Sansabelt is a brand of men's
trousers
Trousers (British English), slacks, or pants ( American, Canadian and Australian English) are an item of clothing worn from the waist to anywhere between the knees and the ankles, covering both legs separately (rather than with cloth extending ...
. The trousers have a wide webbed elastic band sewn into the waist, which is intended to make a
belt or
suspenders
Suspenders (American English, Canadian English), or braces (British English, New Zealand English, Australian English) are fabric or leather straps worn over the shoulders to hold up skirts or trousers. The straps may be elasticated, either entir ...
unnecessary, hence the name ''
sans a belt''. The slacks come in a classic fit with roomy legs in a dressy or dress casual fabric. Sansabelt slacks come in three styles—Western top pockets with flat front, Side pockets with flat front, and Pleated with side pockets.
History
The Sansabelt slack was invented by Edward Singer of Silver Manufacturing Company, located in East Chicago, Indiana, which subsequently sold the company and their patent to Jaymar-Ruby, an Indiana-based clothing company, in 1959. Jaymar-Ruby's Sansabelt brand was acquired by Hartmarx in 1967 and the last Sansabelt pants were produced in the early 1990s. On 24 January 2009, Hartmarx Corporation filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Peter Schwadel, President of Monte Blue, Inc. purchased the license to Sansabelt in February 2013.
See also
*
Zubaz
References
Jaymar-Ruby Incat MacREA's Blue Book (dot) com
US Patent 2,806,225for Waistband Construction, granted to Edward Singer, September 17, 1957
External links
* {{official, http://www.sansabelt.com
Clothing brands of the United States
Trousers and shorts