![Woman in Skirt Wearing Dark Makeup on Legs (with additional romantic message) due to Shortage of Silk and Nylon Stockings during World War II, USA, 1943 Stock Photo - Alamy Woman in Skirt Wearing Dark Makeup on Legs (with additional romantic message) due to Shortage of Silk and Nylon Stockings during World War II, USA, 1943 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/E7A2WM/woman-in-skirt-wearing-dark-makeup-on-legs-with-additional-romantic-E7A2WM.jpg)
Woman in Skirt Wearing Dark Makeup on Legs (with additional romantic message) due to Shortage of Silk and Nylon Stockings during World War II, USA, 1943 Stock Photo - Alamy
![With nylon stockings scarce, women would paint their legs so it looked like stockings, 1940s - Rare Historical Photos With nylon stockings scarce, women would paint their legs so it looked like stockings, 1940s - Rare Historical Photos](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FCZV7HdpfBo/V-YKBgQ2A6I/AAAAAAAALKg/FFZiEEwkUnsZXkuJiKn3XMJLE9fzZfY7QCLcB/s1600/nylon_stockings_1.jpg)
With nylon stockings scarce, women would paint their legs so it looked like stockings, 1940s - Rare Historical Photos
![Mark Pahlow on Twitter: "Due to nylon shortage during WW2, woman painted their legs to look like stockings. It worked well until it rained. https://t.co/y33NikcrBV" / Twitter Mark Pahlow on Twitter: "Due to nylon shortage during WW2, woman painted their legs to look like stockings. It worked well until it rained. https://t.co/y33NikcrBV" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CYp1i45UoAABl97.jpg)
Mark Pahlow on Twitter: "Due to nylon shortage during WW2, woman painted their legs to look like stockings. It worked well until it rained. https://t.co/y33NikcrBV" / Twitter
![Ephemeral Elegance on Twitter: "When nylon was first invented in 1939, it found instant success as a more durable alternative to silk stockings. Yet when World War II broke out, nearly all Ephemeral Elegance on Twitter: "When nylon was first invented in 1939, it found instant success as a more durable alternative to silk stockings. Yet when World War II broke out, nearly all](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkqbfIvUUAA2woA.jpg:large)
Ephemeral Elegance on Twitter: "When nylon was first invented in 1939, it found instant success as a more durable alternative to silk stockings. Yet when World War II broke out, nearly all
![1940s War Fashion: A Young Woman Demonstrating How to Achieve the Full Leg Effect With Liquid Stockings in 1941 ~ Vintage Everyday 1940s War Fashion: A Young Woman Demonstrating How to Achieve the Full Leg Effect With Liquid Stockings in 1941 ~ Vintage Everyday](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-L3KkklUNSMQ/XHQqp7jFynI/AAAAAAADclo/jWvnxAMB7lwwJN8OZMrt6WmAR6I-7D_uwCLcBGAs/s1600/1940s-liquid-stockings-4.jpeg)
1940s War Fashion: A Young Woman Demonstrating How to Achieve the Full Leg Effect With Liquid Stockings in 1941 ~ Vintage Everyday
![A woman donates her silk stockings so it could be repurposed as powder bags during World War II Stock Photo - Alamy A woman donates her silk stockings so it could be repurposed as powder bags during World War II Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/HGB255/a-woman-donates-her-silk-stockings-so-it-could-be-repurposed-as-powder-HGB255.jpg)
A woman donates her silk stockings so it could be repurposed as powder bags during World War II Stock Photo - Alamy
![With nylon stockings scarce, women would paint their legs so it looked like stockings, 1940s - Rare Historical Photos With nylon stockings scarce, women would paint their legs so it looked like stockings, 1940s - Rare Historical Photos](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sJBuKGBsmxc/V-YKB6bGl6I/AAAAAAAALKY/9R959kqb6wE7sf4zdILEyDaHTpoPw4zoACLcB/s1600/nylon_stockings_5.jpg)
With nylon stockings scarce, women would paint their legs so it looked like stockings, 1940s - Rare Historical Photos
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