DH came home with braces.

[rickyrickygrimes]

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?

Would he just wear his cardigan over the top, though?😬

Oh dear lord no ...

All male teachers at DD’s secondary wore suits. I always assumed that it’s some sort of dress code, is it not?

Get him a pipe

I feel your pain, OP. DH is 59 and has taken to wearing his golf clothing as casual wear. All 100% polyester, shocking colours, clings like superglue and he's very tall with a tubby belly and chicken legs. I'm embarrassed to go anywhere with him most of the time. He's always been eccentric with clothes, but this is just hideous. And he genuinely thinks he looks great

His alternative is the one pair of jeans he's had for about 7 years but can't replace as he can't find the exact same pair ....

Braces are all the rage. Ds (21) went for a suit at a well known retailer and most of the younger salespeople had braces on with their suits.

I see braces and I just want to twang them.
But I get that they stop builders bum, which whenever I see one, I just wish I had a perky daffodil (iykyk)

Does he have hairy feet? And eat second breakfast?

I just imagined Victor from Still Game 🤣

@FlyingCherub

yes, he’s always been a bit eccentric with clothes. I think he’s so determined not to dress like his dad (check shirt and round neck jumper over, perfectly normal way to dress) he goes too far the other way. 🤷‍♀️

@LubaLuca - I didn't think it out! You are so right! 😀

Definitely! An Edwardian aesthetic.

But definitely lose the cardigan!....oh and no pipe and slippers either!

You made me LOL. The image of your eye-catching DH is stuck in my mind now & will bring joy whenever I think of it.

... and gratitude that my own DH shuns all loud colours & unnatural fabrics, & getting him to clothes shop takes weeks of pleading or gentle persuasion. When Covid hit I mail-ordered all the jeans & cords I found in his size just before Debenhams disappeared (he'd bought some in-store, so I knew exactly what to buy), so his wardrobe is well-stocked & for the next 20 years he doesn't have to take his trousers off in a changing room which is apparently a no-no for a red-blooded Englishman...

I imagined Victor Meldrew!

Like this?

On a fit young bloke with floppy hair and a satchel that would be very attractive.

My dh wears braces. He works in the fashion industry and braces have always been part of his wardrobe. They can look stylish.

He needs a tweed jacket with leather elbow patches to complete the look

Since he likes Hawaiian shirts perhaps order him some loud style waistcoats to cover suspenders

Omg. LTB.

Suspenders oops I mean braces 😬

Does he have a corduroy blazer with leather patches on the elbows?

I find braces incredibly sexy… on the likes of don draper

Does the cardigan have pockets and leather covered buttons?

This made me chuckle. I think the struggle is real though. Once the belly gets round enough trousers tend to slip down. 😂