Belts versus Suspenders

[ChaosSix]

Which is the better way to keep your pants up ?

 

[Slartibartfast]

I wore suspenders with my tux when I was married and did not care for them.

Of course this was a rental, so maybe a nicer set would make a difference.

 

[MedicBill]

I love belts. I've worn suspenders and I didn't care for adjusting them, I kept getting paranoid that one side was tighter than the other.

 

[ChaosSix]

I used to wear suspenders as a kid , and now I'm interested in getting some ,because , let's just say I miss the way things were 10 years ago

 

[Uncle Erik]

I wore suspenders occasionally years ago, but they're not my style any longer. A belt is cleaner and more minimal.

Suspenders are more in league with the bow tie. Still formal, but a little eccentric.

 

[djh]

Years ago I would always wear suspenders (braces) with my dinner suit (tuxedo)...... I solved that problem by starting to wear my kilt to black tie functions. I wear a belt!

 

[sause]

I can't stand the why a belt feels in comparison to braces. They just feel better and keep your pants where they are meant to be on you waist not down at your hips.

 

[StylinLA]

Kind of depends on what feels best I guess. I think braces are more forgiving myself.

At this point for me, I feel the braces/suspenders are much more elegant with most suits, or a consverative/traditional blazer/slacks combo.

I couldn't pull them off with just khakis and shirt myself.

 

[blackfoot]

With casual wear, I wear a belt. In a suit, I wear braces. I wasn't sure I like them at first. However, once I got used to them, I really like them. It makes a suit feel much more comfortable. Of course, I don't like the clip on ones. You have to get the ones that require buttons inside your trouser's waist band.

 

[john parker]

I wear braces with my suits, with my sports slacks and with my jeans. They feel better than a belt. Only problem so far is how to wear them when wearing an aloha shirt and khakis!

 

[StylinLA]

You have to get the ones that require buttons inside your trouser's waist band.

Even if it's not a pricey suit, please do not consider clip ons.

 

[Jooky]

Suspenders/braces do a better job of eliminating that vertical smile when wearing jeans/work pants. I generally wear them under my shirts and over my undershirts when wearing work/casual wear and am not in a situation that requires a tucked in shirt. When wearing dress pants and shirts I go with a belt.

 

[flylot]

I wear braces mostly, even with jeans. They allow my trousers to hang better. I am not fond of the constriction a belt gives on my waist.

 

[Bill Smith]

Belts.

 

[jones2289]

I always wear a belt. My grandfather, on the other hand, wears both....and yes I mean at the same time. When anyone says something to him about it, he says that my grandma "works his *** off" and he doesn't have anything back there to help hold his pants up.

 

[Pumpkin]

I'm in both camps. Braces with formal suits. Belts with casual wear.

 

[DougK]

I mostly wear belts, but I always get my suit trousers taliored with the buttons in case I need to step my dress up a notch. It's nice to have the option.

 

[Will P.C.]

I wear both, but big meetings or presentations, I tend to wear sus., and so does my dad

 

[Sam F]

I feel that my trousers hang cleaner and fit better with braces, but I only wear them with a suit or sport coat

Sam