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>Recently I commented under the "Getting old" thread, >about the problems women experienced with back >suspenders on girdles and corsets. It may be of >interest to read a couple of brief extracts from a >corsetry fitters' training manual (Spirella) about >back suspenders. > >The first extract explains why fastening back >suspenders is important. I notice that in many modern >photos of women in girdles the garment is worn much >too high and so fails to cover the rear properly - >mainly because of the modern preference for stockings >to extend to the very top of the leg. Here's the >quote: > >....the first thing to do in fitting is to fasten the >back suspenders to the stockings. This pulls the >corset into a straight position and anchors it there. >The corset should be worn well under the buttocks, at >least two inches below the gluteal fold. > >The second extract begins by explaining how to test >whether the back of the girdle is fitting correctly >and then goes on to warn about a tendency for women to >dislike back suspenders. This, I think, confirms my >observation that women found back suspenders to be a >problem. Here's the second quote: > >Now test the garment in bending. Ask the customer to >pick up a pin from the floor, and watch the behaviour >of the garment as she does so. Does it "ride up"? The >back suspenders may need tightening. It is essential, >especially for heavy-bodied women, to keep a secure >anchorage with the suspenders at the back. Explain >this to the customer–for back suspenders are not >always popular, and women have been known even to cut >them off!

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