The tights-instead-of-pants trend has been going strong for a few seasons now, but Kristen Stewart is championing the return of an alternative: knee-high stockings.

The short stockings fad is not new, but they are traditionally loved by private schoolgirls in checkered miniskirts, for their preppy coquettishness; and by burlesque dancers, for their freaky sexiness. The look is also reminiscent of softball uniforms, where exposed below-the-knee socks are a staple.