“I don’t think anyone wants to turn on their TV and see a late-night host in athleisure,” Mr. Fallon’s stylist Brian Coats explained. But even as the concept of TV itself continues to evolve in our Netflix-Hulu-tablet era, the custom among hosts persists. Audiences expect late-night hosts—no matter how silly or satirical their comic barbs—to gird themselves in a suit, and an austere one at that. You can also trace the persistence of the late-night suit to its success as a comic foil. Desus Nice and the Kid Mero in their standard cozy attire as they host their late-night show on Viceland.

Source: Wall Street Journal February 27, 2018 16:08 UTC