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Registered: 02-23-05 | Okay. Last night on Style Network, they had a show on the 50 Fashion Don'ts. One of the things they listed for men was suspenders.
Personally I think there is a difference between suspenders and braces. For me suspenders clip on to the pants, they're usually about 1 1/2 to 2 inches wide. Braces on the other hand are buttoned onto the slacks, are relatively thin. I've heard many stylists say that braces make slacks hang better on the man. For my money what Larry King wears are suspenders and not braces.
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Registered: 05-27-05 | I think it's like many other things...some men can pull them off, and some can't. Until recently (thank you Matthelm) I didn't know there was a difference...or at least 'braces' didn't come to mind when I thought 'suspenders'. When I pictured suspenders, I was reminded of Mork from Ork. Braces, however...are classy. |
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Registered: 12-15-03 | There is no difference between braces and suspenders. Braces is the British term while suspenders is the American counterpart. There is no distinction between braces that button and those that clipped to the trousers. I would wear braces regularly if I wore a suit everyday; however, I don't so I only own 2 pairs.
Pomo fashion tip: Silk braces look great with split-back trousers (they accentuate the tailored appearance of the garment). |
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Registered: 12-24-04 | I think they look classy, in an old-world sort of way. Just not the wide, Farmer John type. |
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Registered: 02-23-05 | Pomomojo, I realize I was playing a bit of semantics, and that braces is the British word for suspenders. (Ironically what we call a garter belt, they call a suspender belt.) However over the last few years, any of the better suit stores I've gone into, and been looking for suspenders, and used the term, the clerk has always corrected me and said braces. So, I'm wondering if there is a certain shift in the lexicon. On the show I was watching, most of the guys they showed wearing suspenders, weren't wearing nice silk braces (I think two were), but the wide type that clip onto your jeans rather than are held in place with buttons.
Clear as mud now? |
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Registered: 05-27-05 | I wonder if maybe it's like the differences in say, jeans and dress pants...pull over and button down...and suspenders and braces? There is a definite difference in appearance between 'spenders and braces in the context we're talking about, so it makes sense to me to divide them into two groups. I mean, if you put a pile of suspenders and braces on a table, they could easily be separated...ya know? |
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Registered: 12-15-03 | Evidence that braces arent totally dead or reserved for the obese (my Monday outfit, please excuse the oversized shirt): http://tinyurl.com/a832e |
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Registered: 10-31-03 | Very nice and coordinated look there Pomomojo! DiorHomme featured suspenders in their Spring 2006 collection. http://men.style.com/fashion/collections/S2006MEN/review/CDMENOf course suspenders [or braces] will always be a style statement for some men, though designers will try to dictate how the look is to be worn in a certain year in a certain way. However, with the slim-fit pants Hedi Slimane features, it makes a muse wonder if a "wedgie" is really worth the high price of couture.  |
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Registered: 02-23-05 | usually with my suits I go with braces--they just seem to go better, but with slacks and a sport jacket or blazer, I do belts.
I understand that Brioni--one of the top men's designers in the world, and the brand of suits that Donald Trump wears most often--designs their suits so that buttons for braces can't be added to the suit trousers. |
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