Whether you call them suspenders or braces — or prefer not to talk about them at all — sometimes you just need something to hold your formal trousers up. Albert Thurston has been supplying these since 1820 to kings, princes, presidents, businessmen, and regular guys from its storefront near London's Trafalgar Square. This is a pair of classic Y-style braces made of rigid black silk moire, with calf leather trim and gold-plated fittings.
