of the belt 56 is preferably covered with either the hook portion or the loop portion of a hook and loop material at least part of an inward facing surface 84 of the second end 78 of the belt 56 preferably includes the mating portion of a hook and loop material the second end 78 threads through the d ring 80 on the first end 76 and folds back over onto the outward facing surface 82 of the belt 56 the hook and loop material on the second end 78 mates with the hook and loop material on the outward facing surface 82 the wearer preferably pulls the belt 56 snug before securing the second end 78 to the outward facing surface 82 the first end 76 of the belt 56 adjacent the d ring 80 may be permanently secured to the inner band 54 as by stitching not shown with reference to fig1 and 15 a pair of suspenders 58 is releasably securable to the outer belt 56 each suspender 58 comprises an elongate strip of material having first and second ends 86 that are joined to one another so that the strip forms a loop the suspenders 58 may be constructed of any suitable material including elastic and inelastic materials each looped suspender 58 receives the belt 56 the wearer may for example thread the belt 56 through each suspender 58 at the same time.