Tuxedo pants need to be worn on the navel as intended, or the shirt and cummerbund won't stay in place. Pegging pants legs so they're narrower requires tailoring both the inside and outside seams. There's an extra width of fabric there for this very reason. According to Cheesman, male hustlers used to opt for the right instead to draw attention and to send a subtle message. That's why a vintage suit with good design and excellent fabric can be a relative bargain.
Fabric blends can be a good thing.
A combination of wool and silk gives the '60s-era sharkskin its iridescence. Later in the decade, the mod and low-rise suit styles inspired by London's Carnaby Street came into vogue in the United States. Double-breasted jackets have been in style forever, says Cheesman. Then reject them one by one.