X-Back Bow Tie and Suspenders Set

Description

Timiot pairs a one-inch X-back strap with a pre-tied bow tie in a matching colour. The webbing is 74 percent polyester and 26 percent elastodiene, which is what gives it stretch that holds up after repeated wear, and the four clips carry round plastic teeth inserts inside metal bodies for grip. Metal adjusters set the length. Fifteen colours are offered, including burgundy, charcoal, navy, red, white, yellow, pink, royal, silver, champagne, cream stripe and both black and navy polka dot.

Weddings, graduations, band performances and formal celebrations are where the set gets used, and the colour list is clearly built for matching a party of groomsmen to a scheme. The bow tie comes pre-tied and adjustable, which removes the one step most people find fiddly on the morning of an event. The set works equally well for men, women and teenagers, and the polka dot and stripe options suit a less formal party where a plain black tie would be too severe, while champagne, cream stripe and silver cover the softer palettes that turn up at spring weddings.

Normal wearing length runs from 44 to 50 inches, with the elastic extending to 66 inches, so the fit covers a wide range of heights. The X-back centres the pull between the shoulder blades and keeps the straps from sliding outward through an evening of standing. The clips open easily but hold firmly enough for the trousers to hang from the shoulders, and the metal adjusters keep the set length rather than creeping loose through an evening.

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