Tucking your trousers into your boots might conjure up scenes of equestrian elegance, or, for me, memories of mucking out stables in worn jeans stuffed into cowboy boots on the farm. Yet this ...

When it comes to formality in fashion, there's been a long-standing conflict around our waistlines: to tuck, or not to tuck. On the one hand, tucking in your shirt looks neat, tidy, and professional.

A French tuck, where only the front shirt hems are tucked in, gives a clean silhouette, elongates the legs, and adds waist definition. A side-tuck, where only one of the front shirt hems is tucked in, ...