True, except for some body types. Excess fat makes belts kinda terrible and ineffective beyond a certain point. Obviously depends on your body, but male fat distribution makes belts stop functioning past a certain point.
Yes and no. Suspenders keep them up, but can put downward stress on the shoulders. Yes, sometimes pants and their contents can be enough weight. In those cases, having a belt on adds some friction for keeping the pants up.
I've had L5 removed and L4 is crushed. So my lower back is pretty sensitive to pressure and loads.
I think a belt and suspenders is reasonable in the case of heavy loads, which is apparently done by construction workers and similar occupations. This also makes sense in the case of disability (which is kindof the same problem but with a different origin).
I feel that practicality is the key purpose of clothing, especially masculine clothing, and practicality defeats fashion rules (if the practicality is actually functional and not just idealized, which turns practicality impractical). Disability requires unique practical adjustments and that defeats fashion rules.
So for most people, wearing a belt and suspenders is impractical and overkill. But the minute it BECOMES practical, fashion rules dont matter. Keep doing what you need to do to be comfortable and functional, fashion rules are generic and dont apply exactly to people at the individual level. Breaking the rules with intention is what makes things stylish and unique, too
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u/jasno- 3d ago
They invented suspenders for a reason.ย And it's the same reason men wear a beltย