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Associated Press

SO YOU thought they were gone -- gone forever -- until Kate Middleton hit the scene.

Then Marc Jacobs put them on the runway, Banana Republic partnered with "Mad Men" and, suddenly, everywhere you look, sheer hosiery seems to be in fashion again.

Since the heyday of the '80s, there's been a casual revolution, a revolt against power suits and the sexy secretary skirt. Both lent themselves to covered-but-sheer legs.

Now, why do women need pantyhose? They wear pants, get spray tans and slap on the Spanx. Because legs look better when you wear them, says Cathy Volker, executive vice president of global licensing for Donna Karan, including Donna Karan ...

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