"Thought to be responsible for the tradition of leaving the lowest button on a waistcoat undone - because his expanding waistline prevented him from fastening it - Edward VII also introduced turn-ups to suits, as he would often roll up the bottom of his trousers when walking across his estate. Rumour also has it that, after being caught in a rainstorm on such a walk, he sought sanctuary in a woodsman's house. To dry his trousers, the woodsman's wife ironed them. But, thinking that as the king, his trousers would be ironed differently from her husband's, she put a crease in the front, rather than on the side. Edward liked the look, and it has stuck ever since."
