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Garters are articles of clothing: narrow bands of fabric fastened about the leg, used to keep up stockings, and sometimes socks.

In the eighteenth to twentieth centuries, they were tied just below the knee, where the leg is most slender, to keep the stocking from slipping.

The advent of elastic has made them less necessary from this functional standpoint, although they are still often worn for fashion.

Garters have been widely worn by men and women, depending on fashion trends.

Hosiery, also referred to as legwear, describes garments worn directly on the feet and legs.

The term originated as the collective term for products of which a maker or seller is termed a hosier; and those products are also known generically as hose.

The term is also used for all types of knitted fabric, and its thickness and weight is defined by denier or opacity.

Lower denier measurements of 5 to 15 describe a hose which may be sheer in appearance, whereas styles of 40 and above are dense, with little to no light able to come through on 100 denier items.

Suspenders (American English, Canadian English) or braces (British English) are fabric or leather straps worn over the shoulders to hold up 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.

Suspenders are typically attached to trousers with clips or buttons using leather tabs at the ends.

Outside the United States the term suspenders, or suspender belt, refers to a garment used to hold up stockings.

This is called a garter belt in American English.

Hold-ups or stay-ups (in the United States also referred to as thigh-high stockings or simply thigh highs) 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 (British English: suspenders).

Thigh highs are held up by one or more bands sewn to the top that is backed with silicone on its inner surface.

This ensures the thigh highs stay in position because of the elastic and the friction of the silicone against the skin.

The silicone can become ineffective by contact with body lotions, oils and talcum powder, as they all reduce the friction of the silicone.

Thigh highs are designed so that the elastic band exerts just the right pressure on a woman's thigh, avoiding any uncomfortable tightness or unflattering muffin-top effect.

Sometimes thigh highs are preferred to pantyhose for hygiene reasons, because they reduce excessive microbial growth around the groin due to humidity and warmth.

Stockings (also known as hose, especially in a historical context) are close-fitting, variously elastic garments covering the leg from the foot up to the knee or possibly part or all of the thigh.

Stockings vary in color, design, and transparency.

Today, stockings are primarily worn for fashion and aesthetics, usually in association with mid-length skirts.