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I'll lead with this bizarre Ask Andy post where a man, or his wife, finds suspenders in a thrift store and gets them, then is puzzled, asks the internet what is up, and is told by a cobbler that they are "one strap suspenders" which is apparently a real thing wherein the friggin strap crosses over your shoulder to the waist on the opposite side and makes you look like you are wearing a gunbelt of some sort.
http://www.askandyaboutclothes.com/forum/showthread.php?190806-Emporio-Armani-Suspenders
Anyway, I never much got into suspenders. I love the idea, as cinching crap around your waist is not the brightest idea, but it's one of those plunges not yet taken. It does not help that braces/suspenders are a fairly rare item relegated to anachronists, collectors, eccentrics, luxury nuts and the like so they are not inexpensive unless they are cheap.
First, clips are wrong. Buttons, period. I get this much.
I'm suspicious of anything with elastic content, but I may be wrong. I don't really care too much about appearance as I'm of the old school notion that they should not be seen. Do avoid being Ed Norton or Gordon Gekko.
The long-gone mimo made reference to the button tabs, presumably called kips, being more comfortable if woven and not leather. Makes sense. Others have said that white leather is somehow preferred over black or brown?
http://www.askandyaboutclothes.com/forum/showthread.php?190806-Emporio-Armani-Suspenders
Anyway, I never much got into suspenders. I love the idea, as cinching crap around your waist is not the brightest idea, but it's one of those plunges not yet taken. It does not help that braces/suspenders are a fairly rare item relegated to anachronists, collectors, eccentrics, luxury nuts and the like so they are not inexpensive unless they are cheap.
First, clips are wrong. Buttons, period. I get this much.
I'm suspicious of anything with elastic content, but I may be wrong. I don't really care too much about appearance as I'm of the old school notion that they should not be seen. Do avoid being Ed Norton or Gordon Gekko.
The long-gone mimo made reference to the button tabs, presumably called kips, being more comfortable if woven and not leather. Makes sense. Others have said that white leather is somehow preferred over black or brown?