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> >When this topic appeared some weeks ago I asked >whether there was a significant difference, when >walking, between panty girdles and open girdles. >Sandy's comments describe his experience of wearing >what was clearly a panty girdle and make reference >both to the restrictions it imposed and the figure >improvements it gave. In my contribution I described >how (UK and open girdles) I had heard women comment >negatively about how girdles affected walking and >movement. It is interesting to see how manufacturers >tried to persuade their potential customers that, by >clever design, their products avoided walking and >other problems. Below are some examples taken from >catalogue descriptions and advertisements from the >1960s. > > >Easy-stride, action-free comfort girdles > >Criss-cross elastic bands on cut-up front let you walk >in ease – no bind. > >You walk in comfort with a Carol Brent criss-cross. > >Criss-cross front walks with you. > >...stretches at leg for free-moving comfort. Walk, >stretch, stride, even run…. > >Walk in comfort. Cross-over styles have free-striding >fronts. > >Criss-cross elastic at bottom front for free stride. > >Firm nylon Jacquard front panel has criss-cross >elastic bottom to let you move with ease. > >Three-ply downstretch front panel is crossed >diagonally to flatten tummy yet does not restrict legs. > >Lightweight power net gives you added freedom as you >sit, walk or bend.

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