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The best airport friendly suspenders have no metal hardware: plastic clips and adjusters, or belt loop snaps, so there is nothing to set off the metal detector. Our top pick is the Black 2 inch X-Back with plastic clips, and for bigger and taller travelers the Big and Tall BuzzNot X-Back. You keep your suspenders on, walk through, and get to your gate without fumbling with straps in the security line. Below are our best airport friendly suspenders for every kind of traveler, how they compare t

Yes, you can wear suspenders through airport security. Suspenders are ordinary clothing and are not restricted. The real question is whether yours have metal clips or adjusters, because metal can set off the walk-through metal detector and lead to extra screening. Airport-friendly suspenders with plastic clips and plastic adjusters avoid that problem, so you can usually keep them on, and keep your pants up, the whole way through the checkpoint. Here is how airport screening works for suspenders