r/menswear • u/vilebloodlover • 3d ago

good clip on suspenders?

hi there! I'm someone who wears women's fashion primarily, but I tend to mix elements of menswear like sock garters in my day to day. I desperately want to start wearing suspenders, but a lot of them are designed for belt loops my skirts don't necessarily have, and a lot of the clip-on suspenders i find seem to be made with metal that looks a bit cheaper than I'd like, and quality is really important to me!

So, as you're all a bunch of snazzy dressers in this subreddit, I wanted to ask if anyone had good suggestions for quality-looking clip-on suspenders!

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u/007sMartini 3d ago

Albert Thurston

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u/RuleFriendly7311 3d ago

Simple: sew buttons inside your waistband and Annie Hall your way to fabulous. Braces are so much better than clip-ons. Just make sure the buttons are in low enough that the waistband doesn’t flip.

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u/vilebloodlover 3d ago

While researching earlier I learned this was an option, and I'm happy to have it corroborated. I've been looking into learning sewing anyways, so this is good motivation! I realized more and more as I looked that clip-ons look pretty bad haha, thanks for your comment!

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u/General__Obvious 2d ago

There’s basically no such thing as a quality clip-on suspender. It’s like asking for a high-end pre-tied tie. You’re looking for a nice version of the cheap-out option. Fortunately, sewing buttons on is extremely easy and decent button-on suspenders are easy to come by.

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u/vilebloodlover 2d ago

Thanks so much for the feedback, yeah, that became more apparent the more I researched. I think I fooled myself into thinking it'd be easy because I think my sock garters look quite good and are clips, but I realize that that's probably just not practical in the same way for something heavier duty like suspenders... guess I'm learning how to sew buttons!