The uniforms of the old noblemen were cut in the old-fashioned way, with puffs at the shoulders, and were clearly too small for them, being short-waisted and narrow as if their wearers had grown out of them.
Le divise dei vecchi nobili erano cucite all’antica, con gli sbuffi sulle spalle; erano, evidentemente, piccole, corte di vita e strette come se coloro che le portavano ne fossero cresciuti fuori.