garters

Example Sentences

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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

Lauren Swann, 35, of Venice, California, sews garters for good friends using strips of stretch lace and appliqués she finds on Etsy.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2018

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

Where in the world besides Far Rockaway would anyone think to dress for the beach as Nikki Sneakers had, in calf-high black leather boots, a black cover-up and ornamental black leather garters?

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2012

On Sunday I put on the clothes my mother and I have picked out, a dress of dark-blue and green wool plaid, white ribbed stockings that attach with garters onto my stiff white cotton waist.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood