Dropping Pants? Let's Hope Not.

I've always assumed my beloved snickerdoodle Dustin would be on top of the whole clothed groomsmen thing. And he was...in thought.

And until a late-night phone call last night, I hadn't given much thought to guy's attire. The ladies? Clothed and fierce, sure-fire fabulousness. The groomsmen? Ehh...not so much. We already have their ties, but it only amounted to a Chippendales costume, sans pants.

And so the great "Find Our Dudes Some Duds" hunt began.

Chocolate brown pants for a bargain despite oodles of stores not having them in stock because the color is apparently not fit for their spring or summer lines? We found 'em for a whopping $37 each. Crisp white shirts? Each guy can handle that. Accessories like suspender and belts? That will be easy...

...but WAIT. Did you know that suspenders and belts weren't really meant to be worn together?

Seriously. I consulted my sources (ahem, Google) and discovered this gem by The GQ Style Guy:

 
"Should I wear a belt when I wear suspenders?

Whenever I see a man wearing a belt and suspenders, which is not all that often, I think, Now, here is a pessimist. Guys who wear a belt and suspenders probably carry umbrellas on sunny days and wear more than one condom."

  

Hmm. OK, then. I clearly had no idea that people who wore a belt with suspenders were that afraid of their pants falling down. And you know what? We really don't want them to appear so pessimistic.

 

(Photo source) This is apparently wrong.

 

Amid my ferocious online shopping for suspenders and various other manly accessories, I frantically called Dustin:

Me: "HOLYOMG, did you know that people don't really wear suspenders AND A BELT? AT THE SAME TIME? What are we going to do?! Suspenders or a belt?! I JUST DON'T KNOW."

Dustin: "Oh, OK. Suspenders then."

Me: "So that's it? Suspenders? Just like that?"

Dustin: "Yeah. We'll just do suspenders."
   

And there you have it. Dustin saves me from Bride Brain, yet again. Still looking for suspenders, but we'll make note to not have the groomsmen pair them with a belt. Ta-da!

 

(Photo source) And this is apparently how it's really done. Who knew?

 

Stay thrifty,
Hollie

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Comments

[Jen (peachbride)]

Oops. Richard wore both. Oh well. :)

I think just suspenders is a good choice. Well played Dustin.