More Drift … the arrogance of Tailors.
I needed replacement Mess Dress overalls (trousers for the unaware) to replace a pair lost in combat at a Dining In. And so to Messrs. Moss in Covent Garden (near my office at NATS) for the measuring of Sir. Sir specified 14” bottoms to the legs … “Oh, Sir, one can only wear such with Dress Boots” said the tradesman, patronisingly to the peasant RAF officer. In resoonse, “One does.” The process continued in suitable silence.
They fitted beautifully until the waist shrank for some obscure reason.