From 1990, more than a bit dated, but still interesting...
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE5D91730F93BA25750C0A966958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all
Bloody hell - 1990 you say - it would appear "trad" was preordained -it was written in the stars -it was prophecised.
I find this quote about sacks at the Hartmarx store interesting:
Nevertheless, Tripler is planning to reintroduce a $450 to $500 sack suit in the fall. ''We're trying to create a niche for the aspirer,'' Butler adds.