DRESS RIGHT!
Only very snug-fitting trousers need provision for what is called
"dress." Dress refers to the side on which a man places the more intimate
parts of his anatomy; he is said accordingly to "dress left" or "dress right."
Since--again we are dealing here in mysteries--most men dress left (but please don't
consider yourself abnormal if you don't), the fork of the left trouser leg is
conveniently made to account for this phenomenon. Dressing right--an ironic turn of
phrase--is a problem that can be dealt with, if one wants to deal with it, simply
by changing over.
--Boyer, G. Bruce. Elegance: A Guide to Quality in Menswear. New York:
W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1985. pp. 65-66
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