The dreaded 'slim fit' - where did it all start?

[comrade]

Didn’t Pee Wee Herman make a feint in this direction? Can’t remember when he left the scene.

Feint? His version of slim-fit pre-dated the Fashionista driven look of the early/mid 2000
by at least two decades:

Pee-wee Herman - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[chrlsful]

he left after his arrest, no?...
(was his more a ‘pretend it’s the 50s” ?) not sure much abt him
(till after the arrest).

 

[ClassicStyle1950]

Everything in moderation is my motto. I never embraced the super slim fit, but, I did embrace slim. I keep my weight down and still wear “slim”. What goes around comes around!

 

[suitedcboy]

The first photos show slim fit, "waist suppression" fit, and slender pants. That fit looks acceptable, even good, on slender build persons. The abomination is the skin tight with coat length above buttocks bulge point 2-4 inches. A fit with no way to move if you do anything other than stand motionless. That look always looked like the suit was laundered in hot water or your mom made you wear the suit she bought that spring before your reached puberty and had the growth spurt.