Candy Cane Suspenders

Description

Red and white candy cane stripes, running the full length of both straps. It is the simplest possible Christmas print and probably the most effective, because it needs no explanation at any distance. Buckle-Down uses high-quality elastic here at one inch wide, with steel-plated hardware at the adjusters and attachment points. The stripe runs continuously down both straps, so the pattern reads correctly whether the braces are seen full length or only at the shoulder.

December is what these are for. Office parties, family dinners, carol services, school concerts and the annual photograph all take them, and they do more work than a novelty jumper for a fraction of the bulk. Anyone playing an elf, a nutcracker or a Christmas shop assistant gets a costume component out of them. Worn with a white shirt and dark trousers they finish a festive outfit that still passes as smart. They are also the easiest way to dress a group. A bar team, a choir or a family in matching red and white photographs well, and nobody has to be talked into wearing them.

The elastic stretches with movement and settles back rather than staying long, which matters if they come out for a few weeks a year and then go into a drawer. One inch keeps the stripe pitch tight and the look sharp. Steel-plated components are built for years of use, so this is a pair you can bring out each December rather than replace. Adjustment along each strap handles most torso lengths, and a print on webbing will not crack the way a printed jumper motif does.

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