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2. St Michael (brand) - Wikipedia

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   In 1875, the firm of N. Corah and Sons of Leicester registered "St Margaret" as a brand name for their hosiery products. The name originated because their factory, which became one of the largest hosiery factories in Europe, was in the parish of St Margaret in Leicester.

3. Underwear - Wikipedia

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   Also in the 1920s, as hemlines of women's dresses rose, women began to wear stockings to cover the exposed legs. Women's bloomers also became much shorter. The shorter bloomers became looser and less supportive as the boyish flapper look came into fashion. By the end of the decade, they came to be known as "step-ins", very much like modern ...

4. Compression stockings - Wikipedia

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   Knee-high stockings are more comfortable, easier to apply, and wearing them increases patients' compliance with treatment. [22] Knee-high stockings are easier to size for limb measurement than thigh-high compression stockings. [9] Thigh-high compression stockings may create a tourniquet effect and cause localized restriction when rolled down. [23]

5. Parka - Wikipedia

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   The amauti (also amaut or amautik, plural amautiit) [5] is the parka worn by Inuit women of the eastern area of Northern Canada. [6] Up until about two years of age, the child nestles against the mother's back in the amaut, the built-in baby pouch just below the hood. The pouch is large and comfortable for the baby.

6. Pinafore - Wikipedia

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   Girl wearing pinafore, Denver, Colorado, circa 1910 Two girls wearing pinafores, Ireland, circa 1903 Candy stripers in training in Tallahassee, 1957.. A pinafore / ˈ p ɪ n ə f ɔːr / (colloquially a pinny / ˈ p ɪ n i / in British English) is a sleeveless garment worn as an apron.

7. Blazer - Wikipedia

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   A single-breasted, reefer-style, navy blue blazer, dressed with brass buttons. A blazer is a type of lightweight sport jacket.Originally a scarlet jacket worn in club or plain colours when boating or cricketing, the garment gradually lost its connection with sportswear from the 1930s onward to enter classic style, and the look came to be associated with the lifestyle of wealthy elites.