Findings - Oliver Spencer wool lookout coat on Bonobos

Oliver Spencer wool lookout coat on Bonobos

WHY: Finding a coat to wear over a suit or a bushiness casual outfit you need to sport for work is hard to find cause most of them are outdated and geared to the older, classic customer, the fit is too big and the style, fabrics and colors are just not fun, but this Oliver Spencer lookout coat got it all figured out! A perfect combo of classic style, sophisticated details, great fit and quality fabrics, all mixed in giving you the stage to show your smart sense of style and your unique personality even in your daily work! Once again a British brand shows us how its done! The great details on this coat are just phenomenal, and the design is multi dimensional, any way you turn there is something to look at, whether its the pockets and facing combo in the front or the back 'lovers' pockets or sleeves. I love the upper front pocket and the introduction of another color/fabric in the front facing, the under collar and the forearms (on the gray version only), while the choice of the herringbone textured fabric and the football leather buttons add that touch of quality that says i mean business!A perfect combo of traditional and contemporary for the modern guy!

How to wear suspenders?

Paul Stuart

I love suspenders and have been using them on and off since i was about 10 years old, I think they are a fun accessory that can impact your style and make it even more individual. Recently Brooke, my wife started using some of my suspenders (which BTW looked really cool) and that inspired me to write this post.
Historically the Suspenders were used for about 300 years but the modern type we all know was invented in 1822 by Albert Thurston and just almost any other item they were created with a specific purpose which was to hold up one's trousers and also keep the shirt in place. But after WWI (again this horrible war had such an impact on the fashion world...its crazy) the belt took over that specific job and since than the suspenders come in and out of fashion. In traditional fashion and old school books the suspenders (which BTW are called Braces in the UK), were actually considered to be an underwear worn under a vest and not shown,  they were meant to be worn with high waist trousers and buttoned to the inside or outside waistband (when buttoned they are more secure and less likely to damage the pants fabric) and absolutely without a belt!(Since both serves the same purpose there is no need to double up...) while the clip-on version was used only for working uniform. 

Over the years modern life and fashion styles had their share of influences, pants styles become more fitted and hugging the waist while the actual waistband drooped to around the hip rather the physical waist (generally nowadays they don't even have the buttons for the suspenders anyway which made the clip on versions more popular and useful) turning suspenders into a style accessory rather than a necessity while different class groups used them as a staple item of their style, whether be it the upper class wall-street guy  who wears a wide buttoned suspenders over a light blue spread collar dress shirt and gold cuff links, the gangster type man who has them under his pimp suit or the the British punk skinhead who wears a thinner (around 1") clipped on version in colors and patterns.

All that leads to the big question of - 
HOW SHOULD YOU WERE SUSPENDERS?
In short my answer is simply it's up to you! Don't be afraid to use