According to The Encyclopedia of Bad Taste, the "great promise of the leisure suit revolution -- that men could be comfortable and dressed for business at the same time -- never came to pass. Instead of becoming acceptable wear in correct society, leisure suits turned into an emblem of the churl, the bumpkin and the cheapskate vulgarian. Just to make sure no interloper crossed the line into the world of good taste, in 1977 Lutece, New York's most famous four-star French restaurant, posted a small, elegant sign on its door, reading: 'Please! No leisure suits!'"