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Hosiery (Women and Men)
Hosiery (Women and Men) is garments worn directly on the feet and legs. Most hosiery garments are made by knitting methods. Modern hosiery is usually tight-fitting by virtue of stretchy fabrics and meshes. Older forms include binding to achieve a tight fit.
Product & engineering
Understand the product.
Hosiery (Women and Men) is garments worn directly on the feet and legs. Most hosiery garments are made by knitting methods. Modern hosiery is usually tight-fitting by virtue of stretchy fabrics and meshes. Older forms include binding to achieve a tight fit.
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Hosiery (Women and Men) Industry Research Report 2026
Market perspective
Hosiery (Women and Men) is garments worn directly on the feet and legs. Most hosiery garments are made by knitting methods. Modern hosiery is usually tight-fitting by virtue of stretchy fabrics and meshes. Older forms include binding to achieve a tight fit.
Global Hosiery (Women and Men) key players include Gildan, Hanesbrands, Kayser-Roth, LVMH, Golden Lady, etc. Global top five players hold a share about 5%.
Europe is the largest market, with a share about 40%, followed by North America and China, having a total share about 40 percent.
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In terms of product, Short Socks is the largest segment, with a share about 35%. And in terms of application, the largest application is Adult Women, followed by Adult Men and Children.
Report Scope
This report quantifies the global Hosiery (Women and Men) market in terms of revenue (US$ million) and, where applicable, sales volume (M Pairs), using 2025 as the base year and providing annual historical and forecast data for 2021–2032.
It standardizes definitions of Types and Applications, harmonizes vendor attribution, and presents comparable time series by company, Type, Application, and region/country, including indicative price bands (US$/M Pairs) and concentration ratios (CR5/CR10).
The outputs are intended to support strategy development, budgeting, and performance benchmarking for brand owners, manufacturers, retailers, channel partners, and investors; data are structured with consistent units and fields to facilitate integration into internal FP&A and BI systems.
Key Companies & Market Share Insights
This section profiles leading manufacturers, combining 2021–2025 results with a 2026–2032 outlook. It reports revenue, market share, price bands, product and application mix, regional and channel mix, and key developments (M&A, capacity additions, certifications). It also provides global revenue, average price, and—where applicable—sales volume by manufacturer, and calculates CR5/CR10 and rank changes to support comparative benchmarking.
Hosiery (Women and Men) Market by Company
Gildan
Hanesbrands
Kayser-Roth
LVMH
Golden Lady
Iconix Brand Group, Inc
L Brands
Wolford
Donna Karan
CSP International SpA
Trerè Innovation
Sculptz, Inc.
Langsha Group
Mengna
Fenli
Bonas
Naier
Jasan Group
Danjiya
Qingyi
Hosiery (Women and Men) Segment by Type
Ship Socks
Short Socks
Stockings
Tights
Other
Hosiery (Women and Men) Segment by Application
Adult Men
Adult Women
Children
Hosiery (Women and Men) Segment by Region
North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Spain
Netherlands
Switzerland
Sweden
Poland
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Türkiye
GCC Countries
Key Drivers & Barriers
High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.
Reasons to Buy This Report
1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Hosiery (Women and Men) market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Hosiery (Women and Men) and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Hosiery (Women and Men).
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Research objectives, research methods, data sources, data cross-validation;
Chapter 2: Introduces the report scope of the report, executive summary of different market segments (by region, product type, application, etc.), including the market size of each market segment, future development potential, and so on. It offers a high-level view of the current state of the market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of Hosiery (Women and Men) manufacturers competitive landscape, price, production and value market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product production/output, value, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 5: Production/output, value of Hosiery (Women and Men) by region/country. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region in the next six years.
Chapter 6: Consumption of Hosiery (Women and Men) in regional level and country level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and production of each country in the world.
Chapter 7: Provides the analysis of various market segments by type, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 8: Provides the analysis of various market segments by application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 9: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 10: Introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 11: The main points and conclusions of the report.
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Scope & coverage.
Types
- Ship Socks
- Short Socks
- Stockings
- Tights
- Other
Applications
- Adult Men
- Adult Women
- Children
Companies covered
- Gildan
- Hanesbrands
- Kayser-Roth
- LVMH
- Golden Lady
- Iconix Brand Group, Inc
- L Brands
- Wolford
- Donna Karan
- CSP International SpA
- Trerè Innovation
- Sculptz, Inc.
- Langsha Group
- Mengna
- Fenli
- Bonas
- Naier
- Jasan Group
- Danjiya
- Qingyi
Inside the report.
1 Preface
- 1.1 Scope of Report
- 1.2 Reasons for Doing This Study
- 1.3 Research Methodology
- 1.4 Research Process
- 1.5 Data Source
- 1.5.1 Secondary Sources
- 1.5.2 Primary Sources
2 Market Overview
- 2.1 Product Definition
- 2.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 2.2.1 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Market Size (2021-2032)
- 2.2.2 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales (2021-2032)
- 2.2.3 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Market Average Price (2021-2032)
- 2.3 Hosiery (Women and Men) by Type
- 2.3.1 Market Value Comparison by Type (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032) & (US$ Million)
- 2.3.2 Ship Socks
- 2.3.3 Short Socks
- 2.3.4 Stockings
- 2.3.5 Tights
- 2.3.6 Other
- 2.4 Hosiery (Women and Men) by Application
- 2.4.1 Market Value Comparison by Application (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
- 2.4.2 Adult Men
- 2.4.3 Adult Women
- 2.4.4 Children
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Manufacturers
- 3.1 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Market Competitive Situation by Manufacturers (2021 Versus 2025)
- 3.2 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales (M Pairs) of Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Revenue of Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Average Price by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.5 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Industry Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.6 Global Manufacturers of Hosiery (Women and Men), Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
- 3.7 Global Manufacturers of Hosiery (Women and Men), Product Type & Application
- 3.8 Global Manufacturers of Hosiery (Women and Men), Established Date
- 3.9 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.10 Global Manufacturers Mergers & Acquisition
4 Manufacturers Profiled
- 4.1 Gildan
- 4.1.1 Gildan Company Information
- 4.1.2 Gildan Business Overview
- 4.1.3 Gildan Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.1.4 Gildan Hosiery (Women and Men) Product Portfolio
- 4.1.5 Gildan Recent Developments
- 4.2 Hanesbrands
- 4.2.1 Hanesbrands Company Information
- 4.2.2 Hanesbrands Business Overview
- 4.2.3 Hanesbrands Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.2.4 Hanesbrands Hosiery (Women and Men) Product Portfolio
- 4.2.5 Hanesbrands Recent Developments
- 4.3 Kayser-Roth
- 4.3.1 Kayser-Roth Company Information
- 4.3.2 Kayser-Roth Business Overview
- 4.3.3 Kayser-Roth Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.3.4 Kayser-Roth Hosiery (Women and Men) Product Portfolio
- 4.3.5 Kayser-Roth Recent Developments
- 4.4 LVMH
- 4.4.1 LVMH Company Information
- 4.4.2 LVMH Business Overview
- 4.4.3 LVMH Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.4.4 LVMH Hosiery (Women and Men) Product Portfolio
- 4.4.5 LVMH Recent Developments
- 4.5 Golden Lady
- 4.5.1 Golden Lady Company Information
- 4.5.2 Golden Lady Business Overview
- 4.5.3 Golden Lady Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.5.4 Golden Lady Hosiery (Women and Men) Product Portfolio
- 4.5.5 Golden Lady Recent Developments
- 4.6 Iconix Brand Group, Inc
- 4.6.1 Iconix Brand Group, Inc Company Information
- 4.6.2 Iconix Brand Group, Inc Business Overview
- 4.6.3 Iconix Brand Group, Inc Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.6.4 Iconix Brand Group, Inc Hosiery (Women and Men) Product Portfolio
- 4.6.5 Iconix Brand Group, Inc Recent Developments
- 4.7 L Brands
- 4.7.1 L Brands Company Information
- 4.7.2 L Brands Business Overview
- 4.7.3 L Brands Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.7.4 L Brands Hosiery (Women and Men) Product Portfolio
- 4.7.5 L Brands Recent Developments
- 4.8 Wolford
- 4.8.1 Wolford Company Information
- 4.8.2 Wolford Business Overview
- 4.8.3 Wolford Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.8.4 Wolford Hosiery (Women and Men) Product Portfolio
- 4.8.5 Wolford Recent Developments
- 4.9 Donna Karan
- 4.9.1 Donna Karan Company Information
- 4.9.2 Donna Karan Business Overview
- 4.9.3 Donna Karan Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.9.4 Donna Karan Hosiery (Women and Men) Product Portfolio
- 4.9.5 Donna Karan Recent Developments
- 4.10 CSP International SpA
- 4.10.1 CSP International SpA Company Information
- 4.10.2 CSP International SpA Business Overview
- 4.10.3 CSP International SpA Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.10.4 CSP International SpA Hosiery (Women and Men) Product Portfolio
- 4.10.5 CSP International SpA Recent Developments
- 4.11 Trerè Innovation
- 4.11.1 Trerè Innovation Company Information
- 4.11.2 Trerè Innovation Business Overview
- 4.11.3 Trerè Innovation Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.11.4 Trerè Innovation Hosiery (Women and Men) Product Portfolio
- 4.11.5 Trerè Innovation Recent Developments
- 4.12 Sculptz, Inc.
- 4.12.1 Sculptz, Inc. Company Information
- 4.12.2 Sculptz, Inc. Business Overview
- 4.12.3 Sculptz, Inc. Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.12.4 Sculptz, Inc. Hosiery (Women and Men) Product Portfolio
- 4.12.5 Sculptz, Inc. Recent Developments
- 4.13 Langsha Group
- 4.13.1 Langsha Group Company Information
- 4.13.2 Langsha Group Business Overview
- 4.13.3 Langsha Group Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.13.4 Langsha Group Hosiery (Women and Men) Product Portfolio
- 4.13.5 Langsha Group Recent Developments
- 4.14 Mengna
- 4.14.1 Mengna Company Information
- 4.14.2 Mengna Business Overview
- 4.14.3 Mengna Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.14.4 Mengna Hosiery (Women and Men) Product Portfolio
- 4.14.5 Mengna Recent Developments
- 4.15 Fenli
- 4.15.1 Fenli Company Information
- 4.15.2 Fenli Business Overview
- 4.15.3 Fenli Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.15.4 Fenli Hosiery (Women and Men) Product Portfolio
- 4.15.5 Fenli Recent Developments
- 4.16 Bonas
- 4.16.1 Bonas Company Information
- 4.16.2 Bonas Business Overview
- 4.16.3 Bonas Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.16.4 Bonas Hosiery (Women and Men) Product Portfolio
- 4.16.5 Bonas Recent Developments
- 4.17 Naier
- 4.17.1 Naier Company Information
- 4.17.2 Naier Business Overview
- 4.17.3 Naier Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.17.4 Naier Hosiery (Women and Men) Product Portfolio
- 4.17.5 Naier Recent Developments
- 4.18 Jasan Group
- 4.18.1 Jasan Group Company Information
- 4.18.2 Jasan Group Business Overview
- 4.18.3 Jasan Group Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.18.4 Jasan Group Hosiery (Women and Men) Product Portfolio
- 4.18.5 Jasan Group Recent Developments
- 4.19 Danjiya
- 4.19.1 Danjiya Company Information
- 4.19.2 Danjiya Business Overview
- 4.19.3 Danjiya Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.19.4 Danjiya Hosiery (Women and Men) Product Portfolio
- 4.19.5 Danjiya Recent Developments
- 4.20 Qingyi
- 4.20.1 Qingyi Company Information
- 4.20.2 Qingyi Business Overview
- 4.20.3 Qingyi Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.20.4 Qingyi Hosiery (Women and Men) Product Portfolio
- 4.20.5 Qingyi Recent Developments
5 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Market Scenario by Region
- 5.1 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Market Size by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.2 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales by Region: 2021-2032
- 5.2.1 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales by Region: 2021-2026
- 5.2.2 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales by Region: 2027-2032
- 5.3 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Revenue by Region: 2021-2032
- 5.3.1 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Revenue by Region: 2021-2026
- 5.3.2 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Revenue by Region: 2027-2032
- 5.4 North America Hosiery (Women and Men) Market Facts & Figures by Country
- 5.4.1 North America Hosiery (Women and Men) Market Size by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.4.2 North America Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.4.3 North America Hosiery (Women and Men) Revenue by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.4.4 United States
- 5.4.5 Canada
- 5.4.6 Mexico
- 5.5 Europe Hosiery (Women and Men) Market Facts & Figures by Country
- 5.5.1 Europe Hosiery (Women and Men) Market Size by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.5.2 Europe Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.5.3 Europe Hosiery (Women and Men) Revenue by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.5.4 Germany
- 5.5.5 France
- 5.5.6 U.K.
- 5.5.7 Italy
- 5.5.8 Russia
- 5.5.9 Spain
- 5.5.10 Netherlands
- 5.5.11 Switzerland
- 5.5.12 Sweden
- 5.5.13 Poland
- 5.6 Asia Pacific Hosiery (Women and Men) Market Facts & Figures by Country
- 5.6.1 Asia Pacific Hosiery (Women and Men) Market Size by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.6.2 Asia Pacific Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.6.3 Asia Pacific Hosiery (Women and Men) Revenue by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.6.4 China
- 5.6.5 Japan
- 5.6.6 South Korea
- 5.6.7 India
- 5.6.8 Australia
- 5.6.9 Taiwan
- 5.6.10 Southeast Asia
- 5.7 South America Hosiery (Women and Men) Market Facts & Figures by Country
- 5.7.1 South America Hosiery (Women and Men) Market Size by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.7.2 South America Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.7.3 South America Hosiery (Women and Men) Revenue by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.7.4 Brazil
- 5.7.5 Argentina
- 5.7.6 Chile
- 5.8 Middle East and Africa Hosiery (Women and Men) Market Facts & Figures by Country
- 5.8.1 Middle East and Africa Hosiery (Women and Men) Market Size by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.8.2 Middle East and Africa Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.8.3 Middle East and Africa Hosiery (Women and Men) Revenue by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.8.4 Egypt
- 5.8.5 South Africa
- 5.8.6 Israel
- 5.8.7 Türkiye
- 5.8.8 GCC Countries
6 Segment by Type
- 6.1 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales by Type (2021-2032)
- 6.1.1 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales by Type (2021-2032) & (M Pairs)
- 6.1.2 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 6.2 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Revenue by Type (2021-2032)
- 6.2.1 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales by Type (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
- 6.2.2 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Revenue Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 6.3 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Price by Type (2021-2032)
7 Segment by Application
- 7.1 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales by Application (2021-2032)
- 7.1.1 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales by Application (2021-2032) & (M Pairs)
- 7.1.2 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 7.2 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Revenue by Application (2021-2032)
- 7.2.1 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales by Application (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
- 7.2.2 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Revenue Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 7.3 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Price by Application (2021-2032)
8 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis of the Market
- 8.1 Hosiery (Women and Men) Value Chain Analysis
- 8.1.1 Hosiery (Women and Men) Key Raw Materials
- 8.1.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 8.1.3 Hosiery (Women and Men) Production Mode & Process
- 8.2 Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales Channels Analysis
- 8.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 8.2.2 Hosiery (Women and Men) Distributors
- 8.2.3 Hosiery (Women and Men) Customers
9 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Analyzing Market Dynamics
- 9.1 Hosiery (Women and Men) Industry Trends
- 9.2 Hosiery (Women and Men) Industry Drivers
- 9.3 Hosiery (Women and Men) Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 9.4 Hosiery (Women and Men) Industry Restraints
10 Report Conclusion
11 Disclaimer
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