suspenders

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Presiding over the festivities was Frank Seddio, the club’s 79-year-old chairman, who was wearing suspenders and a monogrammed dress shirt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

I wouldn’t expect the King auction to fetch similarly high prices, but you can’t measure a man by what people are willing to pay for his suspenders.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2025

“Trump’s lawyers are taking a belt and suspenders approach to his cases,” former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani told Salon.

From Salon • Jan. 3, 2024

That includes the 10-inch Fabriche Santa figure designed by Kurt Adler wearing rainbow suspenders, a heart-shaped belt buckle, and a “Love is Love” T-shirt.

From Washington Times • Nov. 21, 2023

He wore suspenders over his white shirt and, even without long sideburns, bore a remarkable resemblance to Ichabod Crane of the Sleepy Hollow legend.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool