Disembodied stockings possess other, stranger qualities — suddenly flimsy, almost alien.
Translucent bra and panties, sheer ecstasy! These portrait photographs of Russia's ruling Romanovs were taken in 1903 at the Winter Palace in majestic.
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Eighty years ago this month, nylon stockings went on sale for the first time.
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Everyone knew exactly what these were without being told.