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Fully fashioned stockings (FFS), are stockings with characteristic reinforcements on the heel and top, a so-called keyhole at the back of the top, and a stitched back seam in between. They are made to be worn with a garter belt and are today considered a vintage design of hosiery after largely having been replaced by seamless stockings and ...
Before the 1920s, stockings, if worn, were worn for warmth. In the 1920s, as hemlines of dresses rose and central heating was not widespread, women began to wear flesh-colored stockings to cover their exposed legs. Those stockings were sheer, first made of silk or rayon (then known as "artificial silk") and after 1940 of nylon.
The Macarte Sisters wearing tights under their leotard-based costumes in 1910. The history of pantyhose, as for stockings, is tied to that of changes in styles of women's hemlines. Before the 1920s, it was generally expected that women would cover their legs in public, including their ankles; dress and skirt hemlines were generally to the ground.
Pages in category "Defunct women's magazines published in the United States" The following 81 pages are in this category, out of 81 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Mothers often take on the labor of the holidays, yet are often left holding an empty stocking. What to know.
Heidi Klum gets fitted for her 13th annual Halloween party on September 3, 2012. Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Heidi Klum Dressing up as Cleopatra, though it's extremely common, also falls ...
Sabrina Carpenter brought the haunt to the Dallas stop of her Short n' Sweet tour Wednesday night, dressing in a variety of costumes from iconic movies and pulling off creepy Halloween gags left ...
The American Society of Magazine Editors noted the magazine three times: Nylon was nominated for "National Magazine Award for General Excellence (100,000–400,000 circulation)" in 2001, [56] was a finalist for "General Excellence (100,000 to 250,000 circulation)" in 2003, [57] [58] and was a finalist for the 2006 ASME "Design" award. [59]