1937, a chemist from DuPont discovered by accident that a mixture of coal tar, air and water can draw a hard, wearable, slender and flexible filament after melting at high temperature. This is the well-known nylon fiber, which caused the revolution of the sock industry. Relevant data show that the first batch of nylon stockings went on sale on May 5 1940, and more than 70,000 pairs were sold in one day.
The development of nylon stockings is a milestone in the history of socks, but while women enjoy the revolution of socks brought by nylon, they find that the biggest defect of nylon stockings is its lack of elasticity. So yarn manufacturers began to try to find a solution.
Since 1970, Lycra, an elastic man-made fiber product, has been formally applied to the production of stockings and pantyhose. When the progress of nylon technology was accompanied by the brand-new concept of modern city and the liberation of human nature brought by the Enlightenment, people got rid of religious bondage and advocated spiritual freedom, and their aesthetic symbols for women also changed.
The cloth covering women's body parts is gradually decreasing, and the appearance of short skirts and calves makes the body infinitely liberated; In order to show the curvy beauty of women's bodies more effectively and naturally, stockings have become a necessity for women's modernization. At this time, the social definition of men has gradually become a gentleman and tough, and with the appearance of suits, stockings have gradually faded out of men's choice and only serve women.
The historical value of silk stockings;
Silk stockings get rid of the traditional bondage and original style. People can use its plasticity and ductility to express another style. Its transparency and flexibility are unmatched by other materials. It is a kind of plastic art which combines rigidity with softness, is exquisite and refined, is environmentally friendly and changeable, and combines skillful hands and wisdom.
The invention of material technology such as Lycra has made stockings more possible and divorced from the mission of serving only people's bodies; Because of its material and its unique significance in contemporary times, many artists use it as a material or medium to create.
Silk stockings were first born in15th century, which can be used to decorate legs, keep warm, prevent edema, prevent sun and sweat. The migration of popular aesthetic history presented by stockings reflects people's exploration spirit that is not limited by historical development.