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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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Industry Growth & Trends
Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Industry Growth and Trends Forecast to 2032
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 provides a structured, data-driven view of the global Hosiery (Women and Men) market, combining harmonized quantitative metrics with targeted qualitative insight to support business and growth strategy, market positioning, and capital allocation.
The Hosiery (Women and Men) market size, estimates, and forecasts are presented in terms of sales volume (M Pairs) and revenue (US$ million), with 2025 as the base year and historical and forecast data for 2021-2032. The report segments the global Hosiery (Women and Men) market by Type, Application, region/country, and company, provides regional market sizes at the segment level, profiles the competitive landscape and key players and their market ranks, and reviews technology trends and new product developments relevant to Hosiery (Women and Men).
Key Companies & Market Share Insights
This section analyzes the strategies and performance of leading manufacturers in the global Hosiery (Women and Men) market, including portfolio focus, innovation and product development, mergers and acquisitions, collaborations, and geographic expansion used to sustain or enhance competitive positions. It also summarizes recent corporate developments and key financial indicators and provides global revenue, price, and sales volume data by manufacturer for 2020-2025, enabling benchmarking of scale, pricing, and market share and supporting assessment of market concentration through indicators such as CR5 and CR10.
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: Introduces the study scope of this report, executive summary of market segments by type, market size segments for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.
Chapter 2: 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 3: Detailed analysis of Hosiery (Women and Men) manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales, revenue, market share and ranking, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Sales, revenue of Hosiery (Women and Men) in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the future development prospects, and market space in the world.
Chapter 5: Introduces market segments by application, market size segment for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.
Chapter 6: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa, sales and revenue by country.
Chapter 12: Analysis of industrial chain, key raw materials, manufacturing cost, and market dynamics.
Chapter 13: Concluding Insights 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 Market Overview
- 1.1 Product Definition
- 1.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 1.2.1 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Market Size Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.2.2 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.3 Hosiery (Women and Men) Market by Type
- 1.3.1 Ship Socks
- 1.3.2 Short Socks
- 1.3.3 Stockings
- 1.3.4 Tights
- 1.3.5 Other
- 1.4 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Market Size by Type
- 1.4.1 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Market Size Overview by Type (2021-2032)
- 1.4.2 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Historic Market Size Review by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.4.3 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Forecasted Market Size by Type (2027-2032)
- 1.5 Key Regions Market Size by Type
- 1.5.1 North America Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.2 Europe Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.3 Asia-Pacific Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.4 South America Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.5 Middle East and Africa Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
2 Global Market Dynamics
- 2.1 Hosiery (Women and Men) Industry Trends
- 2.2 Hosiery (Women and Men) Industry Drivers
- 2.3 Hosiery (Women and Men) Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 2.4 Hosiery (Women and Men) Industry Restraints
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Company
- 3.1 Global Top Players by Hosiery (Women and Men) Revenue (2021-2026)
- 3.2 Global Top Players by Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global Top Players by Hosiery (Women and Men) Price (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Industry Company Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.5 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Major Company Production Sites & Headquarters
- 3.6 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Company, Product Type & Application
- 3.7 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Company Establishment Date
- 3.8 Market Competitive Analysis
- 3.8.1 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.8.2 Global Top 5 and 10 Hosiery (Women and Men) Players Market Share by Revenue in 2025
- 3.8.3 2025 Hosiery (Women and Men) Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
4 Hosiery (Women and Men) Regional Status and Outlook
- 4.1 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Market Size and CAGR by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 4.2 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Historic Market Size by Region
- 4.2.1 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales in Volume by Region (2021-2026)
- 4.2.2 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales in Value by Region (2021-2026)
- 4.2.3 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.3 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Forecasted Market Size by Region
- 4.3.1 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales in Volume by Region (2027-2032)
- 4.3.2 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales in Value by Region (2027-2032)
- 4.3.3 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2027-2032)
5 Hosiery (Women and Men) by Application
- 5.1 Hosiery (Women and Men) Market by Application
- 5.1.1 Adult Men
- 5.1.2 Adult Women
- 5.1.3 Children
- 5.2 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Market Size by Application
- 5.2.1 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Market Size Overview by Application (2021-2032)
- 5.2.2 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Historic Market Size Review by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.2.3 Global Hosiery (Women and Men) Forecasted Market Size by Application (2027-2032)
- 5.3 Key Regions Market Size by Application
- 5.3.1 North America Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.2 Europe Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.3 Asia-Pacific Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.4 South America Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.5 Middle East and Africa Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
6 Company Profiles
- 6.1 Gildan
- 6.1.1 Gildan Company Information
- 6.1.2 Gildan Business Overview
- 6.1.3 Gildan Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.1.4 Gildan Hosiery (Women and Men) Product Portfolio
- 6.1.5 Gildan Recent Developments
- 6.2 Hanesbrands
- 6.2.1 Hanesbrands Company Information
- 6.2.2 Hanesbrands Business Overview
- 6.2.3 Hanesbrands Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.2.4 Hanesbrands Hosiery (Women and Men) Product Portfolio
- 6.2.5 Hanesbrands Recent Developments
- 6.3 Kayser-Roth
- 6.3.1 Kayser-Roth Company Information
- 6.3.2 Kayser-Roth Business Overview
- 6.3.3 Kayser-Roth Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.3.4 Kayser-Roth Hosiery (Women and Men) Product Portfolio
- 6.3.5 Kayser-Roth Recent Developments
- 6.4 LVMH
- 6.4.1 LVMH Company Information
- 6.4.2 LVMH Business Overview
- 6.4.3 LVMH Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.4.4 LVMH Hosiery (Women and Men) Product Portfolio
- 6.4.5 LVMH Recent Developments
- 6.5 Golden Lady
- 6.5.1 Golden Lady Company Information
- 6.5.2 Golden Lady Business Overview
- 6.5.3 Golden Lady Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.5.4 Golden Lady Hosiery (Women and Men) Product Portfolio
- 6.5.5 Golden Lady Recent Developments
- 6.6 Iconix Brand Group, Inc
- 6.6.1 Iconix Brand Group, Inc Company Information
- 6.6.2 Iconix Brand Group, Inc Business Overview
- 6.6.3 Iconix Brand Group, Inc Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.6.4 Iconix Brand Group, Inc Hosiery (Women and Men) Product Portfolio
- 6.6.5 Iconix Brand Group, Inc Recent Developments
- 6.7 L Brands
- 6.7.1 L Brands Company Information
- 6.7.2 L Brands Business Overview
- 6.7.3 L Brands Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.7.4 L Brands Hosiery (Women and Men) Product Portfolio
- 6.7.5 L Brands Recent Developments
- 6.8 Wolford
- 6.8.1 Wolford Company Information
- 6.8.2 Wolford Business Overview
- 6.8.3 Wolford Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.8.4 Wolford Hosiery (Women and Men) Product Portfolio
- 6.8.5 Wolford Recent Developments
- 6.9 Donna Karan
- 6.9.1 Donna Karan Company Information
- 6.9.2 Donna Karan Business Overview
- 6.9.3 Donna Karan Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.9.4 Donna Karan Hosiery (Women and Men) Product Portfolio
- 6.9.5 Donna Karan Recent Developments
- 6.10 CSP International SpA
- 6.10.1 CSP International SpA Company Information
- 6.10.2 CSP International SpA Business Overview
- 6.10.3 CSP International SpA Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.10.4 CSP International SpA Hosiery (Women and Men) Product Portfolio
- 6.10.5 CSP International SpA Recent Developments
- 6.11 Trerè Innovation
- 6.11.1 Trerè Innovation Company Information
- 6.11.2 Trerè Innovation Business Overview
- 6.11.3 Trerè Innovation Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.11.4 Trerè Innovation Hosiery (Women and Men) Product Portfolio
- 6.11.5 Trerè Innovation Recent Developments
- 6.12 Sculptz, Inc.
- 6.12.1 Sculptz, Inc. Company Information
- 6.12.2 Sculptz, Inc. Business Overview
- 6.12.3 Sculptz, Inc. Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.12.4 Sculptz, Inc. Hosiery (Women and Men) Product Portfolio
- 6.12.5 Sculptz, Inc. Recent Developments
- 6.13 Langsha Group
- 6.13.1 Langsha Group Company Information
- 6.13.2 Langsha Group Business Overview
- 6.13.3 Langsha Group Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.13.4 Langsha Group Hosiery (Women and Men) Product Portfolio
- 6.13.5 Langsha Group Recent Developments
- 6.14 Mengna
- 6.14.1 Mengna Company Information
- 6.14.2 Mengna Business Overview
- 6.14.3 Mengna Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.14.4 Mengna Hosiery (Women and Men) Product Portfolio
- 6.14.5 Mengna Recent Developments
- 6.15 Fenli
- 6.15.1 Fenli Company Information
- 6.15.2 Fenli Business Overview
- 6.15.3 Fenli Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.15.4 Fenli Hosiery (Women and Men) Product Portfolio
- 6.15.5 Fenli Recent Developments
- 6.16 Bonas
- 6.16.1 Bonas Company Information
- 6.16.2 Bonas Business Overview
- 6.16.3 Bonas Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.16.4 Bonas Hosiery (Women and Men) Product Portfolio
- 6.16.5 Bonas Recent Developments
- 6.17 Naier
- 6.17.1 Naier Company Information
- 6.17.2 Naier Business Overview
- 6.17.3 Naier Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.17.4 Naier Hosiery (Women and Men) Product Portfolio
- 6.17.5 Naier Recent Developments
- 6.18 Jasan Group
- 6.18.1 Jasan Group Company Information
- 6.18.2 Jasan Group Business Overview
- 6.18.3 Jasan Group Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.18.4 Jasan Group Hosiery (Women and Men) Product Portfolio
- 6.18.5 Jasan Group Recent Developments
- 6.19 Danjiya
- 6.19.1 Danjiya Company Information
- 6.19.2 Danjiya Business Overview
- 6.19.3 Danjiya Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.19.4 Danjiya Hosiery (Women and Men) Product Portfolio
- 6.19.5 Danjiya Recent Developments
- 6.20 Qingyi
- 6.20.1 Qingyi Company Information
- 6.20.2 Qingyi Business Overview
- 6.20.3 Qingyi Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.20.4 Qingyi Hosiery (Women and Men) Product Portfolio
- 6.20.5 Qingyi Recent Developments
7 North America by Country
- 7.1 North America Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales by Country
- 7.1.1 North America Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.1.2 North America Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 7.1.3 North America Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 7.2 North America Hosiery (Women and Men) Market Size by Country
- 7.2.1 North America Hosiery (Women and Men) Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.2.2 North America Hosiery (Women and Men) Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 7.2.3 North America Hosiery (Women and Men) Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
8 Europe by Country
- 8.1 Europe Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales by Country
- 8.1.1 Europe Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.1.2 Europe Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 8.1.3 Europe Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 8.2 Europe Hosiery (Women and Men) Market Size by Country
- 8.2.1 Europe Hosiery (Women and Men) Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.2.2 Europe Hosiery (Women and Men) Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 8.2.3 Europe Hosiery (Women and Men) Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
9 Asia-Pacific by Country
- 9.1 Asia-Pacific Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales by Country
- 9.1.1 Asia-Pacific Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 9.1.2 Asia-Pacific Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 9.1.3 Asia-Pacific Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 9.2 Asia-Pacific Hosiery (Women and Men) Market Size by Country
- 9.2.1 Asia-Pacific Hosiery (Women and Men) Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 9.2.2 Asia-Pacific Hosiery (Women and Men) Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 9.2.3 Asia-Pacific Hosiery (Women and Men) Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
10 South America by Country
- 10.1 South America Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales by Country
- 10.1.1 South America Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 10.1.2 South America Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 10.1.3 South America Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 10.2 South America Hosiery (Women and Men) Market Size by Country
- 10.2.1 South America Hosiery (Women and Men) Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 10.2.2 South America Hosiery (Women and Men) Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 10.2.3 South America Hosiery (Women and Men) Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
11 Middle East and Africa by Country
- 11.1 Middle East and Africa Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales by Country
- 11.1.1 Middle East and Africa Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 11.1.2 Middle East and Africa Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 11.1.3 Middle East and Africa Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 11.2 Middle East and Africa Hosiery (Women and Men) Market Size by Country
- 11.2.1 Middle East and Africa Hosiery (Women and Men) Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 11.2.2 Middle East and Africa Hosiery (Women and Men) Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 11.2.3 Middle East and Africa Hosiery (Women and Men) Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
12 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis
- 12.1 Hosiery (Women and Men) Value Chain Analysis
- 12.1.1 Hosiery (Women and Men) Key Raw Materials
- 12.1.2 Key Raw Materials Price
- 12.1.3 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 12.1.4 Manufacturing Cost Structure
- 12.1.5 Hosiery (Women and Men) Production Mode & Process
- 12.2 Hosiery (Women and Men) Sales Channels Analysis
- 12.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 12.2.2 Hosiery (Women and Men) Distributors
- 12.2.3 Hosiery (Women and Men) Customers
13 Concluding Insights
14 Appendix
- 14.1 Reasons for Doing This Study
- 14.2 Research Methodology
- 14.3 Research Process
- 14.4 Authors List of This Report
- 14.5 Data Source
- 14.5.1 Secondary Sources
- 14.5.2 Primary Sources
- 14.6 Disclaimer
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