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#1 2013-08-06 13:57:31
- Kingston1an
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Braces are out
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2385101/Red-braces-market-crash-Demand-city-slickers-plummets-age-austerity.html
The mighty Debenhams only stock one style now.
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#2 2013-08-06 14:00:08
- Bishop of Briggs
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Re: Braces are out
No self-respecting City executive would set foot in Debenhams. Their merchandise is utterly dire.
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#3 2013-08-07 07:00:35
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Re: Braces are out
I didnt think the English wore braces much.
#4 2013-08-07 07:57:29
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Re: Braces are out
"Florid, smug, middle-aged golf club bore in this country I'd say. Propping up the 19th hole in deepest Surrey bemoaning the perils of immigration."
#5 2013-08-07 08:06:43
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Re: Braces are out
I just got a set of burgundy from Thurston, so take that Daily Mail.
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#6 2013-08-07 14:08:36
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Re: Braces are out
I have several pairs of Thurston braces - red in barathea and boxcloth. That will upset the thick chavs who write for and edit the Daily Mail.
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#8 2013-08-08 02:33:02
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Re: Braces are out
I'd imagine that sales of proper (i.e. button-fastening) braces have been very low but stable for decades.
The clip-on sort may fluctuate from time to time I suppose if some fashion buyer takes to them or some boy band is photographed in them.
#9 2013-08-08 11:29:09
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Re: Braces are out
Of course, most "style" writers miss the main reason for wearing braces - comfort.
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#10 2013-08-08 12:01:26
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Re: Braces are out
The English love braces our suits were made for them.. not like those silly Italians.
#12 2013-08-09 07:07:10
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Re: Braces are out
I agree with the Bish that the point about braces is comfort. They are hardly glamorous to my eyes - quite the opposite from the suspenders that certain bunnies wear;))
#13 2013-08-09 10:54:17
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Re: Braces are out
I have to say, I never thought to wear braces as a fashion statement. I am just trying to keep my trousers up.
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#14 2013-08-09 11:07:19
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Re: Braces are out
Tailors tell me that braces are the best for keeping the ol' kecks up 'specially on the more rotund man. Never had a pair.
Personally, If I were to wear braces, I'd have to wear a 3 piece as I'd only be comfortable If I were to remove my jacket with a waistcoat covering them.
I either have belt loops, 2 piece and odd trousers or side adjusters for 3 piece.
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#15 2013-08-09 11:15:55
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Re: Braces are out
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