Braces/Suspenders - Colors, Source Etc ?

I bought some braces this year after not wearing any for a decade. I bought some Trafalgar braces off eBay and they overall were decent. I couldn’t make myself buy Thurston braces given the price. I ended up buying two pairs from Mr Winston at Chipp Neckwear. I am very impressed with the quality and price and will buy any future pairs from him.

I went with a light grey and wine for the two pairs. I will probably buy a navy at some point. Given I don’t wear suits often that’s more than likely all I’ll own (I do wear them with odd trousers as the mood strikes me). So far I’ve found myself wearing the grey the most. But I’ll caveat that with I’m kinda conservative vs flashy in my dress and I suck at color pairing.

ETA: I kept the belt loops on my trousers since I wear both braces and belts (but not at the same time!). I did have my last suit made without loops and wear braces exclusively.


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Audi S5 TC said:

Nice suspenders, Mr. Winston (or can I call you Paul?).

Are your grosgrain suspenders 100% cotton or 100% silk? And, do the navy solid suspenders come with dark brown or medium brown leather kips when brown leather is specified? Or, do you get a choice of those two browns when brown leather kips are specified?

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Mr Winston can correct me if I misremembered, but when I asked that question the answer was I could specify the color I wanted when I ordered and they would let me know if they were unable to fulfill. I asked for mid brown when I ordered and they arrived with perfect mid brown colored kips.

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