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#1 A shoe store offering a service by painting stockings on women’s legs during the clothing rationing of World War II.

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#1 A shoe store offering a service by painting stockings on women’s legs during the clothing rationing of World War II.

During WWII Women Painted Their Legs to Mimic Stockings Due to Shortage Of Nylon

#1 A shoe store offering a service by painting stockings on women’s legs during the clothing rationing of World War II.

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#2 A Max Factor beautician paints a seam on a woman’s leg to help create the illusion of stockings during a WWII in UK. May 1940.→

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