Even though the topic of today’s episode isn’t necessarily exercise-related, it would be safe to say it gave me a bit of a workout this past week. Imagine paying $12 for something, then you find yourself struggling to put it on, only to have it rip.

Now, because I didn’t have time to go to the store for another pair, I put some clear nail polish on the rip and hoped they would hold out for the next few hours until I could take them off and throw them away. Women, you probably know what I’m referring to. Men, don’t worry, there’s a version for you that’s available that, after a Google image search, is now painfully seared into my mind.

You’re listening to The Story Behind: The Extraordinary History of the Ordinary. I’m your host, Emily Prokop, and this is The Story Behind Pantyhose.

(By the way, the men’s version is lovingly referred to as “mantyhose.”)

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Media:

• Music for Makers

Sources:

• 50 Years of Pantyhose - Smithsonian
• Who Invented Pantyhose? - ThoughtCo
• Before Pantyhose Were a Curse, They Were a Revelation - Racked
• The History of Pantyhose - TheInventors.org
• History of Pantyhose - Boing Boing
• Celebrity Invention: Catwoman's Booty-Accentuating Pantyhose - The Atlantic
• Pantyhose mystery on Lakeshore - Grand Haven Tribune

Referenced:

• The Story Behind the Toothbrush