Heavy Duty Clip-On Suspenders

Description

A 1.4 inch strap in 70 percent polyester and 30 percent spandex, joined at the back in a Y with a leather crosspatch. The clips are nickel-free metal with teeth, which grip a waistband firmly and matter a great deal to anyone who reacts to nickel. Adjustable length runs from 26 to 43 inches. That is a wide adjustment range for a suspender of this width, and it is the reason a single listing covers so many body types.

Eighteen colors is a wide range for a pair this plain, and it splits neatly into three groups. Black, navy, brown, coffee, dark gray and burgundy make up the everyday and formal end. Army green, sage green, khaki and light blue soften it. The rest are patterned: black and white plaid, black and brown plaid, black and khaki plaid, black and gray plaid, plus polka dots in black, navy and burgundy. Weddings, graduations, school dances and parties are the occasions it is stocked against, and the plain colors carry an office day without comment. The plaids and dots are the ones that get worn without a jacket, since the pattern is the point.

The 26 to 43 inch range covers short and tall frames from the same pair, and the leather crosspatch keeps the Y join from twisting where the three straps meet. Toothed clips will hold a heavy pair of trousers all day, though they grip firmly enough that you will want to open them properly rather than yank them free. Spandex at 30 percent is a high proportion for a strap this width, and it shows in how far the pair stretches before it starts to pull. The nickel-free finish is worth having even if you have never reacted to metal, since it also resists tarnishing.

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