the modern "business suit" was once the "lounge suit" or "sack suit", hardly a noble start for a thing a lot of people now consider excessively conservative
nothing inherent in young distinguishing themselves from old says it has to go in the direction of informality
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macaronis, fops, incroyables the most obvious/outrageous examples of a youth choosing extravagance
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but the general trend from a subdued/utilitarian warrior upper class to a more idle/decadent courtly one is a common theme throughout history
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thus I think the fact that the trend has been generally downward for a bit over two centuries has more to do with spirit of times
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Yes but it’s been a part of fashion history. Blue jeans, long hair, youth movement which denigrated formality.
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