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>>it is more comfortable to cut off or not attach back >>garders but I don't feel properly girdled when they're >>not attached > >This raises issues about girdle types and the number >of suspenders. With six suspenders (in the UK that was >common only on much firmer girdles) there was the >temptation to remove or not fasten the two back ones >because that still left the security of the remaining >four. The firmest girdles - with more rigid fabric >and less elastic, usually had adjustable suspenders >because the girdles were not flexible enough to cope >with varying stocking lengths. Some had adjustable >suspenders only at the back because that's where the >problem was greatest. >My wife's girdles were firm but had only four >suspenders, none of them adjustable. She said that >fastening the suspenders made a big difference to how >the girdle felt. It gave the proper control only once >the suspenders were fastened. So, not only could the >girdle not be worn without stockings but its full >effect was only achieved when tension was applied by >attaching the suspenders. Clearly, that's why undoing >the back ones gave some relief from the girdle's >control and made certain positions and movements >easier.

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