Cream Replaces Silk Stockings (Jan, 1938)
Filed under: Impractical, Personal Appearance — @ 12:06 am
Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jan, 1938
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Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jan, 1938
| Buy on Ebay
Cream Replaces Silk Stockings
Liquid cream that dries to resemble silk stockings is a new cosmetic said to be a boon to the outdoor girl. When applied to the legs, as shown below, the inventors claim that it is practically impossible to distinguish it from real silk hose.
“it is practically impossible to distinguish it from real silk hose”
Sort of the way orange-skin is practically impossible to distinguish from a real tan…
Comment by Stannous — April 15, 2007 @ 10:00 pm
[...] to capitalize off of the war) because the January 1938 issue of Popular Science boasted “Cream Replaces Silk Stockings,” a new cosmetic “boon to the outdoor girl,” (who I suppose didn’t want to [...]
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