It acts like socks/leggings. You can put it under your clothes to keep an extra layer of insulation, keeping you nice and warm. My body gets shivers every time I put them on. It turns both my girlfriend and me on when I walk through the door wearing these stockings. I leave them on all day while walking around the house. It makes me feel sexy, and I know it drives my girlfriend wild seeing me in such teasing lingerie. When I have them on, she makes me feel like the only girl in the world; she is just all over me, smacking my ass as I walk past her.