Nylon-Stocking-Society (NSS)

The Nylon-Stocking-Society, devoted to keep nylon stockings alive and well in our society.

It all started in May 15, 1940, when "Miss Chemistry" wearing "Nylons" at the New York World's Fair.
Millions and millions of stockings were sold before all nylon production went to the war effort.
The desire for stockings was so strong that a Nylon Black Market was going during the war.

In 1945, when the war ended, nylon was once again used to make stockings. The demand for nylon stockings was so great that fights were common at stores selling stockings. These fights became known as Nylon Riots. Nylon stockings were so popular that they became a major part of fashion and took on the name Nylons.

A little known fact is woman started routinely shaving their legs because of nylon stockings. Stockings were a normal part of life until the 60s when hem lines went way up. This allowed for pantyhose to take over the market.
Stocking production went way down and has never recovered since then.

Prostitute Retraining Program

Germany's Federal Labor Agency is training prostitutes to become care workers for the elderly.

The whole concept sounds "very coherent" to Heinz Oberlach from Germany's Federal Labor Agency -- especially since there are few sectors that so desperately need new workers like nursing homes and social services.
There are some 6,400 vacancies in the sector nationwide, even though Germany's unemployment rate tops 12 percent. And the country's rapidly aging society will only make the problem more acute in the coming decades.
"It all fits together like the pieces of a puzzle," enthuses Oberloch.

Many experts consider women with experience in the sex trade to be especially well suited to the job.

http://www.spiegel.de

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