They would be held up using a belt, which was the more common alternative to suspenders in the early 1940s, especially among young and working class men.
That night, when the boys were called to supper, they sat down moodily. They had worn their coats to town, but they ate in their striped shirts and suspenders.
There were some famous Americans in the 1970s and 80s that used to wear suspenders, but I haven't seen them very frequently in the last 20 years or so.
" I tink I will a little study." " She is a very good theory." ) His shaggy hair, now white, grew even wilder and he often went without socks, belt, or suspenders.