>Women resorted to D.I.Y. hosiery, rubbing liquid foundation onto their >legs to simulate the color of pantyhose...
PANTYHOSE? No such thing in 1941, youngins. One bought a pair of stockings, one for each leg, usually held in place by a garter belt or a girdle. A quick check on exactly when pantyhouse came on the market produced no immediate answer, but it must have been sometime in the 1960's. Today's women seem to think pantyhose are a diabolical product, but they really are more comfy than having to wear garters, tho' with stockings, you could usually make three pair out of two when a stocking got a run.
PANTYHOSE? No such thing in 1941, youngins. One bought a pair of stockings, one for each leg, usually held in place by a garter belt or a girdle. A quick check on exactly when pantyhouse came on the market produced no immediate answer, but it must have been sometime in the 1960's. Today's women seem to think pantyhose are a diabolical product, but they really are more comfy than having to wear garters, tho' with stockings, you could usually make three pair out of two when a stocking got a run.