[Avodah] Tznius

[Zev Sero]

On 19/06/2011 4:27 PM, T613K at aol.com wrote:
> And did women's stockings or socks even exist back then? They certainly
> didn't have nylon or polyester, I guess they could have made socks from
> wool, but did they? Does the Gemara ever talk about women (or men)
> wearing socks or stockings?

Socks certainly did exist in Roman times, at least wherever the climate
demanded them, both for men and for women.  If you ever visit your
brother in Toronto, I suggest a visit to the shoe museum, where you can
see a display on the history of socks, as well as a chalitza shoe.

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