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Originally Posted by West Ender
There was a product on the market called Legtan and girls used it during the war when they couldn't get stockings ..........
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That brings back memories. From my web site:
Females in particular suffered from the lack of fashionable clothing. Silk and Nylon stockings were much sought after -- but were almost impossible to obtain for silk and nylon production was dedicated to the War effort -- mostly for Barrage Balloons and Aircraft Parachutes. Girls used to apply watered down gravy colouring, weak tea or commercial concoctions to their legs and draw "seams" down the back using eyebrow pencils to simulate stockings.
I had forgotten about
Legtan -- I shall add this to my Web site. I used to get pressed into service by one of my cousins to draw the "seams" when no one else was available (it was awkward to do by yourself) -- not bad duty, that!
James