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[–] 198 points 3 years ago (15 children)

Came into this thread wondering "who the hell wears belts?". Then saw everyone in here was taking belt wearage as a given. Then looked over at my husband and saw he's wearing a belt.

TIL, all men apparently wear belts and I just never noticed before.

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  • [–] 82 points 3 years ago (6 children)

    Men's pants can be a lot more loose around the waist and we typically have no butt to hold things up.

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  • [–] 48 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    It's to leave space for full pockets

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  • [–] 21 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    You know, in my jealousy about the capacious pockets in men's pants, I never thought about how they must weigh the pants down when they're full of keys and wallet and phone and tampons and condoms and stuff. No wonder y'all need belts!

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  • Before I transitioned I used to wear cargo pants. (When presenting male, I didn't give a fuck what I looked like lol). I put so much stuff in those pockets, including a charger for my laptop. My pants were so heavy I had to wear suspenders to hold them up - a belt wouldn't cut it.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    A lot of jeans don't have a good cut for an athletic man butt that I have built from 30 years of sports, mostly hockey. I end up tearing out the crotch on all my pants because I can't find the right cut.

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  • [–] 52 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    You have probably noticed but never appreciated that men don't usually have big hips to keep our pants up (or more specifically our waists and hips tend to be very close to the same size). Some men do, but even well fitting pants slide down on me without a belt. My wife is always amazed when we take our measurements and the hip to waist ratio is so wildly different. She's like "I knew women's hips were bigger but Jesus Christ".

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  • [–] 21 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I mean I'm trans and even though I have massive hips to keep my pants on, wearing a belt still helps me pass better since they're so ubiquitous

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    That's fascinating! Especially given thread-OP's comment.

    Are there any other fashion-related things you've noticed like that?

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I'd say the main other thing I've noticed would be angular, (like a sharper rectangle) smaller glasses, since they sit in front of your browline and (I think) make it more pronounced, at least at a glance.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago

    That's purposeful I think. The difference between men and women's glasses is fairly subtle, but I have definitely noticed that men's glasses lend a more masculine look to someone and women's glasses lend a more feminine look to someone.

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  • [–] 25 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Not just men, I’m a woman and I wear a belt regularly. It keeps my pants from drooping because I’m thin with wide hips.

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  • [–] 14 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    What'll really blow your mind is look to see if the belt color matches his shoes.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    all men apparently wear belts

    Not me. I used to wear them once upon a time, but I learnt to just buy better fitting pants, or get them altered at the tailors so they fit well.

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  • [–] 22 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Look at Rockefeller over here with their tailor.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Something I accidentally did for myself as an adolescent is get a tailor. I cannot recommend enough!

    Your clothes look nicer, but they also last a lot longer when they're altered to work with your body instead of against it.

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    It varies. You can find some very affordable tailors that do really good work. It depends a lot on what you want done. Take in a shirt? Maybe $30. Tons of alterations on a suit jacket? Could be $150+. It really depends.

    I've found that a good tailor is worth every penny, though. I have many 20 year old clothing items that still look good and aren't overly worn because they fit well.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    Alright, so probably not for me, as the only upper body wear I like is plain red t-shirts, which come pretty cheap anyways.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    Yeah, I don't think t-shirts are necessarily bigtime tailoring candidates, but pretty much all pants are!

    I currently have a brand of OTR pants that fit me nicely, so I don't have every single pair of pants I buy tailored. But the difference is noticeable when I do have a pair done. I like Levis 514 jeans, but they're cut for wider hips than I posess. A little take-in and maybe a different hem length drastically changes the way I look in jeans. It adds a tidiness that makes them more versatile.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Gotta be prepared with a tourniquet just in case!

    Plus, most of us have flat grandpa asses that can't hold our pants up naturally.

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