Getting It On: How to Put On a Garter Belt…

getting on-00What is the mystique of the garter belt? Maybe it’s that, for practical purposes, garter belts are obsolete; they exist only for pleasure – a symbol of sexiness from an era when an above-the-knee glimpse could still elevate a guy’s pulse.

One of my customers, an international call girl, has bought so many black garter belts that I had to ask her why. Her reply?

It’s my clients’ number one request.

Why?

Because their wives won’t wear them.

Note to all you married women: Put on a garter belt before your husband requests it of someone else. See what happens.

How to Put On a Garter Belt

Most women have no clue how a garter belt should be placed or where the stockings go. This contraption isn’t as complicated as it appears, but you never know until you try!

1. Start off naked and put the garter belt on, closing it so it rests comfortably on your hip bones. It should fit snugly enough to stay in place when it is tugged at from the bottom – it shouldn’t be pulled down by the stockings.

2. Slide stockings on carefully, without twisting. Once your stockings are properly positioned, grab the top of the stocking in front and hook it onto the clip that hangs straight down from the body of the garter belt.

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3. Then do the same to the top of the stocking at the back of your leg.

4. Stand straight in front of a mirror and adjust the strap length of each garter as needed.

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5. Now put on your thong or panties – over your garter belt. Yes, over. This allows you more…freedom. Think of all those bathroom breaks, not to mention other reasons, that make it so much more practical to wear your panties OVER, not UNDER, you garter belt. This is the #1 secret trick. You’re not going to see it in magazine editorials this way, and it’s not the kind of thing most of our mothers would teach us, but it’s a game-changer.

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