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World War II hit the hosiery industry dead on too. Nylon production ceased as factories were converted to better aid the war effort. During the years while the war raged, the need for nylons became an acute one. Women resorted to all sorts of outlandish ideas to give the impression that they were wearing stockings (like decorating the backs of their legs with an eyeliner-seam in order to create the impression that they were wearing nylons). Following the end of the war, the endless lines reappeared in front of the hosiery shops. Production only normalized by 1948. The nylon-crazed public would have to wait 11 more years for another true nylon-related innovation to come by though.
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