Button Suspenders are a type of strap that are generally used for holding up men’s trousers before they eventually started using belts more often. The most well-known type of the old days happen to be the button type suspenders with the curved or pointed things with holes that connect the suspenders with the buttons sewn into the pants.
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Fedora Hats
Fedora hats, simply known as fedoras, are general hats that have been usually worn by men since its inception in the late 1800s.
Note: Fedoras are not to be mistaken for Trilby hats and Porkpie hats for their similar looks and often confusion throughout the older times hat fan community!
Fedoras have soft brims and intended crowns. They are derived supposedly from bowler hats and the name “Fedora” was used for this hat as early as 1891.
The Cravat
The cravat, a neckband, is the predecessor to both the bow tie and the neckband we know the best today, the necktie. The cravat derives from a type of neckwear style that was worn by the members of the Croats, a 17th-century military unit based in the Habsburg Monarchy, which is now broken into Austria, Hungary, and the Czech Republic.
To make things perfectly clear, the cravat is NOT EVER to be confused with the Jabot, a similar piece of neck-wear that was worn by men in the 17th and 18th centuries. Some cravats look like Jabots, but they certainly are not jabots.
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