@littleblossomdarling: have you ever heard of liquid stockings? a quick search of 1940s magazines and newspaper will have you finding hundreds of advertisements for makeup called “liquid stockings” “leg magic” and “stocking-less cream” after nylon had to be rationed during WWII to produce parachutes and netting ropes among hundreds of other vital materials. this brief trend- lasting from 1941-1946 has become one the most iconic parts of WWII fashion history! a huge portion of my research for this video came from an article titled “THE LIQUID STOCKINGS CRAZE OF THE 1940S“ by @Minsooky #LearnOnTikTok #learnhistoryontiktok #fashionhistory
My grandma was from London and dumped her fiancé during the war for an American soldier because he gave her 3 pairs of stockings
2026-09-13 06:57:43
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Mimimano˚ʚ♡ɞ˚⚜️ :
What even is the point of wearing stockings?
2026-09-13 04:58:13
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unicornswagger :
It's like the original spray tan [Tears of joy]
2026-09-12 21:13:12
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no :
this is so fascinating but also makes me think that patriarchy really made womanhood a prison
2026-09-13 11:34:01
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anna :
this is so interesting because I feel stockings are just not popular these days compared to then!
2026-09-12 21:50:12
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HSweet🇨🇦 :
My Grandmother used to tell me about drawing a line up the back of her leg during the war
2026-09-12 23:26:20
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🪲 :
This adds so much context to Death of a Salesman. Biff catches Willy giving his mistress new stockings while Linda had been stitching up her old pairs back at home. Having not known this bit of history, I didn’t fully grasp the weight of the betrayal
2026-09-14 00:07:28
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thebridgetburnstein :
As a kid, I remember seeing leg makeup in my mom and grandmother’s bathroom cabinet. They didn’t talk about it and apparently everyone was pretty secretive about wearing it according to my 87 year old Mom when I asked her this morning.
2026-09-13 02:27:40
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Molly 🐉 :
Yep I already learnt that from Horrible Histories
2026-09-13 12:24:30
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🌟r•i•v•3•r🌟 :
I will not get stocking tattoos I will not get stocking tattoos I will not get stockings tattoos I will no--
2026-09-13 02:08:25
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hailsbop :
My great grandma was born in 1917 and would repair holes in my tights as a child and thinking about her learning these skills to repair her nylons and then using those same skills for me makes me so emotional.
2026-09-14 07:21:08
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🦇 :
that's a peculiar point of womanhood history, but goodness gracious how many hoops they needed to jump to conform. the number of hoops, however, hasn't changed a lot since then...
2026-09-13 13:49:26
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Daxtier :
other than looks and fashion, what purpose do nylon stockings serve?
2026-09-12 20:51:56
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tangent_mind :
my granny talked about it. She was so scandalized by the idea of not having actual stocking she traded her cigarette rations for them.
2026-09-20 03:55:30
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mumpitz_big_inch :
I highly appreciate you blending in real pictures while you explain
2026-09-14 07:33:22
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Soefansi :
My grandma was really poor and she told me that they used to wash their legs with a coffee mixture and then draw the seem on with an eye pencil as they were all taking the train.
2026-09-18 09:43:39
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Beast :
My grandmother was a stocker mender as a side hustle in Hongkong. Her work was impeccable. She even repaired the hole in my jeans int the same way using the threads from the jeans. Still have no idea how she did it!
2026-09-13 17:38:45
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Chel :
I think stockings are hot they should come back
2026-09-18 06:10:35
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✭☾✭💜 :
I need you to look and judge costumes in the new “Doll” adaptation for Netflix (it’s a polish book from the 19th century) it comes out tomorrow and from what ive have seen they are looking pretty good
2026-09-15 21:45:58
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camila :
wait but if they were transparent, why did they use them?
2026-09-13 02:53:40
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creselia_everlyn :
Girl I love your coloring whats is your color analysis results your hair color suits you so well 😭😭😭😭
2026-09-12 22:53:27
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rakel maria🍎 :
This is gold
2026-09-12 20:27:17
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Crow 🇵🇸🍉 :
I only found your content like a week ago but I'm already obsessed [Pray]
2026-09-12 20:32:04
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Mahshid🪐 :
I love your content never stop💕
2026-09-12 21:00:20
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Kaya 🦋 :
Sally hansen airbrush legs still going hard
2026-09-13 09:08:06
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