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@historyachannel.bsky.socialThe second photograph shows a woman having makeup applied to her legs to emulate stockings, a common workaround during the WWII years. Many women would also draw lines up the back of their legs with makeup pencils to simulate seams. #lingeriehistory #1940sfashion
Show PostThe photo was taken in just 10 minutes on August 8 - they almost didn't do it because John was still recovering from a car crash weeks earlier.
Show PostRight; they were called "leg-of-mutton" sleeves. Charles Dana Gibson once did a very funny cartoon of the romantic hazards of these sleeves:
Show PostHamilton's gun reportedly had a hair trigger he'd never tested, while Burr deliberately practiced his aim for weeks beforehand.
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