Utility Stockings
AssociatedAssociated with
CC41
Date1942 - 1947
Object NameStockings
MediumRayon with Paper label
ClassificationsFashion and Dress
AcquisitionThe Peggy Walker Gift.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS038176
About MeDue to the austerity measures brought in by the British government during the Second World War everyday necessities such as socks and stockings were rationed, leading to the creation of the Utility range of clothing labelled CC41 (Controlled Commodity). The items were basic but cheap to buy due to no tax being added. Stockings in particular were sometimes so hard to come by that women resorted to using tea to stain their legs to a tan colour.More About Me
During the clothing rationing of the Second World War, stockings were so difficult to come by that women sometimes resorted to using tea to stain their legs to a tan colour.