Abstract: A hosiery garment including at least a leg portion comprising a fabric defined by a ground knitted structure having a plurality of successive courses knitted from a ground yarn and a bare elastomeric yarn laid-in preferably on every course, or alternatively on alternate courses, of the ground knitted structure so as to cross-over the head of sinker loops between selected wales, the ground and elastomeric yarns being such that the ground knitted structure defines the front and rear faces of the fabric and said elastomeric yarn is located in between and spaced from said front and rear faces so as to be shielded from surface contact with an opposing surface when the front or rear surface of the fabric contacts said opposing surface.