Why do formal trousers seem to be a bit shorter than casual pants?
In casual fashion, the break, or the way the pant hits the shoe and backs up the pant at the bottom, by popular opinion is usually “heavy”, creasing or denting two or three times. Keeping as straight a crease as possible, with only a “slight” break is considered more proper for a formal look. This will make the pants seem shorter than usual, but as long as your socks do not show you’re probably just right!
