Pantyhose

ANGELYNE HAS NOTHING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT

We imagined that billboard icon Angelyne was furious when she first learned that Gary Baum had written an expose about her life for The Hollywood Reporter a few years ago. Baum spent months researching the article and revealed that Angelyne was born Renee Goldberg in Poland, to concentration camp survivors. The much talked about article spilled all of Angelyne’s secrets, but eventually she realized that it had made her even MORE famous for being famous! Now she’s executive producing the Angelyne series for Universal so maybe she won’t have to sell t-shirts and merchandise out of her Corvette trunk at Pavilions parking lot any longer. From the looks of this photo of Emmy Rossum, who’s playing Angelyne, the series looks like fun – they even got the pantyhose right!

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By Janet / February 20, 2020

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Catwoman Julie Newmar Pantyhose

JULIE NEWMAR AND THE THREE-LEGGED PANTYHOSE

Julie Newmar is the Original and most coveted Catwoman of all time – she costarred with Adam West on the Batman TV series in the 60’s. She was also an accomplished Broadway star, but we remain fascinated by her private life. She got several patents in the 70’s – for a “nearly invisible” bra and pantyhose. In the 80’s we were surprised to find a very large quantity of Newmar pantyhose for sale in a thrift shop – and they all had THREE LEGS! Manufacturer’s mistake? Nope! Julie reasoned that the wearer always had a spare if she got a run in her hose. Unfortunately, not many women wanted a third pantyhose leg wrapped around their hips so they didn’t sell! Julie Newmar also made a valiant attempt to get leaf–blowers banned by the LA City Council, but ultimately failed. We wish she had succeeded…
(Above, Julie appeared at the Animazing Gallery opening in Las Vegas)

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By Janet / December 10, 2017

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Julie Newmar Pantyhose

JULIE NEWMAR INVENTED THREE LEGGED PANTYHOSE!

The original Catwoman, Julie Newmar, has managed to retain her Amazonian beauty. The 5’11” actress appeared at the Comikaze convention – she’s 81 and as striking as when she starred on Broadway in the 50’s. She still goes out to an occasional Hollywood party with her friends. Here’s an amusing tidbit: Back in the early 80’s we happened to be in a thrift shop and noticed a large pile of pantyhose in boxes with Julie’s photo oh them. We were told she invented a special kind of hose and patented her idea but the invention was a flop. When we looked at the hose we were shocked to see they had THREE legs – Julie figured if you got a run you could use the spare leg. Apparently not many women wanted an extra hosiery leg wrapped around their hips so they didn’t sell. Too bad we weren’t smart enough to buy one and save it as memorabilia.

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By Janet / November 2, 2014

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