braces buttons

[EdS]

yet again I'm in between trousesr sizes - the answer where my braces.

However, I'm going to have to sew some buttons on. The question is on the inside or the outside. Any preferences?

I have trousers some on the inside some on the outside - not sure which is best.

[Ogri the trog]

I wear braces with just about every pair of trousers I own, (belts give me massive indigestion). I normally go for the wide elastic - metal clip type which can be bought for under a tenner in the tool shops around our way.
If your set on using buttons, I'd stitch them on the inside of the waistband so that they don't get caught on anything and get torn off, leaving you with one side up and one side down

ATB

Ogri the trog

[John Fenna]

Buttons on the inside can chafe a bit but do not snag on things. A belt can be used as a knife strop. For extra security go belt AND braces...

[Seagull]

Hey ho, Ed.

Yup, I am a braces fan too and wear em nearly all the time.
Snake hipped, means that belts are always sliding down.

I got fed up with resewing dropped off buttons and I found the clip thingys to be very short lived.

I came up with a better idea.
Just sew in an extra belt loop to double up those adjacent to the ones you could hang yer gallus's from, then get a card of mini carabiners.
Remove all hook-up appendages from the working ends of the gallus's and slip in a carabiner, direct around the elastic.......slip the carabiner through the doubled up loops.

Craghoppers come with doubled up belt loops, so no need for stitching and they hold fine.

All this, however, will shorten the overall length of the contraption, so you may have to affix an extender cord to the aft carabiner.

Yup, I wear a belt too, for hanging things and for just in case.
Mebbe wouldnt suit the fashion freaks, but I can get away with it.


Ceeg

[EdS]

I've been living down here to long - gone native with belt, braces and flat cap.

[Seagull]

No whippet, then?

How about the extra large jacket pockets, for carrying draught Yorkshire puds?

Ceeg