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Originally posted by Jack Manfred
5) It's all body-type dependent. Some men look good with pleats, others sans. Men should find out which is the case for them and dress accordingly, heedless of fashion. Pleats only exascerbate a dowdy look if their wearer is trying to squeeze into too small a size, and flat-fronts don't objectively look better on all men.
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I say it's this one. In the early 90s, men, while heavy, weren't fat, so there was some hope that pleats could slim. Now they're so fat that pleats just bulge (especially since they're buying the same size pants). So flat is in.
Or the marketing one. Like three-button jackets.
