Talk:Moleskin

Citation

I replaced the previous article content with a short stub about moleskin fabric and clothing. Can anybody comment on the authenticity of the alleged meaning of moleskin, previously contained in the article:

A moleskin is a pink (flesh coloured) piece of covering for the genital area of a female. The name derives from the shape of the covering. Such were often used by movie makers in Hollywood. The most famous incident involving a moleskin, was when Janet Leigh lost hers during the shower scene of Psycho. Not discombobulated at all, she merely remarked, that no-one (meaning the staff present) was seeing anything they had not seen before.
In other uses, moleskin is used to cover areas to cope with rubbing, such as for an ill-fitting shoe. Once, when some triumphant hikers made it to the top of Mount Whitney, the highest mountain in the south 48 United States, they met a one-legged man who asked them for help putting on his new moleskin.

Pjacobi 23:33, 2005 Jan 21 (UTC)

I can confirm that moleskins are commonly used to prevent rubbing when hiking. They are often applied after blisters are treated and can be found in first aid kits designed for walkers - 86.131.3.77 22:24, 22 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've done a quick search on google for "Janel Leigh moleskin" which seems to verify the above story from multiple sources, all with different wording. It is also on the imdb Psycho trivia page. I think its safe to restore the above entry - 86.130.245.19 13:16, 26 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No reason to drop the info about the fabric, though...

Is this the same as suedecloth?

This was plagiarized from moleskin.com. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.67.6.25 (talk) 03:09, 11 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Pictures?

A description is all very well, but what of an image or two? Cheers -- Erik Anderson, 69.29.209.16 (talk) 23:47, 2 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Go ahead and provide one. :) Durova^Charge! 17:49, 3 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Was Actual Moleskin ever used?

Was Actual Moleskin ever used in past times? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.213.65.242 (talk) 12:27, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

From the current version of this article:

"Its name is due to the soft brushed hand of the fabric, similar to mole fur. Though mole pelts have been used to make fur clothing, they are not referred to as "moleskin". 76.189.135.48 (talk) 01:18, 15 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Clarity on Animal Usage Needed

The article is not clear on whether or not the pelts of moles are or were used for the fabric. For example, are moles killed to make “moleskin shoes and belts”? No doubt a fair portion of people who visit this article are here to inquire on the animal, so it would be good if it included that information. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Synetech (talk • contribs) 03:08, 28 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

From the current version of this article:

"Its name is due to the soft brushed hand of the fabric, similar to mole fur. Though mole pelts have been used to make fur clothing, they are not referred to as "moleskin". 76.189.135.48 (talk) 01:18, 15 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Etymology?

So where on earth does the term come from? (I assume from its resemblance to actual moleskin, which has very short, dense, and soft fur.) 160.111.254.17 (talk) 20:49, 22 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

From the current version of this article:

"Its name is due to the soft brushed hand of the fabric, similar to mole fur. Though mole pelts have been used to make fur clothing, they are not referred to as "moleskin". 76.189.135.48 (talk) 01:18, 15 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Citation #5 Does Not Support Statement

Citation #5 does not clearly support the claim made under the section “Uses”:

“They similarly started as working menswear, but are now also much more widely worn.”

The only section regarding moleskins in the citation is:

” […] farmers in Akubras and moleskins sat alongside dreadlocked activists […]”

While it might very tenuously imply that moleskin clothes are more widely worn, it doesn’t denote any increased popularity nor that moleskin fabric “started as working menswear”. Only that Australian farmers at the protest were wearing clothes referred to as moleskins.

Suggest that this be removed or rewritten with a citation that does support the statement. Ergiproxy (talk) 16:30, 20 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

To add to article

Basic information to add to this article (in order to help make it more properly encyclopedic): when a fabric by this name (or an equivalent name in a European language) first appeared. Was it during the Middle Ages? 76.189.135.48 (talk) 01:19, 15 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]