Glossary · Trousers
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The silk braid running down the outside seam of evening trousers. One row with a dinner jacket, two with a tailcoat, by convention, and it is why evening trousers have no belt loops and no side pockets in the usual place.
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Glossary · Trousers
The silk braid running down the outside seam of evening trousers. One row with a dinner jacket, two with a tailcoat, by convention, and it is why evening trousers have no belt loops and no side pockets in the usual place.