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2. 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 ...

3. 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.

4. Suspenders - Wikipedia

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   Materials used for making suspenders have also changed over time, with newer additions such as rayon, a hard-wearing synthetic fibre, now offered. Generally, a high-quality rayon with elastic webbing is the fabric used to create suspenders, with silk webbing or tubed suiting cloths from mills such as Dugdale Bros of England also used. [8]

5. Belt (clothing) - Wikipedia

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   A garter belt (also called a suspender belt) employs both methods: the belt maintains its position on the body by friction and/or compression at or near the waist and/or by being smaller than the hips, and it maintains stockings' position on the legs by suspension. A sock garter works in the same way as a suspender belt, but for one leg only ...

6. Lingerie - Wikipedia

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   Garter/Garter belt/Suspender belt, used to keep stockings up. Girdle, a type of foundation garment. Historically, the girdle extended from the waist to the upper thigh, though modern styles more closely resemble a tight pair of athletic shorts. Hosiery, close-fitting, elastic garments that cover the feet and legs. Negligee, a dressing gown. It ...

7. Hold-ups - Wikipedia

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   A Woman wearing hold-up stockings A woman in Japan wearing white hold-ups, 2023. Hold-ups or stay-ups (in the United States also referred to as thigh-high stockings or simply thigh highs) [1] are stockings with an elasticized band at the top, designed to hold the stockings up when worn, without the use of a garter belt or garters.