History Main / StockingFiller

* Creator/SeanYoung, wearing black-seamed stockings and suspenders during her character's limousine sex scene with Kevin Costner's character in ''Film/NoWayOut1987''.
* Creator/BrigitteBardot and Creator/JeanneMoreau in several onstage scenes, performing as "The Two Marias", in ''Film/VivaMaria''.

* Creator/JeannetteMacDonald (!) in the Creator/ErnstLubitsch version of ''[[Film/TheMerryWidow1934 The Merry Widow]]''. (Then again, she had so many lingerie scenes in her early career that she was sobriquetted "The Lingerie Queen of the Talkies" by her studio's PR people.)
* Creator/JoanCollins in ''The Stud'' and ''The Bitch''.

* ''Film/TheFifthMusketeer'': Louise de la Valliere (Creator/UrsulaAndress), after stripping down to her underwear, climbs into bed with King Louis XIV (Creator/BeauBridges) and removes her white stockings, making sure the King gets a good look at her legs-
* ''Film/TheSensuousNurse''.
* ''Film/FrenchCancan'' is self-explanatory.

* Laura Antonelli in ''Till Marriage Do Us Part''; when she [[spoiler:loses her virginity to her chauffeur]], his difficulty in removing her complicated, elaborately fastened undergarments is a key part of the comedy in that scene, though he finally manages to get her stripped down to her black stockings.

* In ''Film/YoungLadyChatterleyII'', all of the maids on the Chatterley Estate wear suspender belts and stockings under their uniforms ([[VaporWear and no other underwear]]). The deeply repressed Judith is revealed to be wearing stockings and suspenders under HotLibrarian outfit when she succumbs to Thomas' seduction.

* Catherine Deneuve, wearing full-fashioned seamed stockings and suspenders in her sex scene with Gerard Depardieu in ''Film/TheLastMetro''.

* Sylvia Kristel in ''Lady Chatterley's Lover''.

* The Jean Renoir movie ''Film/FrenchCancan''.
* Ornella Muti in ''Swann in Love''.

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* ''Manga/MakenKi'': Himegami is rarely seen without her thigh-high stockings, unless she's [[LingerieScene trying on new ones]], to give the audience a long appreciative look at just ''[[legFocus how hot]]'' her legs are.

* ''Film/ExMachina''. Ava is an [[FemBot android with a feminine form]] but with [[UncannyValley transparent sections]] in her head, body, and limbs. In one scene she puts on a wig, dress and knee-high stockings to cover up these sections and make herself more attractive to Caleb. Although it's played for BecomeARealBoy cuteness, she's later shown removing the stockings (knowing Caleb is watching her on the cameras) whereupon it's played for the traditional fanservice. Caleb at this point becomes worried that [[FemmeFatale she's trying to sexually manipulate him]].

->''"I can't believe there was once a time when women wore garter belts ALL the time, not just to be sexy, then some guy invented pantyhose. That guy's a major league asshole. What was he thinking?"''

->''"I can't believe there was once a time when women wore garter belts ALL the time, not just to be sexy, then some guy invented pantyhose. That guy's a DICK! What was he thinking?!"''

We all know what MsFanservice wears to accentuate certain assets: the [[OfCorsetsSexy corset]]. What if she wants to show ShesGotLegs as well?

* ''Manga/MakenKi'': Himegami is rarely seen without her thigh-high stockings, unless she's [[LingerieScene trying on new ones]], to give the audience a long appreciative look at just ''[[ShesGotLegs how hot]]'' her legs are.

* Creator/SeanYoung, wearing black seamed stockings and suspenders during her character's limousine sex scene with Kevin Costner's character in ''Film/NoWayOut''.

->''"I can't believe there was once a time when women wore garter belts ALL the time, not just to be sexy, then some guy invented panty hose. That guy's a DICK! What was he thinking?!"''

* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'': During the [[MartialArtsAndCrafts Martial Arts Dining]] arc, Ranma had to wear an antique French maid's costume (in girl form) by her opponent's instructor. So, for training, she usually doffed the dress and wore just the corset, women's panties, and a garter belt with stockings.

* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'': During the [[MartialArtsAndCrafts Martial Arts Dining]] arc, Ranma had to wear an antique French maid's costume (in girl form) by her opponent's instructor. So, for training, she usually doffed the dress and wore just the corset, [[PantyShot women's panties]], and a garter belt with stockings.

* ''Anime/TheMagnificentKotobuki'': Ririko the waitress has garters in addition to her DangerouslyShortSkirt.

* ''Film/MissionImpossibleFallout''. The White Widow has a ButterflyKnife tucked into her stocking.

* Creator/KirstenDunst, nude except for a pair of white silk stockings and holding a fan to conceal strategic places, consummates her passion for Count Axel Fersen (Jamie Dornan) in ''Film/MarieAntoinette'' (2006).

* In ''Film/{{Angel}}'', Molly and Lana wear fishnet stockings and short skirts while picking up johns.

See also: ZettaiRyouiki - this is when Stocking Filler goes higher than the knee and worn with a shorter skirt. See also: PlayboyBunny, for whom stockings or hose are an essential element of the outfit. Compare VictoriasSecretCompartment for another use of underwear to conceal objects.

* ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'': [[RidiculouslyHumanRobot Chachamaru]], all the time -- even when [[{{Fanservice}} bathing]]. It's implied that it's part of her "skin".

Most often revealed in a LingerieScene. Not to be confused with ''Silk Stalkings'', an early '90s TV show (though there were several Stocking Filler scenes in that show), nor {{Filler}}, [[{{Fanservice}} which may or may not include stockings]].

* ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'': Asuna and Setsuna during the [[InevitableTournament Budokai mini-arc]], as part of their InstantCosplaySurprise PantyFighter outfits.

* M.M. and Adelheid Suzuki from ''Manga/KatekyoHitmanReborn'' both wear stockings with suspenders.

Most often revealed in a LingerieScene. Part of StockUnderwear. Not to be confused with ''Silk Stalkings'', an early '90s TV show (though there were several Stocking Filler scenes in that show), nor {{Filler}}, [[{{Fanservice}} which may or may not include stockings]].

** Daniela Bianchi, in ''Film/FromRussiaWithLove'' (to be precise, she wasn't wearing garters, but black silk stockings rolled above the knees; this isn't clearly seen in the scene as released, but an alternate version was shot - there are several promotional photos from that version - which clearly show her exposed, stockinged legs).

* ''Film/LayerCake''. Before sleeping with the protagonist, a girl slips off her normal underwear in the bathroom and changes into black stockings and suspenders.
* ''Silk Stockings'' has an extended transformation scene showing Cyd Charisse donning the titular garments. Although we don't see any garters/garter belts; this was during the Hays Code era where lingerie was considered highly risqué (it was even mentioned by name as a no-no in the Code).