Curly Black Haired Girl With Blue Eyes Reveals Her White Hold-ups With Garter Belts Suspenders On The Couch

• 19th century
During the world's first long distance journey by automobile in 1888 Bertha Benz, the wife of the inventor of the automobile Dr Carl Benz, used a garter to insulate a broken wire of the Benz Patent-Motorwagen Nr. 3. In remembrance of this historic road trip today's official German scenic byway Bertha Benz Memorial Route follows the tracks of Bertha Benz from Mannheim via Heidelberg to Pforzheim (Black Forest) and back.
• 20th century
In the 1940s to 60s, suspenders became a common, popular alternative to the girdle, especially among teens and young women. Suspenders are simpler and more practical than the girdle when used only to hold up stockings. It was considered more comfortable than the larger girdle. Some men's magazines, such as the Spick and Span magazine, featured models in suspenders and stockings, sometimes with slips or petticoats.Waafs were issued low-grade suspenders.