Die Strümpfe – Pontifical Hose from the 12th Century
These Hose are from The Treasury of the Kunisthuch museum. 
Inspiration
More Hose For Your Consideration
I stumbled across a few more cool extant examples of period hose/stockings and thought I’d post them here. Enjoy! Most of these came from one site: http://www.kostym.cz/Anglicky/obsah.htm This place is AWESOME!
12th c hose of st desiderius
knitted tights embroidered for a young boy 1600
machine knit stockings about 1600
Some Other Hose For Your Consideration
Think the Elizabethan Hose are cool, but not into “Elizabethan”? Not interested in embroidering, but still want a nifty pair of hose for your costume? Check out these other examples:
14th C Italian Silk Hose
14th c silk brocade stocking http://www.revivalclothing.com/index.asp?PageAction=Custom&ID=19
Eleanora of Toledo knitted stockings
