


It doesn’t have to match, but it should be in the same color family. Shop vintage style men’s suspender/ braces In a pinch, you could also wear dark denim blue jeans as a workwear look. Common colors were blue, brown, and grey. For that extra ’20s touch, cuff your pants legs 2-3 inches (not shown here). To get a higher waist, purchase pants one or two sizes up and use your suspenders to hold them up (button-on suspenders are best). Wide legs will be harder to find with flat fronts. The early ’20s had a classic width leg, while the mid and late ’20s had a very wide leg. When shopping for 1920s pants and trousers, you will want to find flat front, high-waisted pants (skinny fit and low waist pants are not accurate, but you can use them for a 20s inspired outfit). The fabric had a defined pattern, too, such as plaid, stripes, and herringbone. Texture was a big thing in the ’20s, so most materials were a rough wool or thick tweed. Colors were a bit drab in brown, grey, and navy blue. These men simply wore a pair of pants, suspenders, vest, shirt, shoes, and hat. Poor or working class men couldn’t afford fancy three-piece suits, nor were they practical in labor intensive jobs. One of the easiest 1920s looks is a working class or casual men’s style. A casual or working-class 1920s men’s costume using thrift store clothing: flat front wool pants, wool lapel vest, collarless green shirt, newsboy cap and brown Oxford shoes.
