A teddy is a form of bodysuit-like lingerie, often worn in the boudoir. Unlike a bodysuit, it is typically looser and more sheer, and may be designed to slip off from the shoulders, rather than to open at the crotch. The teddy is normally worn for the seductive look, rather than practical reasons.

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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.

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Half-stockings, covering the foot and part of the calf only, are commonly called socks. This word is an adaptation of Latin soccus, a slipper or light shoe. It was the shoe worn by the actors in Roman comedy—and so was used symbolically of comedy, as buskin, the high boot, was of tragedy.

In modern usage, stocking specifically refers to the form of women's hosiery configured as two pieces, one for each leg. The term hold-ups refers to stockings that stay up on their own, while the word stockings is the general term or refers to the kind of stockings that need a suspender belt, and are quite distinct from tights or pantyhose (Am English). Thigh highs are often perceived as preferable to pantyhose for various reasons, such as:

* Aesthetics — garters, lace, top fashion, applique, exposure of the thigh, complexity (though it is possible to make tights with fake stocking tops near the top of the legs)
* Easier and quicker access to the genital area — enhances sexual spontaneity
* Message — as more detail is involved, a perception of erotic intent is raised
* Health and cleanliness — less sweat, more ventilation; reduction of fungal and bacterial challenge
* Personal convenience — it is considerably easier and quicker to go to the toilet in stockings

Stockings are typically supported in one of three ways. The most common way is to wear a garter belt (known as a suspender belt in Britain) that goes around the waist and drops extensions (known as suspenders or sussies in England) that are clipped to the tops of the stockings. The second most common means of support is via 'stay-up' technology, where the inside of the top of the stockings has added to it a band (typically silicone) of elastic but highly tractive material that resists slipping down the thigh. This is considerably less reliable in the sense of assuring that the stockings do not fall down, and depends a great deal on the geometry of the actual leg. Further, the elastic can be uncomfortably tight, leaving red marks and possibly aggravating varicose veins. The least common means of support is the circular elastic garter that is slipped up over the top of the stocking and which is intended to hold the stocking by essentially clamping it to the leg. These are the garters you typically see at weddings. They have much the same disadvantages as 'stay-ups'.

In circumstances where the tops of the stockings are visible, some people prefer the look of suspenders. Others feel that hold-ups (aka stay-ups) have less distortion of the top band, an important aesthetic consideration if this band is lacy.

The most convenient (and presently fashionable) way to wear stockings is to wear panties over the stockings and garters. If the panties are reasonably full, this pins the garters to the body, which makes it less obvious exactly what is being worn. (This may be desirable to imbue a sense of mystery.) It also enhances convenience, as going to the bathroom or getting involved in erotic play simply involves pulling down the panties rather than going through all the steps required to detach the garters and re-attach them after the moment has passed. Some do choose to wear panties underneath instead, and it is ultimately a matter of choice.

Modern stockings come in a broad variety of colors and styles.

In 1959, pantyhose were invented by Allen Grant, Sr. These consist of both leg coverings woven together with a panty or girdle configured upper section that serves to obviate the entire issue of garters and garter belts. The primary benefit of pantyhose is the convenience of not having to adjust them as much, but there are significant health issues that serve to mitigate the convenience due to the closing off of the groin to ventilation. This problem can be partially mitigated by having a cotton gusset over the groin and by never wearing nylon panties under pantyhose. In the United Kingdom, the same garment goes by the name of tights or occasionally pantihose (with a slightly different spelling).

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A full slip hangs from the shoulders, usually by means of narrow straps, and extends from the breast to the fashionable skirt length. A half slip hangs from the waist, and may also be called a petticoat (particularly in Australia and the UK).

Slips are usually made of a smooth and slippery fabric such as silk, satin, polyester, or nylon and may be decorated with lace at the edges. They are typically worn over more intimate undergarments. Slips are also worn for modesty under translucent outer garments. A half slip may be worn with a matching camisole as an alternative to a full slip.

Slips are usually made of tricot which is a nylon knit fabric although cotton slips are also used particularly in hot countries.

A slip dress is a dress for street wear styled like a slip, fitting close to the body and having narrow shoulder straps.

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