Comments on: Stocking Series, Part 1: Wartime Rationing and Nylon Riots http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/threaded/2012/09/stocking-series-part-1-wartime-rationing-and-nylon-riots/ Just another blogs.smithsonianmag.com site Thu, 23 May 2013 04:58:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: Nele http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/threaded/2012/09/stocking-series-part-1-wartime-rationing-and-nylon-riots/#comment-251 Nele Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:17:49 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/threaded/?p=545#comment-251 Hi, Thank you for this wonderful series. I have a question though. Most of the time I read "Nylon Day" is on May 15, rather than 16. Are you sure it is 16? (I am European, so we don't celebrate this...). Kind regards, Nele Hi,

Thank you for this wonderful series. I have a question though.

Most of the time I read “Nylon Day” is on May 15, rather than 16. Are you sure it is 16? (I am European, so we don’t celebrate this…).

Kind regards,

Nele

]]> By: Carol Kocian http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/threaded/2012/09/stocking-series-part-1-wartime-rationing-and-nylon-riots/#comment-217 Carol Kocian Sun, 28 Oct 2012 15:20:31 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/threaded/?p=545#comment-217 A few things — -Early nylons were not stretchier than silk. They were still knit to shape and sold in sizes. It was crimped nylon that allowed for stretchy stockings such as L'eggs in the 1970s. -The German Hosiery Museum is an interesting website, but many of the stockings they show are in other museum collections. They do not cite the source, which is annoying if someone wants to track down the actual item. -It would he handy if the article had a link to part 2 of the series. Thank you, this is a fun part of history! -Carol A few things —
-Early nylons were not stretchier than silk. They were still knit to shape and sold in sizes. It was crimped nylon that allowed for stretchy stockings such as L’eggs in the 1970s.
-The German Hosiery Museum is an interesting website, but many of the stockings they show are in other museum collections. They do not cite the source, which is annoying if someone wants to track down the actual item.
-It would he handy if the article had a link to part 2 of the series.
Thank you, this is a fun part of history!
-Carol

]]> By: Penny Elliot http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/threaded/2012/09/stocking-series-part-1-wartime-rationing-and-nylon-riots/#comment-96 Penny Elliot Sun, 09 Sep 2012 16:43:15 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/threaded/?p=545#comment-96 The video of the styles in 1969...so much of those clothes can be seen - slightly modified to today's standards - on young women today! It was almost funny to see the leggings and lace-up-the-back top. The Pea Coat always in style too. The video of the styles in 1969…so much of those clothes can be seen – slightly modified to today’s standards – on young women today! It was almost funny to see the leggings and lace-up-the-back top. The Pea Coat always in style too.

]]> By: Emily Spivack http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/threaded/2012/09/stocking-series-part-1-wartime-rationing-and-nylon-riots/#comment-93 Emily Spivack Sun, 09 Sep 2012 02:10:40 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/threaded/?p=545#comment-93 Interesting! I'll have to look into that. Interesting! I’ll have to look into that.

]]> By: Demir Karsan http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/threaded/2012/09/stocking-series-part-1-wartime-rationing-and-nylon-riots/#comment-92 Demir Karsan Sat, 08 Sep 2012 15:09:20 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/threaded/?p=545#comment-92 When I workedfor a Dupont subsidiary, we were told that the name Nylon sybolized NevYork to LONdon sybolizing the two citoes where it was first made available. Is this wrong? When I workedfor a Dupont subsidiary, we were told that the name Nylon sybolized NevYork to LONdon sybolizing the two citoes where it was first made available. Is this wrong?

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