![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
![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://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FCZV7HdpfBo/V-YKBgQ2A6I/AAAAAAAALKg/FFZiEEwkUnsZXkuJiKn3XMJLE9fzZfY7QCLcB/s1600/nylon_stockings_1.jpg)
With nylon stockings scarce, women would paint their legs so it looked like stockings, 1940s - Rare Historical Photos
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 Painted Their Legs Using Gravy Juice During the War Years ~ Vintage Everyday With Nylon Stockings Scarce, Women Painted Their Legs Using Gravy Juice During the War Years ~ Vintage Everyday](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dDEgx_SppOg/VbFPULfrdOI/AAAAAAABrBQ/xBPRdrQiXHE/s1600/woman%2Bpainted%2Blegs%252C%2B1940s%2B%25282%2529.jpg)
With Nylon Stockings Scarce, Women Painted Their Legs Using Gravy Juice During the War Years ~ Vintage Everyday
![1940s War Fashion: A Young Woman Demonstrating How to Achieve the Full Leg Effect With Liquid Stockings in 1941 ~ Vintage Everyday 1940s War Fashion: A Young Woman Demonstrating How to Achieve the Full Leg Effect With Liquid Stockings in 1941 ~ Vintage Everyday](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6LY6d30sO4w/XHQqk3Qi93I/AAAAAAADck4/sWarVMeIdvc5O18hBLbN_2dLGqNtDalPQCLcBGAs/s1600/1940s-liquid-stockings-1.jpeg)
1940s War Fashion: A Young Woman Demonstrating How to Achieve the Full Leg Effect With Liquid Stockings in 1941 ~ Vintage Everyday
![WWII and the history of nylons ( Delicious Dolls Magazine ) by Dianna Prince - Publicist & Columnist Dianna Prince WWII and the history of nylons ( Delicious Dolls Magazine ) by Dianna Prince - Publicist & Columnist Dianna Prince](http://columnistdiannaprince.weebly.com/uploads/1/0/9/1/109101705/kara-by-dianna-prince-1_1_orig.jpg)
WWII and the history of nylons ( Delicious Dolls Magazine ) by Dianna Prince - Publicist & Columnist Dianna Prince
![Applying paint-on stockings during WW2 (1940s) because silk and nylon were commandeered for war usage. Many used gravy granules and an eye-liner for the seams. : r/OldSchoolCool Applying paint-on stockings during WW2 (1940s) because silk and nylon were commandeered for war usage. Many used gravy granules and an eye-liner for the seams. : r/OldSchoolCool](https://preview.redd.it/rqpyyk2bqqc81.jpg?width=400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8c6873a708b4baef440cea4a7c8cf0221f645965)
Applying paint-on stockings during WW2 (1940s) because silk and nylon were commandeered for war usage. Many used gravy granules and an eye-liner for the seams. : r/OldSchoolCool
![getTV a Twitter: "Nylon stockings were introduced on this day in 1939, but disappeared when nylon was needed for World War II. When they returned in limited quantities in 1946, there were " getTV a Twitter: "Nylon stockings were introduced on this day in 1939, but disappeared when nylon was needed for World War II. When they returned in limited quantities in 1946, there were "](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DqSyUWvX0AISIkG.jpg)