The Luxury of Elastic

 

Before there was any such thing as elastic, guys wore garters like these to keep their socks up. Elastic seems like such a trivial thing, doesn't it? I’ve never even given it a second thought. But after seeing this photo, I’d say I'm pretty dang thankful for it. We really do take the luxuries of technology and modern convenience for granted.

Garters are still worn as a fashion statement and fancier ones can be found in any lingerie shop. Some guys still were them, too. I don’t want to offend anyone so if you’re the kind of guy who still thinks that garters are the only real way for a man to keep his socks up then you are okay by me.