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  2. Suspenders - Wikipedia

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    Suspenders (American English, Canadian English), or braces (British English, New Zealand English, Australian English) are fabric or leather straps worn over the shoulders to hold up skirts or trousers. The straps may be elasticated, either entirely or only at attachment ends, and most straps are of woven cloth forming an X or Y shape at the back.

  3. Thomas Hancock (inventor) - Wikipedia

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    In 1820 he patented fastenings for gloves, suspenders, shoes and stockings; in the process of creating these early elastic fabrics, Hancock found himself wasting large amounts of rubber. He invented a machine to shred the waste rubber, his "Pickling machine" (or "masticator" as it is now known).

  4. Garter - Wikipedia

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    A garter belt attached to stockings A woman with her suspenders visible. Suspenders or suspender belts, also known as "garter belts" in American English, are an undergarment consisting of an elasticated material strip usually at least 2 to 3 inches (5.1 to 7.6 cm) in width; it can be wider. Two or three elastic suspender slings are attached on ...

  5. Stocking - Wikipedia

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    A garter belt , or suspender belt or suspenders , is the second most common way of holding up stockings. It is a piece of underwear worn around the waist like a belt but under clothing which has "suspenders" or "stays" that clip to the tops of the stockings. Frequently, women opted for girdles that included the clips instead of a separate belt.

  6. People Are Sharing Old Photos From The ‘60s, And The Fashion ...

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    The 1960s brought us The Beatles, Bob Dylan, beehive hairstyles, the civil rights movement, ATMs, audio cassettes, the Flintstones, and some of the most iconic fashion ever. It was a time of ...

  7. Liberty bodice - Wikipedia

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    Freda Cox wearing a liberty bodice in an early advertising photograph for Symington, published between 1908 and 1910. The liberty bodice (Australian and British English), like the emancipation bodice or North American emancipation waist, was an undergarment for women and girls invented towards the end of the 19th century, as an alternative to a corset.

  8. Fully fashioned stockings - Wikipedia

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    Fully fashioned knitting means that a garment is shaped by increasing and decreasing the number of stitches in a row. [4]Fully fashioned stockings are made from sections of nylon fabric that are knitted flat from the top down in the shape of a profile view of a leg.

  9. NSFW: Miley Cyrus's jaw-dropping outfits at the 2015 MTV VMAs

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    BY MARAH ALINDOGAN True to her chart-topping hit, Miley Cyrus came in like a "Wrecking Ball" at the 2015 VMAs with her choice of jaw-dropping outfits! The host kicked-off the night with an ...