Classic photos that capture stockings' allure, and the quite evident reasons for the fashion staple's central place in the style canon ...

Lululemon, credited with giving the fashion world ‘athleisure’, has always prided itself on the quality of its products, particularly its leggings, which inspired women to wear them outside of the gym ...

Nylon, the world's first entirely synthetic polymer fiber, was introduced by the DuPont company in 1938. Known for its strength, durability, and flexibility, the company originally marketed nylon ...

A thin sheet of nylon does not look like much on its own. But in lab tests, a film made by researchers at RMIT University kept generating electricity after being folded, stretched, and even run over ...

The first pair of experimental nylon stockings made by Union Hosiery Company for Du Pont in 1937 resides in the Smithsonian collections. NMAH Major technological innovations such as gunpowder, GPS and ...