Here is what Matt Newsome had to say about Garter Ties:


'These (garter)flashes are the modern remnant of the old fashioned garter ties that people used before the advent of elastic. They would take a yard or so of cloth ribbon and tie it under their knees. The ends of the garter would hang down below the knot, and that is what the modern flashes are supposed to mimic. '

They are old school, my friend.