Young Raven Black Haired Girl Wearing Red Stockings

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Stockings can be held up in one of three ways:
A garter belt (AmE), or suspender belt (BrE), is the most common way of holding up stockings. It is a piece of lingerie worn around the waist like a belt which has "suspenders" or "stays" that clip to the tops of the stockings to hold them in place.