Paint-on Hosiery during the War Years

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Permalink Reply by Larry on September 29, 2012 at 10:23pm

When my wife and I give panels on Dieselpunk she covers fashion and one of the details she talks about was this very fact. However, I've never seen so much detail. Thank you so much for the link, Aaron.

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Permalink Reply by Aaron B. Daniels on September 30, 2012 at 10:10am

Overall, I am truly pleased with the new directions and expansion of the Smithsonian's magazine and online content. Glad to pass on something useful, Larry!

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Permalink Reply by Pablo J. Alvarez on September 30, 2012 at 10:05pm

It´s very difficult to understand today, in the "topless era", the meaning of a nice leg below the knee and even higher, 

This post remind me to Claudette Corvett in "It Happened One Night" film, stopping a car in auto-stop, only showing a leg.

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Permalink Reply by Mim McDonald on October 2, 2012 at 9:18am

That's proper makeup! Here in the UK, ladies used gravy browning.

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Permalink Reply by Aaron B. Daniels on October 4, 2012 at 12:25pm

Mim,

That comment just begs responses like:

'The dogs must've been hard to keep away'

Or, more directly,

'Appetizing!'

But, I am far too much the gentleman to make such observations.

ABD

Mim McDonald said:

That's proper makeup! Here in the UK, ladies used gravy browning.

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Permalink Reply by Mim McDonald on October 5, 2012 at 9:06am

Heh, browning doesn't taste of anything, it just makes things brown :D (No, not sure I see the culinary point of it.)

American servicemen bearing real nylon stockings found themselves very popular with the ladies.

Aaron B. Daniels said:

Mim,

That comment just begs responses like:

'The dogs must've been hard to keep away'

Or, more directly,

'Appetizing!'

But, I am far too much the gentleman to make such observations.

ABD

Mim McDonald said:

That's proper makeup! Here in the UK, ladies used gravy browning.

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Permalink Reply by Aaron B. Daniels on October 5, 2012 at 11:12am

Mim,

You remind me of a Simpsons moment in which, startled by some realization, Principal Seymour Skinner declares, "Great gravy!" He happens to be standing near the lunch line and the surprised cafeteria work responds, "Thank you! It is mostly brown and water."

ABD

Mim McDonald said:

Heh, browning doesn't taste of anything, it just makes things brown :D (No, not sure I see the culinary point of it.)

American servicemen bearing real nylon stockings found themselves very popular with the ladies.

Aaron B. Daniels said:

Mim,

That comment just begs responses like:

'The dogs must've been hard to keep away'

Or, more directly,

'Appetizing!'

But, I am far too much the gentleman to make such observations.

ABD

Mim McDonald said:

That's proper makeup! Here in the UK, ladies used gravy browning.

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