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1940s War Fashion: A Young Woman Demonstrating How to Achieve the Full Leg Effect With Liquid Stockings in 1941 ~ Vintage Everyday
Historic Photographs - A woman covers her legs in makeup and adds the seam with eyeliner so it looked like she's wearing nylon stockings during WWII when stockings were scarce. (1940s) | Facebook
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A woman donates her silk stockings so it could be repurposed as powder bags during World War II Stock Photo - Alamy
![Mark Pahlow on Twitter: "Due to nylon shortage during WW2, woman painted their legs to look like stockings. It worked well until it rained. https://t.co/y33NikcrBV" / Twitter Mark Pahlow on Twitter: "Due to nylon shortage during WW2, woman painted their legs to look like stockings. It worked well until it rained. https://t.co/y33NikcrBV" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CYp1i45UoAABl97.jpg)
Mark Pahlow on Twitter: "Due to nylon shortage during WW2, woman painted their legs to look like stockings. It worked well until it rained. https://t.co/y33NikcrBV" / Twitter
![WWII and the history of nylons ( Delicious Dolls Magazine ) by Dianna Prince - Publicist & Columnist Dianna Prince WWII and the history of nylons ( Delicious Dolls Magazine ) by Dianna Prince - Publicist & Columnist Dianna Prince](http://columnistdiannaprince.weebly.com/uploads/1/0/9/1/109101705/kara-by-dianna-prince-1_1_orig.jpg)
WWII and the history of nylons ( Delicious Dolls Magazine ) by Dianna Prince - Publicist & Columnist Dianna Prince
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![Ephemeral Elegance on Twitter: "When nylon was first invented in 1939, it found instant success as a more durable alternative to silk stockings. Yet when World War II broke out, nearly all Ephemeral Elegance on Twitter: "When nylon was first invented in 1939, it found instant success as a more durable alternative to silk stockings. Yet when World War II broke out, nearly all](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkqbfIvUUAA2woA.jpg:large)
Ephemeral Elegance on Twitter: "When nylon was first invented in 1939, it found instant success as a more durable alternative to silk stockings. Yet when World War II broke out, nearly all
![With nylon stockings scarce, women would paint their legs so it looked like stockings, 1940s - Rare Historical Photos With nylon stockings scarce, women would paint their legs so it looked like stockings, 1940s - Rare Historical Photos](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FCZV7HdpfBo/V-YKBgQ2A6I/AAAAAAAALKg/FFZiEEwkUnsZXkuJiKn3XMJLE9fzZfY7QCLcB/s1600/nylon_stockings_1.jpg)