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The Second Skin: How Pantyhose Conquered Media and Entertainment
Historically, media used pantyhose to define character archetypes. In the Golden Era of Hollywood, they were symbols of ultimate elegance. By the 1980s and 90s, they became a tool for the "femme fatale" trope in films like Basic Instinct , where a simple leg-cross became an indelible media moment.