Editing Stocking (section)

==Support==
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[[Image:Garter belt.jpg|thumb|alt=A garter belt showing suspenders attached to the bottom|right|A garter belt with [[guipure]] lace]]
[[Image:Legs in black stockings.jpg|right|thumb|alt=Seated woman wearing elastic stockings with her legs crossed|150px|A woman wearing [[Hold-ups|stay-up stockings]] held up by elastic]]
Stockings can be held up in one of three ways:
# A [[Garter belts|garter belt]] ([[American English|AmE]]), or suspender belt or suspenders ([[British English|BrE]]), 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.
# [[Hold-ups]] are the most common means of support. The inside of the top of the stockings has a band (typically [[silicone]]) of elastic or highly tractive material that resists slipping down the thigh.
# A [[garter (stockings)|garter]] is the least common means of support. It is slipped over the top of the stocking to hold the stocking by essentially clamping it to the leg. These are the garters typically worn by a bride at her wedding.