NYLON STOCKINGS:75 YEARS SINCE START OF PRODUCTION.
At the start of london fashion week its good to take a look back at the start of a fashion revolution that marked the start of production of the new " miracle " fibre come to be known as Nylon, Originaly DuPont wanted to call the new fibre No-Run but decided against it when the material obviously did. Developed by Dr Wallace Carothers and his team, nylon stockings were cheaper, more durable and looked sheer alongside the silk stockings of that time. there was huge demand for the product when they went on sale the following year. 72 thousand pairs were sold on the first day of selling and more than 64million in the first year. Costing around $1.25 a pair the price escalated to around $10 or more on the black market when the US entered the second world war at the end of 1941. Nylon production was switched to making parachutes,tents, ropes,clothes and even tyres , then at the end of the war in 1945 production was then switched back to making stockings and women once again stood in line outside stores to buy their favourite hosiery, it is said that Macy's in New York sold 50.000 pairs in six hours of trading. Not just on valentines day stockings and suspenders have had many a mans pulse racing with the introduction of many a colour and style, injecting a slice of playful fun into any outfit. So unashamedly here is a selection of modern stockings and suspenders to feast your eyes on.
Nothing makes a woman feel more glamorous than donning a pair of
stockings or hold-ups. It's the thrill of wearing something that isn't
destined for doing the washing-up in that instantly perks a lady (and a man) up.
Nothing makes a woman feel more glamorous than donning a pair of
stockings or hold-ups. It's the thrill of wearing something that isn't
destined for doing the washing-up in that instantly perks a lady (and a man) up. 
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