The garter that the bride wears underneath her dress, what's it for?
2006-09-13 04:01:06 · 8 answers · asked by sandra 1 in Beauty & Style ➔ Fashion & Accessories
tradition. nothing more. originally, they were developed to keep women's stockings up. but then there was the garter belt and then pantyhose and tights. now, it's just so the groom can stick his head up her dress and take it off with his teeth. that's it. then it's thrown into the crowd as the male equivalent to the bridal bouquet. supposedly, the guy who catches it is the next to marry.
2006-09-13 04:07:43 · answer #1 · answered by dedamona1331 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Today, nothing more than tradition.
They used to be for holding up the stockings. They didn't have elastic band tops, so the stocking would fall down without something to hold it.
Today, the tradition is from an old belief that having a piece of the bride's clothing was good luck. So to save her dress from being torn, she would throw removable bits, like a garter, shoe, glove, etc... This is also where the bouquet toss came from. It's now said that whoever catches them will be the next to get married.
http://www.brideandbeyond.com/hmore.php?id=4
2006-09-13 11:07:21 · answer #2 · answered by welches_grape_jelly 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Today it is just an accessory for the groom to throw to his buds. However, before pantyhose stockings were held up by garters and for centuries women's skirts hid most if not all of their legs. So the custom of the groom publicly removing the bride's garter was to show his claim to her (and show off her hidden attributes).
2006-09-13 11:06:14 · answer #3 · answered by jlptravel@sbcglobal.net 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Suspenders in US English, or braces in most variants of world English (and also sometimes in North America) are elastic fabric straps, run over the shoulders, that hold up trousers or a skirt. The entire strap of braces may be elasticated, or only the ends where the attachments are, with the majority part of the straps being of woven cloth with either a X-Back or Y-back crosspatch and leather end tabs.
Braces were at one time worn almost universally, due to the higher cut of late 19th and early 20th-century trousers which made wearing a belt less effective since it could not rest on the hips. Elasticated (and better-fitting) garments may also play a part. However, many business people, news casters and lawyers still wear suspenders, whether for image or comfort, and they are regarded as fashionable by most men's fashion experts in America (though not Britain). Braces are usually only acceptable items to wear at work if they are of high-quality, which normally means that they can be buttoned to trousers.
Suspenders in British English, or garters in North America are small straps or bands that hold up socks or stockings. For stockings, they are usually attached to a suspender belt or the bottom of a corset, and have special clips on their ends. Suspenders worn with stockings by women have a strong erotic appeal to many men. As with many items of female undergarments, they are sometimes items of fetish. For this reason they are sometimes worn by exotic dancers.
2006-09-13 11:11:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Real garters used to be worn to keep your stockings up. I think brides just wear them now because it's traditional.
2006-09-13 11:04:13 · answer #5 · answered by They call me ... Trixie. 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well originally they're for holding up pantyhose, but today Brides just wear em' for the tradition I guess! Kinda Goofy
2006-09-13 11:12:32 · answer #6 · answered by arielchrisandjunior 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
was at one time to hold up the stocking, now a ceremonial thing for the groom to remove with his teeth, an elastic band on the upper thigh.
2006-09-13 11:05:51 · answer #7 · answered by David B 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
back in the old days it held up pantyhose that didn't have elastic, know its basically tradition to wear it and then the groom pulls it off and throws it to the guys
2006-09-13 11:04:26 · answer #8 · answered by diva 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋