Braces without Waistcoat

[MikeBravo]

According to the Simpsons and the British Book of Smiles teeth straightening is unheard of in England.

Ah yes, Britain, the land that dentistry and hairdressing forgot

To all the "Pommies' out there, I am just kidding. I am an actually an anglophile, and that rarest of creatures, an Australian monarchist.

 

[Cobden]

But they don't consider the shirt underneath to be underwear? So braces are underwear that go on the outside.

I feel like Superman.

Basically, yes. I think it goes back to the days when braces were a) usually fairly ugly and b) used to hold up underwear via loops (so you're underwear would be exposed when you're in shirtsleeves with braces)

 

[Mario]

That reminds me of a quote in Brigadoon after they return to the US and are stuck in a crowded cocktail bar, "It's not the heat, it's the humanity"

lol lol lol :eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap

 

[JimWagner]

Basically, yes. I think it goes back to the days when braces were a) usually fairly ugly and b) used to hold up underwear via loops (so you're underwear would be exposed when you're in shirtsleeves with braces)

And so, hip-hop fashion is actually vintage? Who knew? :eeek:*yucky*

 

[avedwards]

Personally I fall into the category of only wearing braces when I'm wearing a waistcoat and otherwise wearing a belt or trousers with waist adjusters. However, because I couldn't care less what rude strangers may say or think of me I may wear exposed braces in the future.

I do think it's perfectly acceptable to have braces exposed and has been since the '40s judging by films. However, they should be covered up whenever one's shirt should be covered up - for example at formal events, in Parliament, job interviews, during a wedding ceremony etc. The reason in Britain some traditionalists see them as underwear dates back to Victorian times and the fact that Britain is more temperate than parts of the US so it is possible to keep one's jacket on without suffering from heat stroke.

 

[DanielJones]

I suppose if it works for Captain Jack Harkness

And Doctor Who #11...

Cheers!

Dan

 

[Dr Kilroy]

I still follow the obsolete rule, that braces are underwear and should never be seen. The same about shirt.

Best regards, Dr

 

[Yeps]

In regard to hot weather... I am much more likely to wear a waistcoat without a jacket than vice versa.

That said, I think that braces break the open space of the shirt very nicely, and improve the look.

 

[RP McMurphy]

Personally, I've always thought the ends of braces, either button or the dreaded clip-ons, looked a bit odd. Broad suspenders like this guy: http://static.igossip.com/photos/si...e_sequel_for_wall_street_movie_main_10567.jpg
...Just look a bit precocious and obnoxious in my view. I don't mind suspenders over a shirt, so long as they're not too flamboyant or 'themed.' Drakes of london's narrow braces look nice, as do the styles offered at juke-jive.de

RP

 

[KILO NOVEMBER]

You say to-may-to, they say to-mah-to

To understand correctly. I am guessing braces are the same as spenders?

In the USA, "suspenders" are what in the UK are called "braces".
In the USA, "sock garters" are what in the UK are called "suspenders".

 

[Tomasso]

I don't mind suspenders over a shirt, so long as they're not too flamboyant or 'themed.'

The movie 'Wall Street' ushered in nearly a decade of men looking for any excuse to remove their jackets in order to show off their suspenders/braces. Most of these gents had a hard enough time matching tie/suit/shirt so the addition of a fourth component usually spelled disaster.

BTW, Michael Douglas' severely sloped shoulders necessitated shoulder pads be sewn into his shirts lest the suspenders slip off.

 

[MikeBravo]

I suppose if it works for Captain Jack Harkness

And Doctor Who #11...

Cheers!

Dan

Considering their active lifestyles, they really should be wearing button-on braces. Much safer and more secure. Clip-ons can be a real danger even when dancing, one could lose an eye

 

[Edward]

The Doctor's clip-ons are hideous. He is improving, though - the Christmas Special this year definitely had him in a real bow tie, not some dressing up, pre-tied nonsense. I may be wrong, but I'm fairly sure from memory that Jack's braces are button on.

 

[MikeBravo]

The Doctor's clip-ons are hideous. He is improving, though - the Christmas Special this year definitely had him in a real bow tie, not some dressing up, pre-tied nonsense. I may be wrong, but I'm fairly sure from memory that Jack's braces are button on.

You are correct. My apologies to Captain Jack. In fact he is to be congratulated for wearing braces AND a belt

 

[Mario]

You are correct. My apologies to Captain Jack. In fact he is to be congratulated for wearing braces AND a belt

You can't see it but there's a holster attached to it...

 

[gtdean48]

... wearing braces AND a belt

Don't trust a man who can't trust his own pants.... line from John Wayne movie...

 

[dnjan]

Evidently braces are a serious threat to National Security.
I had a short plane trip (out on Wednesday and back on Thursday), and both times the metal adjuster buckles set off the detector requiring a full-body pat-down from a friendly TSA representative. Not the old-fashioned wand that would beep to indicate where the metal was, but the full, intimate touchy-feely treatment.

 

[filfoster]

Gordon Gekko says "Braces are good."

 

[filfoster]

BTW, Michael Douglas' severely sloped shoulders necessitated shoulder pads be sewn into his shirts lest the suspenders slip off.

This is a great tid-bit of trivia. Didn't keep him from getting a fine looking, much younger spouse though, did it?

 

[Nick D]

Evidently braces are a serious threat to National Security.
I had a short plane trip (out on Wednesday and back on Thursday), and both times the metal adjuster buckles set off the detector requiring a full-body pat-down from a friendly TSA representative. Not the old-fashioned wand that would beep to indicate where the metal was, but the full, intimate touchy-feely treatment.

Sock garters, too. I forgot to take them off the last time I went through Detroit and they set it off. I found out I can take my braces off without taking off my waistcoat, though. For speed's sake, I can't put them back on without taking the waistcoat off.