: In the 1920s, flappers adopted fishnets as a sign of liberation because they were more flexible for dancing than silk stockings.
: Fishnets first appeared in the late 1800s in Parisian venues like the Moulin Rouge . Costume designers used them to suggest nudity while complying with censorship laws.
: Today, they are widely used in performance art like drag and burlesque to deconstruct femininity and create a "convincing" feminine silhouette, often referred to within the community as "fishy".
: By the 1970s and 80s, fishnets became a staple of punk and goth aesthetics, representing a rejection of traditional gender norms and a nod to BDSM subcultures.