During World War II, nylon stockings disappeared from store shelves as the valuable synthetic material was diverted to make critical wartime supplies such as parachutes, flak jackets and aircraft fuel ...

The first pair of experimental nylon stockings made by Union Hosiery Company for Du Pont in 1937 resides in the Smithsonian collections. NMAH Major technological innovations such as gunpowder, GPS and ...

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May 15, 1940 — a momentous day in history. German troops occupy Amsterdam. The first-ever McDonald’s opens in San Bernardino, Calif. Nylon stockings go on sale in the United States for the first time.

In 1939, DuPoint unveiled the nylon stocking at the New York World's Fair. The chemical company had invented the first synthetic fibre just a few years earlier. Here, we take a look at the story of ...

When we’re little, we often accept things without explanation: A stork dropped you at your parents’ doorstep. The family dog went to live on a big farm in the sky. And, if your mother is anything like ...

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Whither pantyhose? For the last 15 years, sales have been going down, down, down, the victim of leg tanner, open-toed shoes, more casual dress codes, and the general fickleness of fashion. But in ...