Clip-on suspenders are thought to be a little less formal than button-on ones. Additionally, they need pants or jeans with six concealed buttons on the inside of the waistline for the loops of the suspenders to button onto.You can always add suspender buttons to your pants if they don't already have them. If you're handy, you can do it yourself, or you can have your tailor take care of it. They should be positioned such that they are approximately 1" below the top of the waistband and 2" apart from the center-back seam on the underside of the waistband. In the front, tuck them in the waistband about 2" apart and 1" down from the top. Your suspenders should fall from your shoulder to your waist in a straight line when they are on. Start at the back of your trousers while fastening button-on suspenders. Pull the suspenders over your shoulders and button them in the front after putting on your pants and suspenders.
READ MOREMen's pants used to have significantly higher waistlines than they do now, often ending directly at the wearer's actual waist, before World War II. Men wore suspenders to keep their pants up. Due to fabric shortages during the war, manufacturers discovered they could reduce the waistlines of pants and save money. Belts started to take the place of suspenders as a means of preventing pants from dropping down around the same period, which is why it's regarded quite the fashion faux-pas to wear a belt and a suspender simultaneously. It's a bit of a function overload because they both perform the same action, and it also doesn't look correct. So keep in mind the golden rule of sartorial suspender wearing: no matter the style of suspender, wear no belt.
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