1.   Fasten the buckle and tighten the hip belt, then adjust the shoulder slings and lift-straps so that the load is comfortable.

2.   Hip belts Essential for backpacking rucksacks, the hip belt takes most of the load off the shoulders.

3.   Unlike most modern packs, the Big Top has an adjustable hip belt instead of an adjustable shoulder harness.

4.   But his gaudy patchwork hip belts paired with chiffon dresses and multicolored jersey skirts added up to nothing.

5.   For fall, low-riding skirts and pants have been the rule, but even slinky dresses are often shown with hip belts.

6.   I took my matching turquoise and purple hip belt and bra to her house, where a small bedroom serves as her costume closet.

7.   Straps should fit comfortably from collarbone to shoulder blade, and the hip belt should be snug and well padded.

8.   The extremes worked best, in simple micro-mini shifts with contoured hip belts and in long chiffon dresses based on the kimono, with long flowing sleeves.

9.   The skirt is attached to a low-slung hip belt and tapers in the back to a tail, the edges of its hem deliberately frayed.

10.   And the wide hip belts in snakeskin looked good on slinky short jersey dresses.