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Most girdles extend from the waist to the thighs. Older girdles were simply sheaths of fabric that did not cover the crotch. In the 1960s, these models fell from favor and were to a great extent replaced by the panty girdle. The panty girdle resembles a tight pair of athletic shorts. Both models of girdles usually include Garters to hold up Stocking s. Girdles were considered essential garments by many women from approximately 1910 to the early 1960s. They created a rigid, controlled figure that was seen as eminently respectable and modest. They were also crucial to the Couturier Dior 's 1947 ''New Look'', which featured a voluminous skirts and a narrow, nipped-in waistline, also known as a Wasp Waist . Later in the 1960s, the panty girdle was generally supplanted by Pantyhose . Pantyhose replace girdles for many women who had used the girdle essentially as a means of holding up sheer nylon stockings. Those who want more control purchase "control top" pantyhose. (Of course, some women forswear girdles, hose, and pantyhose entirely.) Girdles and "body shapers" are still sold to women who want to shape their figure with a garment rather than long hours at the gym. Some of these garments incorporate a Brassiere and thus become functionally equivalent to a corset. However, they do not incorporate boning and hence cannot produce the constricted waistline characteristic of Victorian-era corsets. Some women had problems with there girdle because it would rub up against the vagina leaving it red and itchy. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |