“Strength of steel and fineness of the web”: 80 years ago, nylon stockings went on sale
2019-10-24T04:51:29.646Z
October 24, 1939 in the American city of Wilmington, women's nylon stockings first went on sale. The novelty caused a stormy excitement in the market. They drove her to another state and stood in line all day. In 1940, during a sale in New York, more than 4 million pairs of nylon stockings were sold in one day. In the 1970s, stockings replaced the more practical tights.
Source: russiart