Patent ID: 8740666

Claim:
A method of securing an undergarment strap to an overlying outer garment with a decorative article, the method comprising: providing an undergarment having a strap, an outer garment, and a decorative article including an ornament, a first stud member extending generally in a first direction from the ornament and terminating in a first stud end, and a second stud member extending generally in a second, opposite direction from the ornament and terminating in a second stud end; moving the decorative article in a first direction and penetrating a surface of the outer garment with the first stud member; continuing to move the decorative article generally in the first direction and penetrating a surface of the undergarment strap with the first stud member; moving the decorative article in a second direction and penetrating the surface of the outer garment with the second stud member; and continuing to move the decorative article generally in the second direction and penetrating the surface of the undergarment strap with the second stud member, thereby securing the undergarment strap to the outer garment by the decorative article.