When did stockings enter China? What did people think of stockings at that time?

Silk has long been the standard for women to wear skirts. It can not only satisfy women's love of beauty, but also make their bodies look more attractive. Silk stockings have been leading the fashion trend since their birth.

However, silk stockings were not invented by China. It was sold by DuPont Company of the United States on June 1939. When this thing came out, it caused a great sensation in the world at that time. It can not only make women crazy, but also make men obsessed.

Western women in stockings

In fact, the stocking craze has spread to China as early as last century. Even in China, the explosive power is no less than that of western countries. Silk stockings are mainly made of nylon, a chemical.

However, during World War II, nylon was a military material, and countries preparing for war needed to reserve a large amount of this resource, which led to a sudden sharp drop in the production of stockings. However, western women's love for stockings has not been hit by this. They even draw the lines of stockings on their legs out of the love of beauty to show the ultimate temptation of the body.

During the Republic of China, stockings also ushered in this craze in China. Some people may have some doubts. For women in China at that time, silk stockings should not be very attractive. After all, at that time, the whole society was divided and tended to conservative feudal thoughts, so it was normal to accept the incompetence of stockings.

However, this is not the case. With the overthrow of Manchu rule at that time, western ideas quickly poured into China, men cut off their long braids, and women stopped binding their feet and wore robes. What is important is that the rise of cheongsam at that time made stockings play a role in China at that time.

Stills of cheongsam women wearing stockings in the Republic of China

Qipao evolved from Manchu costumes, which not only retained the characteristics of the original costumes, but also improved on this basis. It showed the figure lines of women well, and soon became the most popular dress in Shanghai at that time, representing a modern fashion.

Of course, there was something wrong with this kind of clothing at that time. At that time, in order to show the body curve of women, the slits on both sides of the clothes were made very high, and women always walked away inadvertently when they walked. In order to avoid this embarrassing problem, stockings just appeared skillfully.

Report on stockings in the Republic of China

Cheongsam with stockings has even become a necessity for women in the new era. Its popularity at that time was comparable to that of modern networks. When the United States began to formally mass-produce stockings, Shanghai Beach in China was also selling like hot cakes.

Of course, at that time, China society was still bound by feudal ideas, and it was inevitable that women would be criticized for wearing such tempting clothes. The combination of stockings and cheongsam can prevent them from being naked, which is a good way to stop these people's mouths. Wearing stockings is not only popular in high society and some romantic places, but also symbolizes women's independent, open and free thoughts.

A woman in cheongsam

Looking through the magazines before the Republic of China, you will know how popular stockings were at that time. Movie stars in black-and-white photos, retro perms, exquisite and charming heavy makeup, graceful cheongsam and a pair of thin stockings made the beautiful women of that generation very affectionate but not gaudy, so stockings quickly became a fashion in the Republic of China, and people didn't resist it so much. Today, this accessory is still indispensable for women, and its charm is no less than in the past.