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.

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His three favorite items: a Prada suit for work, leather pants for shows, and a kilt to wear to Burning Man.

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Designers also showcased ensembles that would take the place of the traditional suit--such as pegged pants, roomy at the hips and tapered at the ankle--paired with a tailored, feminine blazer, not the oversized boxy versions popular in 2008.

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In its modern-fit Regent suit line, 90% of the pants are flat front, compared with 70% two years ago.

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Although tight pants still dominated at skinny-suit stalwarts Paul Smith and Dior Homme, designers elsewhere are starting (thankfully) to give the dressed-up man's legs room to breathe.

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But while the neon yellow Club Monaco pants or the Tom Ford lavender suit might throw off many, there are plenty of other ways to look cool in the summer heat.

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She had just finished a round of Sunday-morning television interviews, and had changed out of a gray suit and pearls into a casual blouse and khaki cargo pants.

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He was wearing an elegant suit of a modern cut, the jacket purposefully small, the pants short enough to reveal his garishly printed socks.

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In the middle, a white man with gray hair and a mustache, wearing a blue suit, white shirt and rep tie, stands with his hands in his pants pockets and looks pensive.

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