article of clothing, and a leotard, which is used as a practice garment or performance costume by acrobats, [[gymnasts]] and other similar performers. Designed to be revealed, but not to be too revealing, bodystockings may be worn as undergarments by performers such as [[belly dancer]]s and [[exotic dancer]]s.

Bodystockings were used on stage in at least 1860s. In 1861, American actress [[Adah Isaacs Menken]] controversially wore a flesh coloured bodystocking on stage, to preserve her [[modesty]] and stay within the [[obscenity]] laws, while giving the illusion of nudity.<ref name="Brooks">Brooks, Daphne A. "Lady Menken's Secret: Adah Isaacs Menken, Actress Biographies and the Race for Sensation". ''Legacy'', Volume 15. Number 1. (1998): pages 68-77.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.funkybodystockings.co.uk/History-of-Bodystockings_ep_49-1.html#first |title=History of Bodystockings |publisher=Funky Bodystockings |access-date=2013-03-31 |archive-date=30 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730211134/http://www.funkybodystockings.co.uk/History-of-Bodystockings_ep_49-1.html#first |url-status=dead }}</ref>