I seem to recall that,years ago,in the days of PP&M,et al,everyone had a strap with laces,or ties,under the strings.....Christy Moore from early Planxty days seems happy with it. But I personally prefer "the other way" ! My problem is with the other end of the guitar--I recently bought a Guild,which has a basic Fishman matrix pickup,but there is no ridged collar over the threaded end of the jack-socket,so I can't use a strap at all ! You'd think the average guitar dealer could help,but no.....not in Reading,they can't,anyway,as it's not a standard Fishman part,so not in their spares catalogues !!
    Luckily,a friend who works for Xerox,has a colleague who has gone to the US,where he will obtain a couple for me,and have 'em here by the weekend !