Figure 1.--This boy wears a red and white snake belt. Note the S-shaped class which was the origin of the term smake belt.

British boys before World War II still commonly wore suspenders. This disappeared after the War. Boys wore different kinds of belts. Thus trousers were made with belt loops. This was common for lng pants and shorts for older boys. One of the most destinctive was snake belts, commonly done in the school colors. Other boys wore leather or imitation leather belts. Some shorts weremade with suspension devices. Shorts for younger boys might have elastic at the back of thewaistline. Other shorts had tabs which could be tightened. These were worn without belts.

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