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    Braces (Suspenders)

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    Wide – at *least* two inches – braces (or “suspenders” in the USA), generally with rainbows or anything colourful. Clipped-on with cheap metal clips. (Think Mork and Mindy or Annie Hall).

    When Woody Allen’s 1977 blockbuster Annie Hall featured a masculinely dressed Diane Keaton, the ‘Annie Hall look‘ became an overnight trend.

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    Ladies everywhere slipped into men’s clothes, adopting the braces look as a proponent of the unisex style.

    Robin Williams’ madcap portrayal of Mork from Ork in the hit Mork and Mindy TV series re-ignited the fad when he popularised rainbow-striped, clip-on braces with his wacky outfits.

    While braces were no longer necessary to hold up trousers, their presence was strong -especially when worn over a tuxedo-front t-shirt.!

    The 1980s kept the trend going strong, as braces joined the parade of clothing offered in a variety of pastel and/or neon colours.

    And if you ever found yourself without clothes, braces hold up a barrel like nothing else.

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