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A flimsy tube of nothing that somehow bankrupted men and stopped bullets at war.
nylon riots1940 launch sparked stampedes, 4 million pairs sold in days
war recyclingWWII nylon stockings rerouted into parachutes and rope
painted legsWartime women drew fake seams up bare calves
royal flexSilk stockings once signaled obscene aristocratic wealth
name originFrom Old English for poking the leg into something