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The nylon stocking (a glimpse of which ~ as well as its predecessor, the silk stocking ~ in olden days, was looked on as something shocking, but now, God knows, anything goes*!) celebrates its 75th birthday this year. I think it's safe to say that its introduction was one of those transformative moments in the fashion world (video): http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26165913
I had heard that the word "nylon" was a combination of "N.Y." (New York) and "London" because those two cities had something to do with its invention, but alas!, great story though it is, it just ain't true. Here's how the fabric was created and the name conceived (website): http://www2.dupont.com/Phoenix_Heritage/en_US/1939_c_detail.html
*To hear Cole Porter sing his wonderful ~ and presaging ~ "Anything Goes," go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvUIq_gBfio
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