Q. I have two pairs of suspenders and, since not many men wear them, they are something I am proud of. My problem is that the clips dig into my pants where I attach them and they tend to rip the ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Albert Thurston, specialist manufacturer of braces – or suspenders, as they are known in the US – has had to re ...

Beware of a man who wears suspenders and a belt. Such is a pessimist who will carry an umbrella even in fair weather. You cannot help but wonder if he does not trust his pants, as if they are subject ...