Men in suits: belt or no belt?

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I know that the purist thing to do is to give the belt a miss when wearing a high-end suit (not to disrupt the harmony of the fabric... *yawn*) but I really find it awkward. I suspect you need a tall and lean figure to pull this off.

Gigolo Grasiento (baaderonixx), Friday, 24 July 2009 11:34 (sixteen years ago)

my belt is usually the only thing keeping my pants up, given the size of my arse relative to my waist.

Bobkate Goldtwat (darraghmac), Friday, 24 July 2009 11:40 (sixteen years ago)

no belt but definitely wear a top hat

rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Friday, 24 July 2009 13:48 (sixteen years ago)

Er, have you heard of this marvelous invention called "suspenders"?

Lisa Simpson = a fictional bitch (HI DERE), Friday, 24 July 2009 13:58 (sixteen years ago)

no way

Gigolo Grasiento (baaderonixx), Friday, 24 July 2009 14:08 (sixteen years ago)

belts are nagl generally

here comes the slug line (Lamp), Friday, 24 July 2009 20:51 (sixteen years ago)

If you have pants that are tailored with adjustable straps at the hips, you don't need a belt, nor, generally, would you be able to wear one since they would omit any belt loops. I don't think, if your pants are properly fitted and so is your jacket, that the added security of a belt will ruin the line of your suit, but if that's what your fear, some bretelles would work admirably.

Le présent se dégrade, d'abord en histoire, puis en (Michael White), Friday, 24 July 2009 20:54 (sixteen years ago)

i had no idea this was a thing but i never wear suits

velko, Friday, 24 July 2009 21:03 (sixteen years ago)

yeah, it's pretty easy for me :
if your trousers have adjustable straps : no belt, no suspenders
if they don't but have suspenders buttons : suspenders
otherwise : belt

AleXTC, Monday, 27 July 2009 09:47 (sixteen years ago)

you wear suspenders?
yeah for me I just find it weird not to wear any belt, so I basically always wear one

Gigolo Grasiento (baaderonixx), Monday, 27 July 2009 10:53 (sixteen years ago)

I have some and like them in general but, somehow, I almost never wear them.
most of the times it's belt, yeah.

AleXTC, Monday, 27 July 2009 11:46 (sixteen years ago)


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