Misfit History - Due to nylon rationing during WWII — women would draw "seam" lines on their legs to give the illusion they were wearing stockings. | Facebook
![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/-N_PGQmGu3Ms/V-YKBWGMFiI/AAAAAAAALKc/3-A2mVY1c5oAuxtrnLA6Uz15KHlzzGXQACLcB/s1600/nylon_stockings_3.jpg)
With nylon stockings scarce, women would paint their legs so it looked like stockings, 1940s - Rare Historical Photos
![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
![Part of a campaign to collect used nylon stockings for American efforts during World War II, a young woman holds up a pair of disbanded stockings that will be recycled into gun Part of a campaign to collect used nylon stockings for American efforts during World War II, a young woman holds up a pair of disbanded stockings that will be recycled into gun](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/HX3ERX/part-of-a-campaign-to-collect-used-nylon-stockings-for-american-efforts-HX3ERX.jpg)
Part of a campaign to collect used nylon stockings for American efforts during World War II, a young woman holds up a pair of disbanded stockings that will be recycled into gun
![When nylons were in short supply, this is how women would create the illusion of wearing - FunSubstance | Чулки, Мода 40-х, Старинные фотографии When nylons were in short supply, this is how women would create the illusion of wearing - FunSubstance | Чулки, Мода 40-х, Старинные фотографии](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a1/95/96/a19596ab9c83bd742079d80ee93b0157.jpg)