Blame it on COVID, during which time theater and charity events were verboten. Locked down, those men - with the rare exception of those who still 'dress for dinner' at home - had no reason to don a suit, much less a tux, for a couple of years. Besides getting out of the habit, they suffered from a more sedentary lifestyle with the result that in the end, their tailors threw their hands up in exasperation, crying "But sir, there just isn't enough fabric here to make a 44 into a 48!" 😏