when were fishnet stockings first used?
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Apparently about the time of the Paris fashion change from full dresses with multiple petticoats to “directoire” or the sheath dresses.  This was in the late 1890’s or early 1900’s.  By 1908, they were in Chicago.  NYC probably saw them earlier.\nSee the reference below:
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I would guess around 1920 or something...or atleast thats probably when they stopped using leather helmets...im not sure about the plastics though.
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he wore stockings in NBA games
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The scandalous “monokini” topless swimsuit was first introduced in 1964. Designed by Rudi Gernreich, the swimsuit was wildly popular at its introduction, despite denunciation by the Vatican press.\n\nIt was the Topless Bikini\nThe Bikini was originally made in France in 1946 and was not introduced into the United States until 1960. Many American women shied away from the scanty swimsuit.\n\nReally, for what they charge for such a small amount of material, swimsuit makers should be arrested for extortion. And that is when they include a top.\n\nGod Bless You,  ;-)
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Prior to the early to mid-80s, condoms were low profile, undervalued articles. Their primary use revolved around the avoidance of pregnancy. Their function in helping to prevent sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), although recognized since Roman times, was not a major consideration among the general public.\n\nThe advent of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), coupled with increased incidence of STDs in general and the need to publicise effective means of avoiding infection, led to a much more open discussion of sexual matters. Condoms are now classified medical devices and their production and sale are highly regulated activities\nA condom made from animal hide around 1900\nEnlarge\nA condom made from animal hide around 1900\n\nThe first efforts at making condoms involved the use of woven fabrics. These were not effective, as both disease-carrying viruses as well as sperm could fit between the woven fibers. The earliest effective condoms were made of sheep gut or other animal membrane. These are still available today because of their greater ability to transmit body warmth and tactile sensation, when compared to synthetic condoms, but they are not as effective in preventing pregnancy and disease. Mass production of condoms started in the mid-19th century, shortly after the invention of the rubber vulcanization process. Until the 1930s, condoms were made from rubber; they were still quite uncomfortable and expensive (though reusable) and thus only available to a small part of the population. When latex condoms became available in late 1930s, it was a leap forward in effectiveness and affordability. However, before the middle of the 20th century, many places outlawed the sale of condoms, and many subsequently allowed their sale "only for the prevention of disease". During this ban, they come under many aliases such as "latex sponges". One of the early condom brands was called "Merry Widows".\nAn unrolled latex condom\nEnlarge\nAn unrolled latex condom\n\nLatex condoms are packaged in a rolled-up form, and are designed to be applied to the tip of the penis and then rolled over the erect penis. They have a "right side" and a "wrong side" when rolled up, and the first thing the user must do is to determine which side is which before attempting to apply them. Any touching of the penis to the wrong side of the rolled-up condom before application potentially contaminates the outside with bodily fluid, defeating the condom's purpose.\n\nEarly latex condoms were very similar, but later some came to have reservoir tips to contain ejaculated semen. One relatively early innovation, the "short cap", only covered the head of the penis. These were not useful condoms, as there was still contact between the partners' genitals, and bodily fluids could easily spill out of the cap.\nCondoms in many colors\nEnlarge\nCondoms in many colors\n\nIn recent decades, however, condom makers have diversified in colors, sizes and shapes, and thicknesses. Flavors or designs thought to have stimulating properties are sometimes added. Such stimulating properties include enlarged tips or pouches to more fit the glans penis better and textured surfaces such as ribbing or studs (small bumps). Many condoms have spermicidal lubricant added, but it is not an effective substitute for separate spermicide use.\nAn example of flavoured condoms\nEnlarge\nAn example of flavoured condoms\n\nCondoms made from natural materials (such as those labeled "lambskin", made from lamb intestines) are not as effective at preventing disease. A few companies today are also making condoms from polyethylene and polyurethane, expected to be as effective as, but less tested than, latex. These condoms have the advantage of being compatible with oil-based lubricants. They can also be used by people who have a latex allergy.\n\nAs a method of contraception, condoms have the advantage of being easy to use, ha
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USE NYLONS FOR YOUR NETS.
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Another form of dress was the Peplos which was worn by women prior to 500 BC.  The chiton was also worn with a woolen cloak which was pinned at the shoulder.\n\nYou can see the peplos here - http://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/CGPrograms/Dict/image/peplos-drawingSmall.jpg\n\nAnd the chiton here - http://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/CGPrograms/Dict/image/chiton3.jpg
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stockings.....can run a ladder in them\nand a river...water runs
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The history of the condom.
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It is difficult to credit a single individual for the creation of the modern wetsuit. In 1951, while working for the US Navy, Hugh Bradner had the insight that a thin layer of trapped water could act as an insulator. It was a colleague of Bradner who suggested neoprene as a feasible material. However, Bradner was not overly interested in profiting from his design and never marketed a version to the public; nor did he patent his design. The first written documentation of Bradner's invention was in a letter dated June 21, 1951.\n\nTraditionally, most say it was Jack O'Neill (businessman) who invented the wetsuit and started using neoprene, which he found lining the floor of an airliner. However, this is disputed by some aviation experts because neoprene and other rubbers are not fire retardant; therefore, they would not be found on any passenger aircraft. O'Neill went on to found the successful wetsuit manufacturing company called O'Neill. But Bob and Bill Meistrell, from Manhattan Beach, California, claim to have started experimenting with neoprene around 1953. Their company would later be named Body Glove.
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Not really, I'm a girl and I think I had one before my boyfriend converted me to stockings and a garter belt.  I still wear them to bed sometimes when I am alone, and under shorts and jeans when he isn't around.
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"Vaudeville era" has been lasting from the 1880s through the 1920s.\nStarting from:\nhttp://www.siue.edu/COSTUMES/history.html\ncontinue with:\nhttp://www.costumes.org/history/100pages/1910links.htm\nBy the way, http://www.costumes.org/ contains lots of information you need.
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they both used to be calle White Stockings and Red Stockings\nand then after noone wore stockings anymore, it was changed to Sox, not Socks, because Socks is kind of wierd.
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vans in late 1966. before then everyone would just wear their chucks or nikes until someone decided that they needed something better. so the founder of vans designed a "vulcanized" shoe that would stand up to the heavy wear and tear of griptape. i don't know exactly what vulcanized means but it last longer
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June 1997. go to following link it will give you history of Netscape.
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Approx. 4000 B.C. \nEarliest depictions of shoes (flexible leather pieces held in place with lacings) in ancient Egyptian murals on tombs and temples. \n  \nApprox. 200 B.C. \nPlatform sandals called kothorni, with high wood or cork soles, become popular among Roman tragic actors. \n  \nApprox. 1000 A.D. \nAt Saxon weddings, father of the bride customarily presents the groom with one of the bride's shoes, symbolizing transfer of his authority over her. The bride's shoe is thrown to the bridesmaids; the one who catches it will be next to marry. \n  \n1154-1189 \nKing Henry II of England popularizes shoes with narrow, pointed toes. Legend says they hid his deformed toes. \n  \n1189-1199 \nKnights of Richard the Lionhearted begin to wear sollerets, downward-curving pointed toes, to keep their feet from slipping out of stirrups. \n  \n1215 \nA law passed in Paris bans university professors from wearing shoes with long, pointed toes. However, shoe toes, a symbol of rank, grow longer and pointier during the next two centuries, culminating by about 1382 in the spiky-toed cracowe. Kings and princes sometimes wore toes 30 inches long. \n  \n1386 \nKnights fighting in the Battle of Sempach in Switzerland are forced to amputate their shoes' long toes after dismounting before they can advance on foot. \n  \nApprox. 1500 \nShoes begin to be made in two pieces, with a flexible upper attached to a heavier, stiffer sole. This leads to the introduction of the heel, devised as a better way of keeping a rider's foot in the stirrup. Heeled boots for men quickly become fashionable. \n  \n1509-1547. \nHenry VIII of England favors wide-toed shoes, sometimes 12 inches across, which had to be stuffed to keep them on his feet. \n  \n1533 \nShort-statured Italian bride Catherine d'Medici, married at 14 to the Duke of Orleans, wears shoes with two-inch heels to exaggerate her height. The high heel may have been invented by Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519). \n  \n1553-1558 \nMary Tudor ("Bloody Mary"), another vertically challenged monarch, wears heels as high as possible. From this period until the early 19th century, high heels are frequently in vogue for both sexes. \n  \nMid-1500s \nAn extreme shoe style called chopines, popular among women in Italy, Spain and France, had pedestals of cork or wood as tall as 24 inches. A Venetian lady wearing chopines needed two servants to help her in and out of a gondola. \n  \n1628 \nPilgrims arrive in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. A law is passed prohibiting "excess in bootes." \n  \n1660 \nFrench shoemaker Nicholas Lestage, so clever at his trade that some accuse him of sorcery, becomes shoemaker to Louis XIV. The heels of Louis's shoes, some decorated with miniature battle scenes, are as tall as five inches. High "Louis" heels are also fashionable for ladies. \n  \n1745 \nMadame de Pompadour, tiny-footed favorite of Louis XV, popularizes high, narrow "Pompadour" heels. Ladies tape their feet to reduce their apparent size and faint at court. \n  \n1793 \nMarie Antoinette ascends the scaffold to be executed wearing two-inch heels. However, in the wake of the French Revolution heels become lower than at any time in the 18th century. \n  \n1794 \nQuincy Reed opens America's first retail shoe store in Boston. Around this period, Marc Isambard Brunel (1769-1849) invents machines for cutting soles and riveting them to uppers. \n  \nEarly 1800s \nFlat shoes and Grecian-style sandals become popular. \n  \nApprox. 1865 \nThe "sneaker" or plimsoll, a canvas-topped, rubber-soled shoe, is invented for badminton and tennis. Ladies' heel heights vary but stay below two inches during the rest of the century. \n  \n1904 \nThe ladies' "pump" or court shoe, a British invention, reaches America. Shoe stores begin to stock shoes with a range of widths around now. \n  \nApprox. 1955 \nTall "stiletto" heels for women's shoes, inv
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For the women you can do the stockings, but put a little bottle of hand cream or a couple chapsticks in them....or you can bake them all something...like a cute little box of cookies.....\n\nAVON sells great little bottles of cream for 99 cents and chapstick for about 69 cents...\n\nhope this has helped...