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Now a budding revival of suspenders is under way. Businessmen, lawyers, brokers and investment bankers are returning to the old way of holding up their pants. Evidence of the resurgence can be seen on Market Street in San Francisco, in Chicago's financial district and in the environs of...
The return to suspenders has also been spurred by changing fashions. Designers of more traditional men's clothing such as Ralph Lauren and Alan Flusser have popularized pants with a double front pleat. Explains Allan Ellinger, president of Alan Flusser Inc.: "The only way to make pleated trousers drape...
Any man considering a switch to suspenders must be prepared to make a financial investment. Good-quality braces start at around $18 and go up to $75 for embroidered silk ones. Many wearers have a pair for each suit. Furthermore, a classic set of suspenders must be anchored by six...
In a less permissive era, showing one's suspenders was considered unseemly. Not so today. When Drugstore Magnate Lewis Lehrman ran for Governor of New York last year, his political trademark was a prominently displayed set of fire-engine red ones. Lehrman lost, but he is sticking with his...
In consecutive weeks, major sports events an ocean and a world apart stepped ("one leg at a time," as the sportswriters say) into trouser controversies. Early last week, during the final round of the U.S. Open Golf Championship at Oakmont, Pa., Forrest Fezler ducked into a portable comfort station after...