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What is a product made out of nylon?
Women's nylon stockings. Also cloth, rope, brushes, and many more items are made from nylon
When was the Nylon stocking invented?
Although nylon was not originally invented for use in stockings, it was unveiled in this design in 1939 at the World's Fair in New York to a women's club.
Why did the women have to give up there nylon stockings?
When the World War 2 effort started they need nylon to make parachutes. So because nylon stockings were so popular women would take a pencil or pen and draw a black line that looked like a seem up the back of their legs to make it look like they were wearing nylons.
What polymer was invented fifty years ago to replace silk?
Nylon, invented by a chemist at the DuPont Chemical Company in 1935, and first used in women's stockings in 1940.
What kind of websites does one find when searching for stockings TGP?
When searching for stockings TGP one may come upon a variety of stockings for women. There are nylon, silk, thigh highs, and all can come with embellishments!
What did girls wear during world war 2?
They wore dresses and pants when in sports. This was the beginning of women wearing pants. During the war, they couldn't wear nylon stockings so they drew lines up the back of their legs to represent the seam of nylon stockings
Why did ladies draw lines on there legs in world war 2?
Nylon was a valued material so the development of nylon stockings was stopped. Before the war, stockings were made with a seam running down the back, where the two halves of the nylon were attached together to form the stocking. The seam unintentionally emphasized the curve and shape of the leg, so when women could not wear stockings, they reproduced the "seam" often using eyeliner.
What does nylon feels like?
Women like wearing stockings (female version of socks). During the second world war the silk that would normally be used to make stockings was instead used for making parachutes for the Military. Nylon is an artificial fibre that feels a lot like silk
Is nylon knit or woven?
Nylon is a material that can be manufactured into woven OR knitted fabric. For example, pantyhose are manufactured from kintted nylon. On the other hand, many windbreakers are manufactured from woven nylon.
What did women wear to make it seem like they were wearing nylon stockings in world war 2?
They didn't wear stockings. They drew lines down the back of their legs to make it seem like they were wearing seamed nylons.
Was clothing ever rationed in history and if so when?
WORLD WAR TWO! Women would paint lines on their legs to make it look like they were wearing nylon stockings, nylon was being rationed for use in war. (parachutes, etc.)
Why was pantyhose rationed during World War 2?
Nylon stockings in WW2Nylon stockings first went on sale to the general public in May 1940 and were extremely popular. However, by 1942 demand for nylon for military use (for example for parachutes) was so great that very few stockings were made. It took till March 1946 for Du Pont to satisfy demand in the U.S.
