knitted or woven stockings disposed to fully or partially cover a wearer's legs, the stockings having a denier value of less than 100;

a panty having a control top, and affixed to an upper end of the stockings and disposed to cover the wearer's thighs and hips, the control top comprising at least one compressive tummy control panel; and

a waistband affixed to an upper end of the panty, the waistband constructed of a nylon-hybrid stretch fabric, having a height of at least two inches, and having a plurality of strain relief gussets, comprising at least a plurality of front gussets and a plurality of rear gussets, wherein the plurality of front gussets include a front center gusset, wherein the front center strain relief gusset has a height that is substantially equal to the height of the waistband, and wherein at least one of the other strain relief gussets has a height that is substantially one-half of the height of the front center strain relief gusset, and wherein the strain relief gussets are constructed of substantially 100% nylon.