Articles of Style A GUIDE TO WEARING SUSPENDERS

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The leather belt as a practical garment is a fairly recent invention. Prior to the First World War, belts were largely decorative outside of military uniforms (and even then were often more decorative than practical). The traditional device for holding up a man’s trousers was a pair of suspenders, and to this day they remain the preferred method of many stylish gentlemen. Here’s 10 things you need to know about suspenders before adding them to your repertoire. 1. BUTTONS NOT CLIPS There’s nothing cheesier than clip-on suspenders. It’s just bad design, really. The only way for the metal clip to actually function is