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Hello大家早上好,我是阿月。
Recently, my cousin has become obsessed with Korean girl groups, and I can't forward some performance videos to me at every turn, although I can't quite appreciate them, but I found a problem: why do girl group members always have a strap on their legs? My cousin only threw me three words in disgust: You don't understand.
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As a popular science editor who has been strong all my life, there are still problems that I don't understand? After reading some materials, I found that this thing is a bit exciting!
Without further ado, let's take a look if you're interested (I don't believe you're interested.)
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Why do you need to tie a strap on your thigh?
- The history of the garter
This strap on the thigh is also called a garter, stockings were very popular in medieval Europe, but since stockings were made of materials such as silk and wool at that time, they were neither elastic nor supportive, and had to be kept with garter belts, which also became the main decoration in the wardrobe of many Europeans, with different styles and colors.
In 1566, King Charles IX wore cotton socks
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At social events such as dinners, rallies, and conferences, Europeans would wear the most expensive clothes and flaunt their wealth and status. Many European men also wear expensive and elaborate fringed garters as accessories in order to seek appreciation for their taste and fashion sense. The tassel garter belt is both a fashion display and a symbol of one's social status. And those who can't afford to buy a fringed garter can only choose a garter belt made of cheaper materials......
In addition to being used as a decoration and to help secure socks, garters can also be used to hold wallets and other items.
A woman hid a bottle of wine with her garter during Prohibition
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Some people think that garters were originally used by men, but others believe that women's long skirts cover them, so there is a misconception that garters are exclusive to men.
Later, people invented elastic bands and pantyhose, and garters slowly withdrew from the stage of history, but the ceremony of wearing wedding garters and throwing garters at wedding banquets is still a part of many modern Western weddings.
At the wedding feast, it is common for the groom to remove the garter belt from under the bride's dress (with his hands or teeth) and throw it into the crowd. In the same way as the bouquet, the garter belt is also considered to be the "men's bouquet", and the single youth who grabs the garter belt can get good luck or blessings.
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- Men's shirt clips
I have seen European men wear garters in the teenth century, and I have to say that it is really a little sexy, but its realization is also worn by men today, but it has a different name: men's shirt clip.
Men's shirt clips have a slightly different construction than garter belts in that they have a strap and several small clips that stick out to hold the shirt in place and prevent it from crumpling or jumping up. When men participate in some important occasions, there will be no embarrassment of shirt pleats or moving up, and they can always maintain a good image.
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To be honest, Ah Yue can no longer look directly at men in suits and leather shoes, and always feels that they have such a sexy strap under their business appearance......
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- Erotic lingerie
In fact, when it comes to garters, many people must have erotic underwear in their minds, underwear, as the last barrier for women's nudity, is full of mystery and taboo colors, and erotic underwear, on the basis of underwear, adds looming lace and strap design, highlighting women's soft curves at the same time, but also more sexy.
Studies have found that when a person sees an image or object that they find sexually attractive, it triggers a cascade of physiological responses that lead to increased blood flow, increased heart rate, and other physical changes associated with sexual arousal.
Why do thigh straps look sexy?
We have talked so much before, and they are inseparable from the word "sexy", so why do thigh straps make people feel sexy?
1. The influence of film and television elements. In the plot of the movie, although the female agents are very capable, they can ride heavy motorcycles, sweep their legs, and carry crane guns, but they can never escape the sexy and glamorous setting, and use their seductive bodies to become unguardable killers in bed......
But they also have one thing in common: they have a habit of hiding their weapons in garters under the hem of their skirts.
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2. Privacy. Whether it is a beautiful agent in a film and television drama or a member of a girl group on stage, the strap position is usually at the base of the thigh, which is close to the female intimate parts, which is easy to make people fantasize, and adds to the hazy feeling of half-exposed and half-covered.
Not only thigh straps, but everything hidden under a woman's skirt or close to intimate parts can make people feel sexually seductive.
3. Tie color. You have noticed that most of the straps we see today are black, just like black silk, which is also regarded as sexy, which can attract people's attention to the legs, and at the same time can also contrast with the color of the skin to increase the visual impact.
4. Show the leg contour. This strap on the thigh can show off the leg line, elongating and increasing the height.
5. Taboo games. We also talked about BDSM before, which refers to a form of sexual fetish, in which partners voluntarily bind, restrict, or restrict each other for the sake of erotic, aesthetic or somatosensory stimulation. It falls under the category of power play, where one party plays a more dominant role in sex while the other plays a submissive role.
Bondage sex is a consensual sexual relationship game that involves tying up or restricting a person with rope, handcuffs, or other items that can restrict movement. And the strap on the thigh makes it easy for people to substitute for such a situation.
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6. Psychology of violence. Violence is often thought to be driven by negative emotions, such as anger or fear. For example, a person may become aggressive because they are provoked by another person, or they are afraid that others may harm themselves. But positive emotions actually play a significant role in aggressive behavior, in other words: positive feelings of power and dominance can reinforce aggressive behavior.
A pair of socks are hung by thin straps, and this sense of vulnerability makes people want to dominate and destroy.
7. Wear short skirts and shorts every day. In order to make the straps on the thighs more conspicuous, the lower body is often worn with shorts and short skirts, so that the combination of high skin exposure will also make people feel sexier.
8. In the subconscious of men, this is a woman who "can give birth to smarter babies". This reason seems very interesting, and after Ah Yue checked the relevant information, she found that there is indeed some theoretical support.
Public health epidemiologist at the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Will A study led by Professor Lasek has shown that the "fat pool" of women's thighs and buttocks plays a crucial role in promoting brain development in newborns. The fat in these areas is rich in DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), which is a particularly important component of the human brain.
Over the past five million years, the average volume of the human brain has increased from 400 milliliters to 1,200 milliliters. As a result, women have had to get fatter to meet the growing demands of their baby's brain.
From an evolutionary point of view, in order to reproduce and continue the genes, males will choose women who are more fertile and can better raise their offspring for mating.
When a woman's thighs are tied with a strap to attract men's attention to the base of the thighs, the thighs with a relatively high fat content will be more than the slimmer thighs, making the men feel that "the woman can raise a smart baby".
Okay, that's what we want to talk about today, Ah Yue saw a few comparison charts when she was looking for information, as the saying goes, "Don't slip away when you see something disgusting, Aite and your sisters come to see it together", isn't this to share with you!
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I have to sigh: it's not the straps that are sexy, it's the straps on the beautiful flesh that are sexy hhhh......
Finally, I don't know if you have ever thought about this question: when we think something is sexy, who defines sexy? And don't forget to like and watch!