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The invention of the seamless stocking
Once upon a time all stockings had seams. Without them they'd fall apart. Then some bright spark invented a circular knitting machine and it was the start of the end of an era.
Dark side of the golden age
So the '50s may have been a fantastic period for spotting girls in stockings, but would you like to turn back the clock and live there permanently?
Opera stockings
Here's all you need to know about those extra-long stockings worn by gorgeous dancers in old movies.
The history of stockings and nylon - version one
The first of two accounts that trace the history of stockings. Wallace Carothers and Du Pont get a mention and you'll find out why nylon is so-called.
The history of stockings and nylon - version two
Much the same kind of story but with from a different perspective. It's kind of the Coke/Pepsi scenario - essentially the same thing in different packaging but you may still prefer one or the other. Don't ask me to explain it... (although I went to school with a girl who ended up as a food scientist so I bet she'd have a theory.)
Fully-fashioned stockings: classic nylons and how they're made
I think it was Play School that gave me a fascination for factories. I'll never forget "going through the round window" and seeing all these production lines making things. Weird, I know, but that's the kind of girl I am. Anyway, here's an article on the manufacture of fully-fashioned stockings that the similarly afflicted may enjoy.
The history of Wolford
Significant dates in the development of the influential Austrian hosiery company.
Stockings in the war years
Or the Second World War, to be precise. I once saw something about this on TV as well. Maybe I should have made the effort to go out more. It was on ITV I think. Can't remember the name of it but it was a series set on a US Air Force base.
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Women at home in the '50s
When I get in from work I put the kettle on for a cup of tea, kick my shoes off, and generally feel utterly knackered. But back in the '50s when women did the same they revealed the unmistakeable sight of fully fashioned nylons.
Memoirs of a stockings enthusuast - part one
Now here is a story! There's was so much top notch reminiscing here I had to split it into four bits.
Memoirs of a stockings enthusuast - part two
If I hadn't, you would have had to wade through the whole lot in one go. I mean, it is a fascinating account, but I know time is tight, so this way you can read one part at a time and then come back afresh later.
Memoirs of a stockings enthusuast - part three
It's pretty much the same with me and novels, actually. Short chapters are really handy when you're on a train and you need a convenient stopping point because you're either falling asleep or you've reached your stop.
Memoirs of a stockings enthusuast - part four
Not that you're probably reading this on a train, of course. But if you are, I bet you're looking at all the women wondering which are wearing stockings! Don't be ashamed. We all do it! (And who on earth do you get to pay your mobile phone bill?)
Memoirs of a stockings enthusuast - part five
There is, you see, seemingly no end to this. But it's excellent stuff so nobody's complaining.
Memoirs of a stockings enthusuast - part six
It really is quite remarkable... it goes on and on...
Memoirs of a stockings enthusuast - part seven
... and on and on...
The fifties: a golden era
That glorious time *before* tights. Oooh how I wish I was 30 years older! (Except for when I try to get up in the mornings because it's tough enough doing that aged 27!)
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