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Why did women in World War 2 draw lines on the back of their legs with eyeliner?
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In World War 2, women drew lines on the back of their legs with an eyeliner to simulate the stocking seams. Silk stockings during the Second World War was hard to come by.
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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.
How did the women behave when GIs came back after World War 1?
They were excited and relieved to have their men back safe at home.
What did the women do when World War 2 finished?
Left jobs in factories and went back home
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
What happened to most working women after World War 1?
They were expected to give up their jobs.
How do you do emo eyeliner?
That depends on which eyeliner you mean. Do you mean the pencil that goes across your waterline or the liquid eyeliner? Pencil- Pull down skin underneath the eyes and draw a liner of (thick) black eyeliner. If (like mine) your eyeliner doesn't work first time, run it across your right waterline and it should work when you go across to the left. If it works, go back across to the right and fill in.
Which war... World War I or World War 2... would women most likely build or repair airplanes?
---- ---- Much more likely in WW1. The US had to send more men into the Army and needed women to work the factories so they could meet the production of supplies needed at the back lines.
How do you apply emo eyeliner?
i use black liquid eyeliner think below my eyes and then above i put another think layer then on the inside of my bottom eyelashes i take my black stick eyeliner and go back and forth until its dark enough like i like it :)
What job did women have after World War 2?
get back to the kitchen
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 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.
How did world war 2 hlep people get back to work?
WW2 was a war of production, America was able to convert it existing automobile factories into plane and tank production lines. With the majority of men out fighting, women had to take the place of the men in the factories. After the war some women held on to their jobs.
How did the women behave when GIs came back after World War 1?
They were excited and relieved to have their men back safe at home.
Why did women protested in world war 1?
Women had won the job of men while the men were away. When men came back and demanded their jobs back, the women had already grown fond of their new jobs and wouldn't leave.
What did the women do when World War 2 finished?
Left jobs in factories and went back home
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
Where did women go when soldiers came back from World War 2?
Went home so men could take back jobs
