I thought of the WWII stockings rationing. I remember in the movie called....(I'll think of it in a minute) about a boy in England during the WWII bombing on his family.....that his teen-age sister had him draw a seam line on the back of her leg from her thigh down to the shoe and then she went out dancing with the hall with the American army men.
Isn't leg make-up still around, for covering up spider veins and scars? I know I've seen it in mail order catalogs. The shoes are screaming "sensible, dammit!", too clunky for the dainty slip.
There was a time when most woman wouldn't wear slacks. Neat vintage find! "June 28, 1943 Life magazine." Wow, my birtday! I'm younger though.;o) Happy WW! Woof - The Gang @ Dog Blog for Five Dogs
Is this product real vintage or is the label made to look that way?
ReplyDeletePeach: It is real vintage. I scanned it from my copy of a June 28, 1943 Life magazine.
ReplyDeleteI've used that stuff before; I learned quickly however, it doesn't really work if one has hairy legs. Cheers Michele!!
ReplyDeleteI tried something like this a couple of years ago and it came off the second I started to sweat. But the vintage ad is awesome!
ReplyDeleteMatt: if you shaved more often you wouldn't have that problem.
ReplyDeleteBlue: I can't even imagine what this stuff was made of to make it stick like that.
Everyone: it was so hard to not give a history lesson about WWII, silk and rationing that I just might give myself an award.
Un.freakin'.believable.
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I am so glad that's not something I am able to get my hands on. Liquid makeup for my legs??? A disaster waiting to happen.
ReplyDeleteI thought of the WWII stockings rationing. I remember in the movie called....(I'll think of it in a minute) about a boy in England during the WWII bombing on his family.....that his teen-age sister had him draw a seam line on the back of her leg from her thigh down to the shoe and then she went out dancing with the hall with the American army men.
ReplyDeleteA blast from the past. Happy WW!
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Eww. I can't imagine wanting to wear stockings so badly that you'd paint them on.
ReplyDeleteIsn't leg make-up still around, for covering up spider veins and scars? I know I've seen it in mail order catalogs. The shoes are screaming "sensible, dammit!", too clunky for the dainty slip.
ReplyDeleteAnd here I was just wishing for a pour on stocking product that would take all the fuss and stress of running my pantyhose.. ALL THESE YEARS!
ReplyDeleteCan you imagine putting make-up on your legs? Ihardly like shaving them.
ReplyDeleteMy Momma used to tell me how she used to paint her legs because she couldn't afford hose.
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Whats the difference of that stuff and the spray tan of today?
ReplyDeleteI can see that getting pretty horrible if the evening went the right way.
ReplyDeleteThe ad is great....the comments are even better.
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Hope your day has been beautiful
That was something interesting. So far I have heard of is a product from Japan which you can use to spray on your legs to have the same effect.
ReplyDeleteThere was a time when most woman wouldn't wear slacks. Neat vintage find! "June 28, 1943 Life magazine." Wow, my birtday! I'm younger though.;o) Happy WW! Woof - The Gang @ Dog Blog for Five Dogs
ReplyDeleteThink about it as a historical document. Don't laugh. This is nothing but how it was at that time.
ReplyDeleteGreat entry
Great post for WW! And we thought that spray-on tan stuff was a new thing. Happy Thanksgiving and WW to you!
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