Ski Suspenders

Description

Two widths are offered, 1 1/2 inch and 2 inch, both laid out as a Y-back with plastic clips at the ends. Hold-Up made this pair for the slopes, which explains the absence of metal in the clasps: no cold hardware pressed against a base layer at the top of a lift, and nothing steel to catch on a shell, a bib strap or a pack harness. The wider 2 inch cut carries more weight across the shoulder; the 1 1/2 inch sits lower in profile under a fitted jacket.

Skiers are the intended wearer, and the reasoning is practical. Ski pants sit under a jacket where a belt is awkward to reach and impossible to adjust with gloves on, so a suspender keeps the waist exactly where you set it in the car park through a day of turns, lift queues and layer changes. The straps are light and flexible enough that they do not restrict a full range of arm movement through a turn, and reinforced stitching is there because ski gear takes repeated stress at the shoulder rather than steady load. The same pair works under a jacket off the mountain, which is why it also turns up with dress and suit trousers.

Colours run to black, blue, red and tan, with black also available in the wider 2 inch cut and in extra-long sizing for taller builds. Both straps adjust independently, so the pair can be let out over thermals and a bib layer in the morning and taken back in for a shirt and trousers at the end of the day, without unclipping anything.

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