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"The only occasion I&amp;#x27;ve ever had to see garters on full display was purely for ceremonial purposes--at a wedding, where I could barely give an embarrassed glance in the direction of a groom diving under his bride&amp;#x27;s voluminous skirt without blushing something fierce. But a recent story out of London says they&amp;#x27;re about to be everywhere... Everyone from Katy Perry to Kylie Minogue has suddenly found fascination with the very retro piece of lingerie (doesn&amp;#x27;t it just make you think &amp;quot;Mad Men!&amp;quot;?), and the Daily Mail reports that the celebrity trend is driving up sales at department stores--238% last month alone at one in particular. Sign up for Glamour.com&amp;amp;#8217;s Style Tips of the Week and Beauty Tip of the Day newsletters! While tights have been the go-to hosiery of choice for at least the last 50 years, the staff at Debenhams says they&amp;#x27;ve seen skyrocketing sales of stockings with suspenders. &amp;quot;The unpredictable spring and summer weather as well as a growing number of celebrities showcasing their stockings on stage and at star-studded events may be behind the trend,&amp;quot; a spokesperson for the store said. &amp;quot;Stockings and suspenders, just like leggings, have become the popular alternative to tights. They provide coverage for legs on an unexpectedly chilly day, but at the same time are cooler than tights and far more comfortable to wear in over-heated city offices.&amp;quot; I confess, I feel pretty tortured by tights and wear &amp;#x27;em only when I have to for fancy parties in the deep freeze of winter (as Cher from Clueless once put it, &amp;quot;My party clothes are so binding!&amp;quot;), so you won&amp;#x27;t catch me slipping into a pair of these babies any time soon. How about you girls? Are you adventurous with your hosiery choices? Would you ever try out a pair of tights with a garter belt? Would you wear &amp;#x27;em outside of the bedroom? Did you and your guy do the whole garter thing on your wedding day? Discuss! PLUS: - White tights: A Do or a Don&amp;#x27;t? - Control-top arm hosiery: Would you wear it? - I tried the knee socks trend! What do you think? Photos: Joe Kohen/WireImage Get even more STF--follow us on Twitter! Latest Tweets!Follow us on Twitter!jQuery(&amp;quot;.blog-tweets&amp;quot;).tweet({username:[&amp;quot;glamour_fashion&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;cindi_leive&amp;quot;], count: 3});"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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