The Museum of the San Fernando Valley: MEN'S GARTERS WERE IN STYLE IN 1909

Sunday, May 6, 2012

MEN'S GARTERS WERE IN STYLE IN 1909

DISCOVERING OUR VALLEY 2012

Elastic in the tops of socks wiped out the men's garter business. This advertisement in the Saturday Evening Post was printed when men's garters were so much in style that they were marketed as an ideal holiday gift.

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