garters

Example Sentences

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The feminine silhouette was defined by ruffles, bustles and slip dresses, complemented by men’s vests fitted with garters, oversized cloth shirts and masculine trousers.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2024

Men could wear blouses and shirts on the outside, while women could do away with their corsets, stockings, and garters.

From National Geographic • Jan. 9, 2024

In photo shoots, they wore outfits with a Baroque flounce: blazers and ruffled shirts, ascots and sleeve garters.

From New York Times • Sep. 27, 2020

For the time being, it revealed itself only in women’s wardrobes: no more garters and girdles, tights rather than stockings, flatter shoes.

From The Guardian • Feb. 18, 2018

A man with garters on his arms played a piano, and a woman with gloves that came up past her elbows kept hurrying over to light Dad’s cigarettes.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls