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If you’re looking to make an impression at a Blitz party and you’re really into forties fashion, then you’ll probably know something about Vintage 1940s Stockings, for they were the ultimate in forties style. They were also extremely hard to come by, due to rationing and shortage of materials.
You see those films where the Americans arrive in town, and everyone practically swoons when they bring out some chocolate and a pair of ww2 Stockings? It was probably the most important missed item in 1940s fashion during the war years, apart from a bunch of bananas.
Vintage 1940s Stockings are glamorous and have an elicit feel to them, they’re so much more feminine and glamorous than a pair of tights. Before the 40s your stockings would be silk and you wouldn’t even consider leaving the house with bare legs, after all this is a time long before fake spray tans and tanning beds.
1940s Stockings came up to the thigh and would be held together with that exotic and glamorous invention – the garter. The garter would often come attached to a corset or a girdle.
A corset naturally sounds a lot more interesting and feminine than the latter, the girdle sounds like something your grandmother would have worn. However, it was simply an early version of Lycra all-in-one that held you in all the right places.
Naturally, silk wasn’t particularly elastic and wasn’t easy to hold up, so without the garter, your stockings would be round your knees by mid-morning. They were shaped specifically to the silhouette of the leg and the size was determined by the foot size.
Janos Szasz – Stockings Drying In The Window
Rayon and Nylon seamed stockings soon replaced silk and were a lot lighter. Although they had the sheen they were meant to last longer. 1940s vintage seamed stockings were usually in a flesh colour and the best bit was the thick seam up the back of the leg, which you can still buy today.
Seamless stockings came next, but they didn’t catch on for a good 20 years. And rightly so, the seamed stockings were stylish and completely glam. A good pump with a heel finished off the look and created perfect symmetry for the back of the leg.
Of course the war changed everything and precious materials needed for the war effort meant that many materials that had been previously used for fashion items, were now used to create military products. Materials used for stockings such as nylon, rayon and silk was used for parachutes and tents, which made stockings a rare luxury for most women.
Any stockings that women already owned were kept back for special occasions and looked after with great care.If women wanted to wear stockings other than special occasions, like for every day wear, they would have to “make do and mend,” and this of course included stockings.
Women used their ingenuity and imagination and came up with the idea of staining their legs with gravy browning, or coffee and drawing a line up the back of the leg to make it look like they were wearing stockings. Cosmetic companies soon caught on to this idea and they came up with a product that would colour the legs – and that was the very first self-tan.
They were a work in progress, at the beginning they stained clothes if you were caught in the rain, but they gradually improved and were even able to offer different shades to suit the skin tone.
Big cosmetic companies such as Max Factor muscled in on this new phenomena. Of course for fashion conscious girls, the stocking coloured leg wasn’t enough, they had to take it one step further to complete the look, they would draw a seam up the back of the leg with eyebrow pencil, whoever drew it on had to have a steady hand.
After the war of course, everyone went back to wearing stockings as there was no longer a shortage.
If you want to emulate a true forties girl, or if you’re into the Blitz parties and you want to create a truly authentic look, then you need to buy yourself a pair of stockings, preferably seamed stockings with the back seams, they’re still available and can help create a truly vintage 1940s look. On the other hand, you could be really true to the times and spray tan your legs – and get your friends to draw a seam at the back, as long as they have a steady hand!
Naturally complete the look with authentic 1940s vintage dresses and coats, forties hair and a pair of Cuban heels. You can go retro and vintage inspired, but at the end of the day, vintage is always best.
40s womens fashion was about more than just tea dresses, bright coloured floral print, evening cocktail dresses, or padded shoulders that powerful women often wore. It’s true that high waist tops and the full skirt were a favourite among 1940s women. But that really doesn’t define what 1940s fashion…
Vintage swimwear is so much more daring today than it was 60 years ago, but question is, is it any better? Is it really that great to leave very little to the imagination, or should we go back to the heyday of 1940s Swimwear and embrace the all in one…
Because it was born during the war years, when rationing was at its height, the 40s fashion era was one of simplicity and utilitarian designs that gave 1940s women few choices. But that didn’t prevent ingenuity and craftsmanship among 1940s fashion designers of the time. Despite shortage of…
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Before the 1920s, stockings, if worn, were worn for warmth. In the 1920s, as hemlines of dresses rose, people began to wear stockings to cover the exposed legs. These stockings were sheer, first made of silk or rayon (then known as “artificial silk”), and after 1940 of nylon.
The introduction of nylon in 1939 by chemical company DuPont began a high demand for stockings in the United States with up to 4 million pairs being purchased in one day. Nylon stockings were cheap, durable, and sheer compared to their cotton and silk counterparts. When America entered World War II on December 11, 1941, DuPont ceased production of nylon stockings and retooled their factories to produce parachutes, airplane cords, and rope. This led to a mass shortage and creation of a black market for stockings. At the end of the war DuPont announced that the company would return to producing stockings but could not meet demand. This led to a series of disturbances in American stores labeled the nylon riots until DuPont was able to ramp up production.
Woman inspecting her nylon stockings, 1942
Thomas D. McAvoy—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
A model wearing “hotsies,” wool-lined silk faille girdle and bra, 1942
Gjon Mili—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
“Curtain” stockings, 1943
Walter Sanders—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
“Curtain” stockings, 1943
Walter Sanders—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
Nylon stockings, 1945
Peter Stackpole—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
Model wearing black stockings, fitted dress coat, fur trimmed hat and fur muff, adjusting garter, 1946
Gjon Mili—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
Model with stockings, 1948
Peter Stackpole—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
Lace stockings with panels that run to mid-calf and enhance slim ankles, 1948
Nina Leen—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
Chorus girl Linda Lombard, resting her legs after a tough night on stage, 1949
George Silk—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
Model wearing black nylon hose permanently attached to high heeled satin mules by Herbert Levine, 1950
Gjon Mili—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
Dancer Mary Ellen Terry talking with her legs up in telephone booth, 1952
Gordon Parks—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
Cancan dancers flinging up their legs while they dance in Paris, 1952
Nat Farbman—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
Model wearing new stay-up stocking with elastic cord spiraling around thigh, 1954
Gjon Mili—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
Teenage girls resting feet at a formal dance, 1954
Cornell Capa—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
Stockings and garters, 1954
Gordon Parks—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
Scene at a beatnik night club, 1960
A. Y.—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
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