Fleur-de-Lis Suspenders

Description

A fleur-de-lis worked as an outline filigree repeats along the strap, drawn in grey against black. It is the most restrained print in this range by some distance: the motif is decorative but the palette is not, so from a short distance the pair reads as a textured dark stripe rather than as a novelty print. The strap is 1.0 inch wide, elastic bodied, with steel-plated hardware.

That restraint is exactly what makes it usable where a louder print would be wrong. It sits comfortably at a wedding, a formal dinner, an evening reception or a christening, and it carries a New Orleans, French or heraldic association for anyone who wants that specifically rather than incidentally. Worn under a jacket it shows only in flashes as you move, which is the more discreet way to wear any suspender; worn over a plain white shirt the filigree gets the attention it was drawn for and rewards a closer look. It works for men and women on the same strap.

Elastic keeps the strap moving with you rather than against you across a long night of sitting, standing and dancing, and the hardware adjusts to cover most body types from a single pair. Black and grey means it pairs cleanly with any dark trouser and with either black or brown shoes, which is more than most printed pairs can claim. Under a dark suit it passes for a plain pair until someone looks closely, and that is the whole appeal of a filigree print.

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