DH came home with braces.

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Not the teeth kind, the hold-your-trousers -up kind.

he’s put on some weight over the last year or two and finds it hard to get his trousers to stay up over / under his tummy. Belts don’t seem to help. So he has bought braces.

he’s also started wearing cardigans. So he does that thing where he puts his hands in his pockets, tucks the cardigans behind them, and exposes the braces. He hasn’t quite started rocking back on his heels and sucking in air through his teeth while shaking his head slowly, but it’s not far off.

he’s only 55. 😱

Isn’t he too young?? My dad is 77 and he wears braces (I think that’s where DH got the idea).

AIBU to hate them?

Braces very much depend on your aesthetic. Braces and cardigan can be quite punk! But from the sound of it that’s not DH’s vibe 😂 you can’t really dictate what he wears but 55 def not too old for braces.

Actually I would find this attractive

Not the cardigan though.

Braces seem to go in and out of fashion, as for cardigans, I'm not a fan but they are all the rage at universities

Hilarious. I would laugh every time he did it. He'd probably stop pretty quickly!

@KT8282 oh god he’s so far from a punk style! More geography teacher (this is actually what he is). He’s always moaning about his wardrobe and his clothes, that he doesn’t look good - but he keeps buying horrible stuff.

Without the extra weight I'd like this, wearing them go cope with a gut, yuk!

My husband has adopted a cap. It makes him look like something out of the last of the summer wine. It is not attractive. I have hidden it.

LTB
(Lose The Braces)

I know some men in their 30s in braces. Not all weight related, some just prefer them. They can be quite sexy...

I'd love DH to wear braces. I think he looks sexy in his grandad glasses too 😍

@Theaspidistraiswilting

Compo was the first image that came to mind 😱

DH is 40 & wears braces. He isn't overweight but is a tradesman & doesn't want to be one of those that ends up with his bum out bending over

The braces might be attractive. The overweight, not so much.

I’d rather he wear braces than have his trousers falling down to show an arse crack! I think styled right braces are good. Not sure they go with a cardigan though!

Dad 88 wears them. Until a few years ago he wore a belt but he has something a bit wrong with his stomach and became quite unwell in Spain. The doctor there told him to lose the belts and go for braces. Since then he has had no issues. Maybe it is more comfy for your DH...!

Omg

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God I loved the 80s! Was working in the City, surrounded by men in expensive suits with silk linings, fierce stripy shirts and bright red braces. 😍

21st c hipster braces with knickerbocker-y trousers are just a bit too self conscious to be attractive.

What sort of look is your DH aiming for? Maybe take him shopping in Jermyn St or Savile Row?

The grandad in Gilmore Girls is overweight and wears braces, I still found him attractive. Some men (and women) carry the extra weight better than others. Being slim doesn't automatically mean attractive or a 'good' figure. Tone, proportion and body shape matter more IMO.

LTB!!!!

My 13 yo bought braces.black ones.to wear with school uniform because it doesnt say you cant and the scream non conformity-spose. he doesnt need them and tbh they look quite nice.
better than a bumsmile any day op

Rock on Tommy

Maybe he got the idea from the wood chopping guy on Tik Tok..

What sort of look is your DH aiming for? Maybe take him shopping in Jermyn St or Savile Row?

😂😂😂 did you miss that he’s a geography teacher? His winter wardrobe is mostly ancient waterproofs, the summer wardrobe is loud Hawaiian shirts. He is completely unfashionable and I’ve always been fine with that - but the braces have tipped me over the edge.