Comments on: This is a Holdup: Make Your Own Suspenders http://www.autostraddle.com/this-is-a-holdup-make-your-own-suspenders-51549/ The World's Most Popular Independently-Owned Website for Lesbian, Bisexual and Queer Women Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:02:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: skin69http://www.autostraddle.com/this-is-a-holdup-make-your-own-suspenders-51549/#comment-167433 skin69 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:58:17 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=51549#comment-167433 Also another history check. jumpers were first invented in london by albert thurston in 1805. he made and sold them out of a workshop on 27 panton street, haymarket london. so the correct terms for them are actually british. those terms include, suspenders, braces, jumpers. so if you wanna get really technicle here you could say people who call them suspenders are "trying to hard" which is just silly. am i right? Also another history check. jumpers were first invented in london by albert thurston in 1805. he made and sold them out of a workshop on 27 panton street, haymarket london. so the correct terms for them are actually british. those terms include, suspenders, braces, jumpers. so if you wanna get really technicle here you could say people who call them suspenders are “trying to hard” which is just silly. am i right?

Thumb up 0
]]> By: skin69http://www.autostraddle.com/this-is-a-holdup-make-your-own-suspenders-51549/#comment-167428 skin69 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:49:50 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=51549#comment-167428 ah ok, there's really no wrong way to call them though. i'm british in america so if i used that slang would i be trying to hard? see it doesn't really make sense. thats all i was pointing out. some british americans would be offended if you pointed out to them that they couldn't use there slang in america. anyways I thought you were bad mouthing the culture grouping all skins into one "tough racist" catagory because it's so rampent these days. that is all. ah ok, there’s really no wrong way to call them though. i’m british in america so if i used that slang would i be trying to hard? see it doesn’t really make sense. thats all i was pointing out. some british americans would be offended if you pointed out to them that they couldn’t use there slang in america. anyways I thought you were bad mouthing the culture grouping all skins into one “tough racist” catagory because it’s so rampent these days. that is all.

Thumb up 0
]]> By: Laurahttp://www.autostraddle.com/this-is-a-holdup-make-your-own-suspenders-51549/#comment-167391 Laura Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:25:45 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=51549#comment-167391 um, i have no idea what you're talking about. i was talking about americans who think it's cute to adopt british words like "jumpers" and "braces" even though they're clearly american. also it's a joke because i am often one of those people. um, i have no idea what you’re talking about. i was talking about americans who think it’s cute to adopt british words like “jumpers” and “braces” even though they’re clearly american. also it’s a joke because i am often one of those people.

Thumb up 0
]]> By: Skin69http://www.autostraddle.com/this-is-a-holdup-make-your-own-suspenders-51549/#comment-167364 Skin69 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:54:18 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=51549#comment-167364 Those guys you say that "try to hard" just might be the ones that save you one day from getting your ass beat by a bunch of neo nazi boneheads. Skinheads have nothing to do with trying to be hard or racism. Derrogetory comments like that in your blog only make you look like the stupid one. Research before you blog next time Those guys you say that “try to hard” just might be the ones that save you one day from getting your ass beat by a bunch of neo nazi boneheads. Skinheads have nothing to do with trying to be hard or racism. Derrogetory comments like that in your blog only make you look like the stupid one. Research before you blog next time

Thumb up 0
]]> By: Clare!http://www.autostraddle.com/this-is-a-holdup-make-your-own-suspenders-51549/#comment-138363 Clare! Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:56:15 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=51549#comment-138363 YES to what Sally said! Suspenders are what hold up supersexyomfg stockings, I think we need pictures of this!Major love for the braces tutorial though :D YES to what Sally said! Suspenders are what hold up supersexyomfg stockings, I think we need pictures of this!

Major love for the braces tutorial though :D

Thumb up 0
]]> By: hopehallohanhttp://www.autostraddle.com/this-is-a-holdup-make-your-own-suspenders-51549/#comment-78662 hopehallohan Sat, 15 Jan 2011 18:24:26 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=51549#comment-78662 It is time for me to make suspenders. It is time for me to make suspenders.

Thumb up 0
]]> By: laurahttp://www.autostraddle.com/this-is-a-holdup-make-your-own-suspenders-51549/#comment-61035 laura Tue, 12 Oct 2010 22:44:57 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=51549#comment-61035 thank you, randi. this was a very helpful comment. next time i feel crafty i will think of your advice and just go to walmart and buy it instead. thank you, randi. this was a very helpful comment. next time i feel crafty i will think of your advice and just go to walmart and buy it instead.

Thumb up 0
]]> By: Randihttp://www.autostraddle.com/this-is-a-holdup-make-your-own-suspenders-51549/#comment-60981 Randi Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:13:41 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=51549#comment-60981 This is kool and all and I might even try to make some out of duct tape (I make wallets, purses, ties, belts and such) but I'd rather spend eight bucks on a pair for real ones then do all this. This is kool and all and I might even try to make some out of duct tape (I make wallets, purses, ties, belts and such) but I’d rather spend eight bucks on a pair for real ones then do all this.

Thumb up 0
]]> By: viahttp://www.autostraddle.com/this-is-a-holdup-make-your-own-suspenders-51549/#comment-49044 via Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:54:15 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=51549#comment-49044 I like that the girl in your illustration is wearing those shaped elastic bracelet thingys. Perfect. I like that the girl in your illustration is wearing those shaped elastic bracelet thingys. Perfect.

Thumb up 0
]]> By: Dorothyhttp://www.autostraddle.com/this-is-a-holdup-make-your-own-suspenders-51549/#comment-48894 Dorothy Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:22:55 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=51549#comment-48894 TOTALLY agree that the quickest way to get my attention is to put these on.Sadly, I went to the great expense of purchasing a pair, only to find that yes, my big norks make it look like I'm strapped into a childs car seat or something, ugh.So the moral of the story is I LIKE SMALL BOOBS!That is all x TOTALLY agree that the quickest way to get my attention is to put these on.

Sadly, I went to the great expense of purchasing a pair, only to find that yes, my big norks make it look like I’m strapped into a childs car seat or something, ugh.

So the moral of the story is I LIKE SMALL BOOBS!

That is all x

Thumb up 0
]]> By: Rubyhttp://www.autostraddle.com/this-is-a-holdup-make-your-own-suspenders-51549/#comment-48797 Ruby Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:35:32 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=51549#comment-48797 i'm a fan of wearing them hanging down instead of over my shoulders. you could try that if you have a snazzy pair that you want to rock. i’m a fan of wearing them hanging down instead of over my shoulders.
you could try that if you have a snazzy pair that you want to rock.

Thumb up 0
]]> By: Johttp://www.autostraddle.com/this-is-a-holdup-make-your-own-suspenders-51549/#comment-48773 Jo Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:49:14 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=51549#comment-48773 nd I'm jealous of your g... :) nd I’m jealous of your g… :)

Thumb up 0
]]>