Who was Albert Thurston?
For a well-known and respected eponymous business, little information on its founder is available. Albert Thurston, the man, was a tailor and trader in London who specialized in luxurious, custom-made items for men. He was touted for his unerring taste in men’s accessories even before his wildly popular modern suspenders burst on the scene in the early 19th century.
Who invented suspenders?
While the French are accredited with the invention of a preliminary design of suspenders, known as bretelles, Albert Thurston holds the title as the inventor of the modern suspenders, or “braces” in proper British English, which emerged on the market in 1820.
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