To replicate this gradual force, Prof Newman and her colleague James Waldie designed a form-fitting suit, incorporating fibres that have a "tuneable" elasticity.

BBC: Gravity suit mimics Earth's pull for astronauts

But he has since converted to flat-front pants after a salesperson convinced him to try a slim-fitting suit with flat-front pants two years ago.

WSJ: The Pleats Plea: Wear These

Chicago-based startup Proper Suit is doing another of its fitting events in DC today, where customers spend an hour in a private meeting with tailors who take precise measurements (old school) for an AutoCAD-constructed suit that arrives in the mail approximately four weeks later (new school).

FORBES: Old versus New: The Duality of DC Style

Albert is a waiter in an upmarket Dublin hotel, and the uniform adds starch to her otherworldliness: grief-black suit and tie, snowy shirt, and, for outdoors, a rolled umbrella and an ill-fitting bowler hat.

NEWYORKER: Material Girls

My first stop was the Goodwill store, where I replaced my tattered rags with a clean and minimally decent brown suit, unironed shirt, overcoat, wool socks, and a pair of brogues that were no better fitting than my wingtips but more appropriate to the season.

NEWYORKER: Wakefield