Guitar straps are a visual statement!
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Guitar straps come in many sizes, colors and designs. Your are only limited by your imagination as to what type of strap to use.
When I started playing in the early 70's, you usually got a plain boring strap about three inches wide with an adjustable buckle and plastic clips on each end. Basically, if you want to play a guitar standing up, you have to use some kind of strap. I have used many different types of straps over the years. From the cheap ones I described above to wide supple leather straps.
When you buy a guitar strap:
Definitely consider buying locking strap buttons for your guitar. They keep the guitar attached to the strap. 
I couldn't tell you in the early days how many times my guitar slipped off the strap and almost hit the ground. But my luck ran out one day, my SG Special slipped the strap and crashed to the hard floor. The head stock broke in half. Strings and tuners flopped all over the floor. My friend epoxied to two pieces of wood and the guitar was OK after I reattached the tuners. I can still see the seam in the head stock. Believe me when I say that strap lock's are an excellent investment in your peace of mind! On my Fender Stratocaster, I took out the strap holder screws in the body of the guitar, added some big car fender washers to both ends of the strap and reattached the screws to the body. 
With the strap permanently attached, they was no way this guitar was gonna hit the floor! This works on the Strat because the guitar case is large and has the room for the strap to lay across the guitar. Some cases have very little room and you might not be able to do this trick. 
The first thing I bought after I got my Les Paul was a set of Schaller Guitar Strap Locks and Buttons. Another tip-- be careful here because if you have a thick strap (like leather), you might run out of threads when attaching the locking hardware to the strap. Thread the nut onto the strap lock and carefully tighten the nut with a wrench. Check this connection occasionally because the nut can come loose and separate from the strap and down goes the guitar. You won't generally have this problem with thinner straps. But still check the strap locks every once in awhile and make sure there tight. 
Now, let's see your creative side. Go out and get that guitar strap that screams you!
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