garter help!

ok in a few weeks im going away with my OH for the night and ive bought this

http://www.simplyscrumcious.com/night-wear/satin-nightie-purple-/prod_292.html the item on the right

and im thinking bout wearing some black stockings with it and if i do i want some purple garters to hold the stockings up as i dont want to wear suspenders, however as im not a skinny mini and am plused size im not sure if there gonna fit

can someone tell me the messurements of them, so i can then messure my leg and see if they will fit and also if you have any in purple?

im sure i saw some purple ones one her but i cant see them now :s

thanks

Dxx

Why don't you just get regular hold-ups? M&S do great ones - their XL fit me fine and I'm about a 22.

That purple cami is gorgeous im well jealous and it will look great with black stockings. Have you considered just wearing hold ups though, they come in the standard sizes and stay up great no matter how big you are without needing garters or suspenders, unless you really want them.

ive got hold ups but they dont like staying up so thats why i want the garters other wise i end up looking like nora battey which is not sexy! lol

Dxx

diamonds wrote:

ive got hold ups but they dont like staying up so thats why i want the garters other wise i end up looking like nora battey which is not sexy! lol

Dxx

LOL, that happens to me too sometimes! I have no idea where you could get plus-size garters though, hun...

:/ see if i was good at all that womenly sewing stuff then i could have made some, cos i reckon there pretty easy to make however i cant even sew a button on :/

Dxx

LoveHoney - Carly wrote:

Hi Diamonds,

We currently don't stock any purple garters but it's probably something we can look into! We have lots of black ones though? You might want to try eBay if you need a quick fix garter solution!

Alternatively, like the lovely shellyboo and schibi have mentioned, you could always wear hold ups?

These http://www.lovehoney.co.uk/product.cfm?p=12961 ones have been going down a storm recently and are pretty decent quality too!

i'll have a look at ebay but was so hopeing lovehoney was gonna have some cos then i knew i could send them bk if they didnt fit and that you guys normaly know messurments and things.

cant do the hold up's as i said above they like to make me look like nora battey

but thanks anyway :-)

Dxx

Maybe just have a peek in your local fabric/craft shop at trims - some places have elasticated trims so you would only need to buy a length and sew the 2 ends together. There is an independent shop just up the road from me that does demonstrations too - so I could imagine if you asked them very nicely for fpr the sake of a pound or so they could sew them up for you in literally a minute!

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Ps I'm with you on the nora batty front! Tights, stockings, hold ups - the lot!!

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The thing about garters as well though D is that if they're gonna keep your stockings up, they're going to have to be really tight - so they'll give you the same sausage-leg effect that hold-ups do. I've tried lots of different kinds of stocking-holding-up methods and the only one I've found that works for me is a suspender belt.

what do you guys think of these? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BRIDAL-GARTER-Black-Lace-Purple-Satin-Swarovski_W0QQitemZ200375466991QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Wedding_Clothing?hash=item2ea74efbef&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14.l1262

do you think there go togther?

Dxx

Yeah. that totally matches! That looks really cute :)

yay the ebay person said they can make them to my own personal measurements! woo :P

Dxx

The one you've found would prob be the best bet, with the black lace in between if the purple is a different shade it wont stand out so much, the closest I've found are

custom made size...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FB-Garters-Custom-Made-Cyber-Rave-Hen-podium-Purple_W0QQitemZ390065455450QQcmdZViewItemQQptZWomen_s_Accessories_UK?hash=item5ad1b6815a&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14#ht_1387wt_1167

with black lace...

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=27490998

from america and I'm starting to get a little distracted...

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=23404247

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diamonds wrote:

yay the ebay person said they can make them to my own personal measurements! woo :P

Dxx

Hurrah! Problem solved :)

thanks M&S (i keep thinking everyone is calling u marks and sparks when i read that)!

i think im gonna go with the ones i found though but thank you for all your help

Dxx

Hehe! I can't think of Marks and Sparks in the same way again!

No worries hun! Just let us know how you get on with them!

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