For proof of how far he's come, consider the red-and-white plaid pants he wore this summer in Austin, ... Both men brought their plaid into the 21st century with standout outerwear.

ON JULY 4, 1973, Sammy Davis Jr. stepped onstage at “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” to serenade the masses in a pair of yellow, black and red plaid trousers. Few may remember the ...