Core Record |
| Title |
stockings |
| Collection |
Museum of Design in Plastics: Arts University College at Bournemouth |
| Manufacturer |
Cubex |
| Date |
1960-1969 |
| Description |
A pair of black Cubex Bunny Girl nylon tights in the original illustrated packet, from the 1960s. Nylon was adopted as the favoured fibre for the manufacture of stockings during World War II. Its elasticity, shape retaining properties and easy laundering made it ideal for the purpose. The fibre was extruded, spun and machine knitted to form the garment. It was not until the 1960s however that tights or pantyhose were first introduced. They gave women the freedom to wear the new style mini skirts without fear of exposing unsightly stocking tops and they were available in a range of colours and weights. |
| Accession Number |
AIBDC : 000221 |
| Dimensions |
packet height 238mm, packet width 95mm |
| Materials |
textile, plastic, Nylon - trade name (Ultra Stretch), polyamide, PA |
| Notes |
Everyday objects, such as those in this collection, are sometimes difficult to research. If you have any information about this object please contact the museum on modip@aub.ac.uk. |
| Rights |
MoDiP has done its utmost to obtain clearance from all IPR holders before adding images to this catalogue, if you believe that any image has been used without permission please contact us on modip@aub.ac.uk. |
| Method |
extruded (fibre), knitted (garment) |
