Do you wear a belt with a suit? It depends on the type of suit. With a Tuxedo for example the answer is no. If you are getting a high end suit custom made most have side adjuster not belt loops so that’s a no as well. Vintage suits are meant to worn with suspenders instead of belt. Most of the time you’ll only see belt loops on some made to measure suit and mostly on off the rack suits. Let me explain a little more.

Do you wear a belt with a suit? The Guide When You Can And Cant

 

The question of whether or not to wear a belt is the recent years in men’s wear is a question that comes up a lot in recent years. Because back in the day most suit where made with quality often by a tailor. And fitted your body only for you and nobody else. Now that suits are off the rack mass production and made to fix everyone’s body meaning it fits no one very well. So now suits come with things like belts loops obviously because a 30×32 fits everyman a little differently.

Yes Or No If I Had To Pick

A quick introduction of myself before we get deep in this I am a mens personal stylist. I specialized in casual and formal men’s clothing. Everything from tuxedos to work suit even your going to the bar sexy suit. I know you probably don’t know the difference(If you do I’m sorry).

My reason for telling you this is I’m not some freelancer ,employee or unstylish guy writing this too make side hustle money. I wake up everyday and style men for a living. So trust me I know what I’m talking about.

Go to my LinkedIn or other social media for proof.(click here to be taken to my LinkedIn for proof.)

Now we got that out the way back to it

The answer would be no

Most suit should be custom made or at the least made to measure. If the suit is made to fix your body it shouldn’t need to have belt loops.It should fit you perfectly from the start. I know that a lot of you probably don’t have a made to measure or custom suit.

What If My Suit Is Not Custom Should I Wear A belt?

First to answer this questions lets prevent it first if you have so time before the event you’re going too. Take the suit to the tailor and get it adjusted too your body. Listen to me this is the best suit advice you’ll ever be giving. Never wear a suit that has not been tailor to fit your body.

It doesn’t always have to be completely custom. You can buy it off the rack at a big box store like Macy’s, JCPenney or Men’s Wearhouse then take it too the tailor. If you can wait until these stores have a sale then by so you can save a bit of money and use the saving to take it too the tailor.

Reason Too Wear A Belt With Suit

Now although I just wrote all those paragraphs explaining why you shouldn’t wear a belt with a suit now I’m going to explain a few reason that you should. Being a personal stylish I know a lot men will still wear a belt with the suit so I want to make sure you have a style guide or even with the belt you look your absolute best.

You’re Not Comfortable Without A Belt

Most men just like wearing belts we been wearing them our whole life. Even if you have the choice to wear or not you will still put the belt on. If you are the type that feel better with a belt on wear a belt.At the end of the day if it makes you feel better and more confident to have the belt I think you should wear it.

The Pants Has Belt Loops

If the pants has belt loops you have no choice but too wear a belt. When you buy pants with belt loops because its an off the rack suit you can get them adjusted to fix you perfectly and have the belt loops remove and replace with an alternative like side adjusters(we’ll talk about this later).

But if that’s not the case you cant walk around with empty belt loops. This looks sloppy (in my personal opinion) an appears like you forgot your belt this morning when getting dressed. An when you put on a suit you always want to give off the vibe of well put together and coordinated. Missing belt with belt loops doesn’t not send a well put together message.

But if you are going for a more bad boy rouge casual look with a suit and think wearing no belt with belt loops pants helps you pull the look off then go for it.

Remember at the end of the day if you are confident in it that’s all that counts

The Belt Is Stylish

One of my favorite reason you should wear a belt is the belt is very stylish. An not to be cliché or trying to flex but if its designer that’s a good reason as well.

If the belt is a very stylish belt and complement the suit and makes it look better definitely wear it. Style has no black or white yes or no answer it always depends.

Also like I said earlier not to be cliché but if you have a designer belt it becomes more of a fashion statement too wear the it. Some designer belts like Gucci and louis Vuitton represents class and elegance its not even about the style. Also with Gucci and Louis Vuitton belts most of the time they don’t even match the suit.

Its not uncommon it certain parts of the world like New York, LA and Miami that you will see someone wearing a navy blue suit and brown shoes but the Gucci belt is green and red. The matching of the belt has nothing to do with it he’s probably wearing it has a status symbol. So if you want to flex with a designer belt do it. But be careful don’t take this too far try to stay color coordinate to so degree.

An its not always appropriate for example if you are going to a business board room meeting or job interview the Christian Louboutin belt with the sparkled spikes may not be a good choice.

But if you’re going to be prom or on a date at the bar or some sort of classy event like a wedding the Christian Louboutin belt may be more appropriate for that environment.

The Number Rule You Must Follow When Wearing A Belt

If you are going to wear a belt I need to commit to follow this law not rule but law. Breaking this will put you in style prison for a very long time.

IF YOU WEAR A BELT IT MUST MATCH THE SHOE.IT HAS TO BE THE SAME COLOR TONE. You have to get the exact match color. Especially with brown shoes because its so many different tones of brown. So if you commit to wearing a belt please make sure you have one to match every pair of dress shoes.

Best Belt Alternatives

If you listened to my advice and decided to trust me (I appreciate that) and not wear belts but still wants something to hold your pants up here are some great alternative options.

Before we get into the alternative options remember too first take your pants to a tailor and get them fitted to perfectly fit you. An you need to get the belt loops removed don’t wear pants with belt loops with belt is so important that’s why I keep saying it.

Also your tailor will help you add these alternatives to your pants.

1.Side Adjusters

Side adjusters are a piece of extra fabric on the side with a piece of metal that the fabric goes through to help you loosen or unloosen your pants.(See picture down below)

 

2.Suspenders

I’m sure you probably know what suspenders are but just incase you are not familiar with them. They are a leather strap that goes over your shoulder to help hold you pants up.

There are a few different kinds of suspenders you can go with like

1.Business suspenders  = these are the normal traditional suspenders you probably think of when suspenders come too mind

2.Fashion Casual suspenders = These are usually for a fashion statement comes in color

3.Black Tie Tuxedo Suspenders = Black tie suspenders are made from silk

4.Work suspenders = These are the wide thick ones that are thick leather made for jeans.

5.UnderClothes Suspenders = These are meant to be worn under the shirt

 

I hope I was able to answer that question for you and give you the information needed to make your own decision too wear a belt or not.

If you have any questions or need help with your style you can always go to the contact us page and let me know I’ll get back with you as soon as I can.