Do men still wear sock suspenders?

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@Way Too Happy

And the there’s the “Hints from Heloise” method: Immediately prior to putting one’s socks on, wet a bar of soap, apply a band of soap around your leg where the tops of your socks will rest. Put on your socks, and providing your legs aren’t going to perspire, socks stay up!

Wow, I’ve never heard that before.

Ignorance fought?

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Sock garter modelled

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@Rayne Man

When I was a young lad in short trousers and long socks (required school uniform till you were 13 back in the 60’s) we wore another sort of “suspender” . This was a loop of elastic worn just below the knee and concealed by the turned-over top of the sock.

Oh yeah! That used to be part of our Girl Scouts uniform, except it had a little tassel thing for ornamentation that came out of the fold.

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@Zsofia

Oh yeah! That used to be part of our Girl Scouts uniform, except it had a little tassel thing for ornamentation that came out of the fold.

And bloody uncomfortable they were. If you had them even a little bit too tight you were left with a red indentation around your leg which lasted for days.

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@Kalhoun

Okay, now I’m all about socks that stay up, but wouldn’t it be easier to just buy elasticized socks? I’m not sure I could find a pair of men’s socks that didn’t have really good elastic. In fact, I just bought a couple pair for my dad. He’s one of those guys who goes a little catatonic if his socks fall down.

I believe sock garters date from the “silk stocking” days. Silk socks have no elasticity.

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@Rayne Man

And bloody uncomfortable they were. If you had them even a little bit too tight you were left with a red indentation around your leg which lasted for days.

I think the uniforms have, like, cargo pants and belly shirts and a tongue piercing these days.