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Vintage Dancer | 1940s Style Clothing & 40s Fashion | 1940s Stockings, Nylons, Knee Highs, Tights, Pantyhose

1940s Stockings, Nylons, Knee Highs, Tights, Pantyhose

1940s Stockings at VintageDancer

1940s stockings

1940s stockings, later called nylons, were nude colored with a matching nude seam up the back. The nude was a shade darker than natural skin’s tone or for a sun-kissed look.  1940s stockings were held up with garters and made of silk (very expensive), rayon (affordable) or cotton (affordable but not pretty). They lacked stretch, so they were sewn into the shape of the leg in a style called Fully fashioned. The black or nude stocking with back seam emerged briefly in the early 40s and again in the very late 1940s along with a few nude stockings with colored seams, such as blue or red. Nurses and other white uniformed positions wore thick white stockings, as did young girls. Most teens and women during the war wore white or colored socks and only wore stockings on special occasions.

Learn the history of 1940s stockings here and shop below for 1940s style seamed stockings, nylons, knee highs, pantyhose, and socks. Pantyhose and tights came about in the 1960s but you can still wear them under your 1940s dress or skirt (no one will know!)

1940s Seamed Stockings

1940s Stockings, Nylons, Knee Highs, Tights, Pantyhose 40s Retro Seamed Stockings in Coffee £11.73 AT vintagedancer.com
TopVintage
£11.73
1940s Stockings, Nylons, Knee Highs, Tights, Pantyhose Premier French Heel $29.99 AT vintagedancer.com
SecretsinLace
$29.99
1940s Stockings, Nylons, Knee Highs, Tights, Pantyhose Glamour RHT $23.00 AT vintagedancer.com
SecretsinLace
$23.00
1940s Stockings, Nylons, Knee Highs, Tights, Pantyhose SIL Classic RHT $16.99 AT vintagedancer.com
SecretsinLace
$16.99
1940s Stockings, Nylons, Knee Highs, Tights, Pantyhose Curvy Dana Stockings $14.00 AT vintagedancer.com
SecretsinLace
$14.00
1940s Stockings, Nylons, Knee Highs, Tights, Pantyhose Tonal Backseam Pantyhose $11.00 AT vintagedancer.com
Amazon
$11.00
1940s Stockings, Nylons, Knee Highs, Tights, Pantyhose Premier French Heel $29.99 AT vintagedancer.com
SecretsinLace
$29.99
1940s Stockings, Nylons, Knee Highs, Tights, Pantyhose Dana Glamour Stockings $14.99 AT vintagedancer.com
SecretsinLace
$14.99
1940s Stockings, Nylons, Knee Highs, Tights, Pantyhose Nude Premier Spanish Heel Backseam Stockings $29.99 AT vintagedancer.com
SecretsinLace
$29.99
1940s Stockings, Nylons, Knee Highs, Tights, Pantyhose Dita Daytime Sheer $14.00 AT vintagedancer.com
SecretsinLace
$14.00
1940s Stockings, Nylons, Knee Highs, Tights, Pantyhose Premium Plus Size Classic Seamed Sheer Denier Tights Black. Stripe Pantyhose for Large Sizes 12-30 [Made in Italy] $16.95 AT vintagedancer.com
Amazon
$16.95
1940s Stockings, Nylons, Knee Highs, Tights, Pantyhose Premier Spanish Heel Backseam Stockings $29.99 AT vintagedancer.com
SecretsinLace
$29.99
1940s Stockings, Nylons, Knee Highs, Tights, Pantyhose Trasparenze Fully Fashioned Stockings - Cuban Heel RHT – made in Italy $17.23 AT vintagedancer.com
Amazon
$17.23
1940s Stockings, Nylons, Knee Highs, Tights, Pantyhose Premier European Heel Stockings $29.99 AT vintagedancer.com
SecretsinLace
$29.99
1940s Stockings, Nylons, Knee Highs, Tights, Pantyhose Cervin Womens Havana Cuban heel fully fashioned stockings (Large 3 Barely Black) $53.95 AT vintagedancer.com
Amazon
$53.95
1940s Stockings, Nylons, Knee Highs, Tights, Pantyhose  100% silk stockings Cervin Womens Champs Elysees $58.95 AT vintagedancer.com
Amazon
$58.95
1940s Stockings, Nylons, Knee Highs, Tights, Pantyhose SIL Classic RHT $16.99 AT vintagedancer.com
SecretsinLace
$16.99
1940s Stockings, Nylons, Knee Highs, Tights, Pantyhose 40s Retro Seamed Stockings in Black £11.68 AT vintagedancer.com
TopVintage
£11.68
1940s Stockings, Nylons, Knee Highs, Tights, Pantyhose Classic Seamer Tights in Nude with Nude seam £5.38 AT vintagedancer.com
TopVintage
£5.38
1940s Stockings, Nylons, Knee Highs, Tights, Pantyhose Plus Size Nude  Black Sheer Cuban Heel Pantyhose $12.00 AT vintagedancer.com
UniqueVintage
$12.00
1940s Stockings, Nylons, Knee Highs, Tights, Pantyhose What Katie Did Champagne/Black Curve Glamour Seamed Stockings £10.00 AT vintagedancer.com
AmazonUK
£10.00
1940s Stockings, Nylons, Knee Highs, Tights, Pantyhose 40s Retro Seamed Stockings in Green Glamour £11.68 AT vintagedancer.com
TopVintage
£11.68
1940s Stockings, Nylons, Knee Highs, Tights, Pantyhose Berkshire Sheer Tonal Backseam Pantyhose $11.00 AT vintagedancer.com
Amazon
$11.00
1940s Stockings, Nylons, Knee Highs, Tights, Pantyhose 40s Cuban Heel Stockings in Black £13.54 AT vintagedancer.com
TopVintage
£13.54
1940s Stockings, Nylons, Knee Highs, Tights, Pantyhose Plus Size Black Cuban Heel Stockings $12.00 AT vintagedancer.com
UniqueVintage
$12.00
1940s Stockings, Nylons, Knee Highs, Tights, Pantyhose 40s Retro Seamed Tights in Latte £11.71 AT vintagedancer.com
TopVintage
£11.71
1940s Stockings, Nylons, Knee Highs, Tights, Pantyhose  Back Seam Pantyhose - Non Control Top Invisible Toe $9.86 AT vintagedancer.com
Amazon
$9.86
1940s Stockings, Nylons, Knee Highs, Tights, Pantyhose What Katie Did Seamed Tights Latte £12.00 AT vintagedancer.com
AmazonUK
£12.00
1940s Stockings, Nylons, Knee Highs, Tights, Pantyhose Plus Size Nude Sheer Backseam Pantyhose $12.00 AT vintagedancer.com
UniqueVintage
$12.00
1940s Stockings, Nylons, Knee Highs, Tights, Pantyhose What Katie Did Vintage Style Coffee Tan Glamour Seamed Stockings $15.00 AT vintagedancer.com
UniqueVintage
$15.00
1940s Stockings, Nylons, Knee Highs, Tights, Pantyhose Leg Avenue Sheer Stocking with Back Seam Lace Top $19.83 AT vintagedancer.com
Amazon
$19.83
1940s Stockings, Nylons, Knee Highs, Tights, Pantyhose Back Seam Thigh High Stocking 1325  AT vintagedancer.com
Amazon
1940s Stockings, Nylons, Knee Highs, Tights, Pantyhose Leg Avenue Sheer Stocking with Back Seam Lace Top $19.83 AT vintagedancer.com
Amazon
$19.83
1940s Stockings, Nylons, Knee Highs, Tights, Pantyhose Women Non Slip Thigh High Socks Fashion Tube Stockings above Knee Cosplay Socks $6.99 AT vintagedancer.com
Amazon
$6.99
1940s Stockings, Nylons, Knee Highs, Tights, Pantyhose  Winter Figure Skating Footed Tights TF8830 ChloeNoel $27.95 AT vintagedancer.com
Amazon
$27.95
1940s Stockings, Nylons, Knee Highs, Tights, Pantyhose Nude Sheer Backseam Pantyhose $12.00 AT vintagedancer.com
UniqueVintage
$12.00
1940s Stockings, Nylons, Knee Highs, Tights, Pantyhose Nude Jive Seamed Tights - Also Available in XL & XXL  AT vintagedancer.com
Amazon
1940s Stockings, Nylons, Knee Highs, Tights, Pantyhose Pennac 20 Den Back Seamed Stockings [Garter belt not included] $17.23 AT vintagedancer.com
Amazon
$17.23
1940s Stockings, Nylons, Knee Highs, Tights, Pantyhose HUE Womens Opaque Sheer to Waist Tight $35.00 AT vintagedancer.com
Amazon
$35.00
1940s Stockings, Nylons, Knee Highs, Tights, Pantyhose Wolford Womens Fatal 80 Seamless Stay Up Tights $57.00 AT vintagedancer.com
Amazon
$57.00
1940s Stockings, Nylons, Knee Highs, Tights, Pantyhose What Katie Did Vintage Style Nutmeg  Black Glamour Seamed Stockings $15.00 AT vintagedancer.com
UniqueVintage
$15.00
1940s Stockings, Nylons, Knee Highs, Tights, Pantyhose MOOCHI Women 80 Denier Semi Opaque Tights $7.49 AT vintagedancer.com
Amazon
$7.49
1940s Stockings, Nylons, Knee Highs, Tights, Pantyhose Mytoptrendz® Ladies Classic Sheer Seamed Tights Back Seamer Tights Sheer Pantyhose with Backseam Women Hosiery by Mytoptrendz £4.50 AT vintagedancer.com
AmazonUK
£4.50
1940s Stockings, Nylons, Knee Highs, Tights, Pantyhose Berkshire Womens Plus Size Luxury Queen Tummy Toner Backseam Pantyhose $16.00 AT vintagedancer.com
Amazon
$16.00

 

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