How to wear stockings and garter belt - part one

With the increase in popularity of wearing stockings, my wife wanted to give them a try. After some trial and error, with help from her friends and what I could find on the internet (unfortunately most sites are porn oriented) she now enjoys wearing stockings. Here's what we learned about "how to wear stockings".

To wear stockings, you need a garter belt (in Europe the accessory is call suspenders).
Good garter belts are comfortable and don’t cost much more than the little lacey ones that are not practical for long wear. Worn on top of the hips, garter belts are usually 4 to 6 inches in length, measured from top to bottom – this measurement does not include the garters. The 8-inch garter belt has recently become popular.
Wider garter belts, called full or girdlette (10 to 12 inches), can offer support for the waistline. Girdles, Corsets and Waist cinchers are other articles of lingerie that can have suspenders for stockings. So you can easily incorporate stockings with different lingerie.

The suspenders from the garter belt attach to the stocking by clips and the more they are, the better: The more garters are used, the smoother the stocking will look and if on that rare occasion a clasp breaks, there would be no sag in your stocking. Metal clips are better than plastic ones and be sure the garters are adjustable so you can custom fit the amount of tension on the stocking.
Most stockings have a top area that is thicker than the stocking itself, this is called the Welt and the clasps are attached to the welt. Don’t substitute thigh highs for stockings because the thick rubber bands can bend the garter clips. Stretch stocking wearers can use a four-strap garter belt but non-stretch stockings work better with at least six garters.

A good starting point for garters adjustment is to make the back garters 2 inches longer than the front ones and 1 inch longer than the side garters. Some garter belts are cut / shaped longer in the back than in the front to help in this area because when you sit down there is a farther distance to go on your back side to reach the stocking. When standing, there should be a slight pull on the stockings but the word here is slight – over pull will either damage the stocking or cause the garter belt to slide down. If you are wearing stretch stockings, you can keep the garters tighter, letting the stocking do some of the give.