Assembly for donning a compressive garment, comprising a set of ring sections (6, 6') together forming an openable closed ring structure which extends around a main ring axis, said ring structure comprising a circumferential wall for receiving a stretched compressive garment thereon, wherein the ring structure is configured for resisting radial compression of the circumferential wall by the received garment, wherein at least two of the ring sections (6, 6') are moveable with respect to each other for opening the ring structure, characterized in that at least one passage (12a, 12b) is provided in the circumferential wall of the closed ring structure, wherein the assembly is configured to be used with a device for stretching and positioning a compressive garment, wherein the device is configured for receiving the ring structure thereon, and for releasing the ring structure therefrom in an axial direction with respect to the main ring axis of the ring structure, wherein the device comprises at least one engaging member (24a, 24b) which is configured for engaging at least part of the compressive garment and for moving at least the engaged part of the garment with respect to the circumferential wall of the assembly, wherein the at least one engaging member (24a, 24b) is moveable between a radially retracted position and a radially extended position, wherein the at least one passage (12a, 12b) which is provided in the circumferential wall of the closed ring structure is arranged and configured such that, in the extended position, the engaging member (24a, 24b) at least partly extends radially outwardly through the at least one passage (12a, 12b) of the circumferential wall and in the retracted position the engaging member (24a, 24b) extends less or not through the passage (12a, 12b). wherein the ring structure is configured for resisting radial compression of the circumferential wall by the received garment, wherein at least two of the ring sections (6, 6') are moveable with respect to each other for opening the ring structure, characterized in that at least one passage (12a, 12b) is provided in the circumferential wall of the closed ring structure, wherein the assembly is configured to be used with a device for stretching and positioning a compressive garment, wherein the device is configured for receiving the ring structure thereon, and for releasing the ring structure therefrom in an axial direction with respect to the main ring axis of the ring structure, wherein the device comprises at least one engaging member (24a, 24b) which is configured for engaging at least part of the compressive garment and for moving at least the engaged part of the garment with respect to the circumferential wall of the assembly, wherein the at least one engaging member (24a, 24b) is moveable between a radially retracted position and a radially extended position, wherein the at least one passage (12a, 12b) which is provided in the circumferential wall of the closed ring structure is arranged and configured such that, in the extended position, the engaging member (24a, 24b) at least partly extends radially outwardly through the at least one passage (12a, 12b) of the circumferential wall and in the retracted position the engaging member (24a, 24b) extends less or not through the passage (12a, 12b).