Bacon Suspenders

Description

Rashers of bacon, printed end to end down both straps against black. There is no second reading of this one and no cleverness to decode: it is a food print, played entirely straight, and it is funny for exactly that reason. The strap runs 1.0 inch wide, made from elastic with steel-plated hardware, which is the same build as the rest of the range with a considerably less serious print on it. The rashers are drawn large enough to be unmistakable rather than reduced to a repeating texture.

It gets bought as a gift about as often as it gets bought to wear, and both make sense. A breakfast-themed party, a stag do, a food festival, a birthday, a diner shift or a chef’s day off are all natural settings, and it has an established life as a novelty present for someone known for one particular enthusiasm. Worn with a plain white shirt and dark trousers, the print carries the whole joke without the rest of the outfit having to help, which is the right way round for something this specific. It is worn by men and women alike.

Elastic through the strap gives it stretch across a long day and the hardware adjusts, so one pair fits most wearers with no size to select. The black ground behind the print is what keeps it wearable with ordinary dark trousers rather than confining it to a costume box between parties. It reads clearly from across a room, which matters for a print whose entire job is to be recognised immediately.

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