From its roots as working clothes for farmers and servants in south Germany and Austria, trachten has evolved over the years to become leisure wear at festivals and celebrations.

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For him, coats and suits are meant to be light and roomy enough to wear at work and for leisure.

WSJ: Changing of the Guard

Trousers featuring a more outlandish, all-over embroidery appeared as part of post-WWII East Coast country club culture which took the symbols of leisure-class exclusivity and multiplied them for a distinctly American notion of casual wear.

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