WW2, British, ATS, Lisle Stockings.

Often described as ‘passion killers’ these ATS stockings were warm and serviceable but hardly flattering. Grimly unbecoming, compared to the feminine lingerie available on the civilian market, a token effort had been made in the choice of shades of ‘pink’ as the standard colour.

Spike Milligan stated that the top of these could be called the ‘giggle-line’, once passed you were laughing?

Named and suffixed ‘W’ (Woman); W/394649 BOWIEH, worthy of further research.

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