# Why does this guy NOT wear a belt, sheesh! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 14, 2003, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-guy-not-wear-a-belt-sheesh/155048 "2003-02-14T13:56:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2003, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-guy-not-wear-a-belt-sheesh/155048/21 "2003-02-14T23:17:48Z")
Frank must be British, if only at heart. His mode of attire is exactly that of the stereotypical British brickie. ---
**Author:** ![BadBaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/71c47a/32.png) [@BadBaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BadBaby)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-guy-not-wear-a-belt-sheesh/155048/22 "2003-02-15T02:42:49Z")
Wait a minute, I think suspenders and braces are two entirely different animals. The way it was explained to me, was that suspenders sort of clip on and braces button on. You can tell they’re braces if the part that attaches to the pants is a little upside-down Y, suspenders are just simple bands on elastic. The fellow who told me this had been in the mens clothing business for ages and also let me know that suspenders were icky. Think Mork vs. Cary Grant. Hmph, whatever. ---
**Author:** ![elgar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c37758/32.png) [@elgar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elgar)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-guy-not-wear-a-belt-sheesh/155048/23 "2003-02-15T04:42:14Z")
So, do nice men’s slacks have buttons on the inside of the waistband for braces? Or do you sew them on yourself since most people just wear belts now? ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-guy-not-wear-a-belt-sheesh/155048/24 "2003-02-15T07:04:20Z")
> [@](#): > > Oh, and shaming him into killing himself is OK? The irony was a bit too subtle for us, was it? ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-guy-not-wear-a-belt-sheesh/155048/25 "2003-02-16T01:04:13Z")
Not at all, I was attempting to brush off your comment.:rolleyes: …I neither shamed nor mocked him in the OP. ---
**Author:** ![Thylacine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thylacine/32/1143_2.png) [@Thylacine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thylacine)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-guy-not-wear-a-belt-sheesh/155048/26 "2003-02-16T04:07:44Z")
He needs some [longtail t-shirts](http://www.duluthtrading.com/a/shop/dlist.asp?UID=2003021522065358&GEN0=&GEN1=&SKW=3C2LTS) more than a belt or suspenders or braces. ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-guy-not-wear-a-belt-sheesh/155048/27 "2003-02-16T17:12:21Z")
I like this part from THYLACINE`s link; “just three inches of shirt body length will keep you in the good graces of your clients and fellow tradesmen.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-guy-not-wear-a-belt-sheesh/155048.md?page=1)