Figure 1.--We note two different styles of Leibchen from the period of the 1920s and 30s. The style at the top, made of white cotton material, buttons down the front like the Leibchen in the first image. No hose supporters are shown but they would be attached probably at the sides. German Hosiery Museum

We note two different styles of Leibchen from the period of the 1920s and 30s. The style at the top, made of white cotton material, buttons down the front like the Leibchen in the first image. No hose supporters are shown but they would be attached probably at the sides. Sometimes the garters attached to the stocking with a white button rather than with a metal clip with a rubber button. The Leibchen shown below is much shorter (it would come down only to the mid-chest), buttons down the back, and has two long garter straps attached in front--one for each stocking. There seem to be no clips at the ends of the straps. Probably there was only a button hole in the elastic strap to which a button sewn onto the stocking was attached. Two pairs of long stockings are also shown in the typical colors of the period--dark brown and tan.

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