#Hairystockings goes viral. Would you wear them?

While over here in the Western world many women wax, pluck and shave away their body hair for the sake of social acceptability this summer, over in China there’s a new craze where women are actually adding extra hair to their bodies. Adding. Body hair.  Comedian Katy Brand, writing for the Telegraph, said she had ordered a dozen pairs and was looking to invest in a full body suit.

The special leggings, which give the wearer the appearance of aggressive Chewbacca legs, are the best thing that we’ve seen all year, even if they are slightly unseasonal. Here are a few lesser-celebrated advantages of increasing your fluff-factor.

1. The next time the weirdo at the train station hits on you, don’t roll your eyes and pretend you’re on the phone. Flash him your thigh and watch him melt away into the crowd like freshly immac-ed tufts of hair down the drain.

2. Tell the lollipop lady to go home. Disable the traffic lights. Paint over the zebra crossings. These hairy bad boys will stop a truck at fifty meters, mainly because the driver will think you’re a bear.

3. On those tepid British summer days so many of us are seduced by the rare sunshine and forget to take a cardi. When the sun goes behind a cloud or an evening chill descends, your friends will envy you your extra fur.

4. Hairy leggings are perfect for a hot day at the beach. People will leave a wide berth around you so you’ll never suffer the annoyance of having your sun blocked by the shadow of a deckchair or parasol, and with Fluff Factor 50, there’s no need to smother your legs with suncream. And no-one will be looking at your cellulite.

5. Spillages in the workplace are a terrible thing, causing countless accidents and leading to costly compensation payouts every year. Single-leggedly reduce your company’s overheads by swiftly mopping up that spilt coffee with your soft furry leg. Impress colleagues by wringing it out back into the cup.

6. Hairy legs are an excellent contraceptive, when flourished at the right moment (at any time during your acquaintance with a male). Immac-ulate deconception.

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