Garters are articles of clothing: narrow bands of fabric fastened about the leg, used to keep stockings up. A corset is a Garment worn to mold and shape the Torso into a desired shape for Aesthetic or medical purposes (either for the duration of wearing it or A white wedding is a traditional formal or semi-formal Western Wedding. Clothing (also called clothes, accoutrements, accouterments, or habiliments) protects the Human body from extreme Weather A stocking, sometimes referred to as hose is a close-fitting variously elastic garment covering the Foot and lower part of the Leg. Normally just a few inches in width, they are usually made of leather or heavy cloth, and adorned with small bells and/or ribbons. In the 18th to 20th centuries, they were tied just below the knee, where the leg was slenderest, to keep the stocking from slipping. The advent of elastic has made them unnecessary from this functional standpoint, although they are still often worn for fashion. An elastomer is a Polymer with the property of Elasticity. The term which is derived from elastic polymer, is often used interchangeably with the term Fashion refers to styles of dress (but can also include cuisine literature art architecture and general comportment that are popular in a culture at any given time
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Garters in fashion
A garter is often worn by newlywed brides. Participants in wedding ceremonies, also known as the wedding party, include the bride and groom (or bridegroom) the maid of honor It is the groom's privilege to remove the garter and toss it to the male guests. The symbolism to deflowering is unambiguous. Historically, this tradition also relates to the belief that taking an article of the bride's clothing would bring good luck. As this often resulted in the destruction of the bride's dress, the tradition arose for the bride to toss articles of clothing to the guests, including the garter. Another superstition that has circulated is the male equivalent of the bride throwing her bouquet to the unmarried ladies, i. e. , the unmarried male wedding guest who successfully caught the garter was believed to be the next man to be headed to the altar from the group of single men at that wedding. Traditionally, the man who caught the garter and the lady who caught the bouquet will share the next dance. [1]
In Elizabethan fashions, men wore garters with their hose, and colorful garters were an object of display. Romance and reality The Victorian era and the early twentieth century idealised the Elizabethan era For contemporary styles see Pantyhose, Hosiery WalterRaleighandson In Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, "cross braced" garters are an object of some derision. William Shakespeare ( baptised Twelfth Night Or What You Will is a Comedy by William Shakespeare, based on the Short story "Of Apolonius and Silla" by In male fashion, a type of garter for holding up socks has continued as a part of male dress up to the present (although its use may be considered somewhat stodgy).
Order of the Garter
A famous "garter" in English is the Order of the Garter, which traces its history to the Middle English poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. The Most Noble Order of the Garter is an Order of chivalry, or Knighthood, originating in Medieval England, and presently bestowed on recipients Middle English is the name given by Historical linguistics to the diverse forms of the English language spoken between the Norman invasion of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a late 14th-century In the poem, Gawain accepts a garter from the wife of his host (while resisting her carnal temptations) to save his life and then wears it as a mark of shame for his moral failure and cowardice. King Arthur and his men proclaim it no shame and begin, themselves, to wear the garter to indicate their shared fate. King Arthur is a legendary British leader who according to medieval histories and romances, led the defence of Britain against the Saxon invaders At that point, however, the garter was a larger garment that was used as a foundation.
The Order, which is the oldest and highest British Order of Chivalry, was founded in 1348 by Edward III. Edward III (13 November 1312 &ndash 21 June 1377 was one of the most successful English monarchs of the Middle Ages. The Order consists of Her Majesty The Queen who is Sovereign of the Order, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales and 24 Knights Companions. TalkCommonewalth realm.--> The monarchy Prince of Wales (Tywysog Cymru is a title traditionally granted to the Heir Apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom (and formerly the Kingdom
The origin of the symbol of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, a blue 'garter' with the motto Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense will probably never be known for certain as the earliest records of the order were destroyed by fire, however the story goes that at a ball possibly held at Calais, Joan Countess of Salisbury dropped her garter and King Edward, seeing her embarrassment, picked it up and bound it about his own leg saying in French, "Evil, [or shamed] be he that that thinks evil of it. Calais (kaˈlɛ in English often kæˈleɪ traditional English pronunciation /ˈkælɨs/ Kales is a town in northern France. Joan Countess of Kent ( September 29, 1328 &ndash August 7, 1385) known to history as The Fair Maid of Kent, was the first " This story is almost certainly a later fiction. This fable appears to have originated in France and was, perhaps, invented to try and bring discredit on the Order. There is a natural unwillingness to believe that the world's foremost Order of Chivalry had so frivolous a beginning.
It is thought more likely that as the garter was a small strap used as a device to attach pieces of armour, it might have been thought appropriate to use the garter as a symbol of binding together in common brotherhood. Armour (or armor) is protective covering most commonly manufactured from metals to prevent damage from being inflicted to an individual or a vehicle through use of direct contact Whilst the motto probably refers to the leading political topic of the 1340s, Edward's claim to the throne of France. The patron saint of the Order of the Garter is St. George and as he is the patron saint of soldiers and also of England, the spiritual home of the order has therefore always been St. The patron saint of a particular group of people is a Saint who would protect and 'love' the group and its members In Christian hagiography Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Anglican Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox George's Chapel in Windsor Castle. Windsor Castle, in Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, is the largest inhabited Castle in the world and dating back to the time of [2]
Garter belts
Garter belt is a woman's undergarment consisting of an elastic piece of cloth worn around the waist to which garters are attached to hold up stockings. Undergarments are clothes worn under other clothes often next to the skin A textile is a flexible material comprised of a network of natural or artificial Fibres often referred to as thread or Yarn. The Waist is the part of the abdomen between the Rib cage and hips. Garters are articles of Clothing: narrow bands of fabric fastened about the leg used to keep Stockings up A stocking, sometimes referred to as hose is a close-fitting variously elastic garment covering the Foot and lower part of the Leg. In British English they are known as suspender belts[3]. British English or UK English ( BrE, BE, en-GB) is the broad term used to distinguish the forms of the English language used in the
The garter belt was the vintage precursor to pantyhose (tights in British English). Garters are articles of Clothing: narrow bands of fabric fastened about the leg used to keep Stockings up Pantyhose (also called tights) are sheer, close fitting coverings of the body from the Waist to the feet Tights are a type of fabric leg covering usually extending from the waist to feet and fitting as tightly as possible to the body (from which the name derives A return to retro styled garter belts and stockings has become especially popular due to the ultra feminine iconization of pin up girls of the past. Once a forgotten and overlooked undergarment from the past, the popularity of garter belts and matching stockings have made a terrific comeback with most modern department stores selling a wide assortment.
History
Medieval period
In the medieval period, garters were worn in a similar fashion. The Order of the Garter is the highest order of knighthood in Britain. The Most Noble Order of the Garter is an Order of chivalry, or Knighthood, originating in Medieval England, and presently bestowed on recipients The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Its motto, "Honi soit qui mal y pense", shamed be the person who thinks evil of it, is based on the story of a gathering in which a woman's garter fell off and the king picked it up and slid it up her leg for her. He said it in answer to the knights snickering at the event.
Also, in medieval times, the groom's men would rush at the new bride to take her garters off her as a prize. [4]
20th century
Garter belts were a common, popular alternative to the girdle in the 1940s to 1960s, especially among teens and young women. This article is about the item of clothing In the Scots language, girdle refers to a cooking griddle. The garter belt was simpler and more practical than the girdle because it basically was used only to hold up stockings. A stocking, sometimes referred to as hose is a close-fitting variously elastic garment covering the Foot and lower part of the Leg. It was considered more comfortable than a girdle. Some men's magazines featured models in garter belts and stockings, sometimes with slips or petticoats. A slip is a Woman 's Undergarment worn beneath a dress or skirt to help it hang smoothly and to prevent chafing of the Skin from coarse A petticoat or underskirt is an article of Clothing for Women; specifically an Undergarment to be worn under a Skirt, dress or [5]
Present-day use
Garter belts continue to be sold through specialty and some department stores, as well as catalogues and websites, because many women find them more comfortable than girdles or pantyhose. There is also a certain element of sex appeal, too, because many men like their wives or girlfriends to wear garter belts and stockings rather than pantyhose as garter belts and stockings are commonly used as sexual fetish clothing in popular culture and porn. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE-ROMEOS*************** Pantyhose (also called tights) are sheer, close fitting coverings of the body from the Waist to the feet Fetish fashion is a type of clothing usually created to be extreme or provocative Popular culture (or pop culture) is the Culture — patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activities significance and importance — Pornography or porn is the explicit depiction of Sexual subject matter with the sole intention of sexually exciting the viewer There are also panties with attached garters, similar to those seen in some of the men's magazines in the early 1960s. Garter belts today are available in a variety of colors and materials; red or black satin garter belts are particularly popular. Six-garter and four-garter versions are available; women find the six-garter styles more practical. Many garter belts today are made of a mixture of nylon and spandex. Overview Nylon is a Thermoplastic silky material first used commercially in a nylon- Bristled Toothbrush (1938 followed more famously by Spandex or elastane is a Synthetic fiber known for its exceptional elasticity. [6]
In Hockey
Hockey players use a more masculine version of a garter-belt in order to hold their hockey socks up onto their legs. Since hockey socks are actually wool tubes without feet, the task of keep one from rolling down your legs to your ankles is a difficult one (unless you intend on taping them tightly to your legs with hockey-tape). A typical hockey garter-belt is usually elastic with small metal hourglass clips with small rubber circles. One strap goes on the outside of the sock with the other on the inside and then players slide the rubber into the metal hourglass so that it locks. http://www.hockeyguys.com/ProductImages/easton2007/easton_garter.jpg
Functionality
A garter belt normally had two or three garters on each side attached to a stiff, reinforced strip of material, at least two or three inches wide, that fastened around the waist. Three garters worked best in attaching the stocking because the two-garter version did not hold the stocking as tightly.
See also
Notes
- ^ The Tale of the Tossing of the Garter and other customs. A sleeve garter is a Garter worn on the Sleeve of a Shirt. It came into wide use in the latter half of the 19th century when men's ready made shirts came Suspenders or Galluses, known as Braces in British English are fabric or leather straps worn over the shoulders to hold up Trousers. WedAlert.com. Retrieved on 2006-10-14. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces
- ^ Order of the Garter information
- ^ Marks & Spencer Online Catalogue
- ^ Friedman, Albert B. , and Richard H. Osberg. "Gawain's Girdle as Traditional Symbol. " The Journal of American Folklore 90. 357 (1977): 301-15.
- ^ Spick magazine archives, Vintage lingerie website
- ^ Victoria's Secret & Fredericks of Hollywood catalogues
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