Waitt, who sports casual clothes and shaggy strawberry-blond hair, is one of myriad monied outsiders buying their way into show business, including Marshall Field heir Frederick (Ted) Field and Federal Express founder Frederick Smith.

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As many pupils return to school this week, parents are under pressure to buy their children new uniforms or extra clothes, such as trainers or sports kit.

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Men who can afford to are buying expensive casual clothes--cashmere sweaters, suede jackets, supple sports coats--but they're also buying suits.

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Over a third (37%) cannot afford warm winter clothes for the children and one in five cannot afford toys and sports equipment for them.

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