National Suspenders Day
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This notion occurred to me that suspenders were more attractive when they weren't ... however the comfort level was much higher than that I achieved with a belt.
My pal Bill Havey told me that I had made a fashion statement and started wearing them too.
It was my late sister in law, Peggy Childers Williamson who pointed out that wearing a belt with suspenders was a fashion faux pas. You know I was right out there wearing both up to that point. I told Charlie about it when I saw him doing the same thing and he said he could care less and went right on wearing both suspenders and a belt ... to work no less.
Anyway, I still have a couple pairs of those suspenders from the old days. The last pair I wore at Bechtel still hang in my closet because my dad gave them to me when he received them from Westinghouse. They continue to have sentimental value.
I hope that even though my suspender days appear to be over you might indulge yourself if you're so inclined. I did find them a refreshing change of fashion pace way back when I was someone altogether different.
I really don't see myself in them nowadays, but you can't ever tell — and I try never to say never regarding most things.