The lounge suit, battledress of the world’s businessmen, is 150 years old—possibly

[ensho]

http://www.economist.com/node/17722802?story_id=17722802


everything you ever wanted to know about suits

but not about the men inside them

[Dappleganger]

1. I miss the lace...

and powdered wigs. More men need to embrace their feminine side!

[slackmaster]

2. I guess I'm still a hippie

When I was a child I learned to distrust people who wear suits.

The man with the most expensive suit, who drove the fanciest car, was inevitably the biggest crook in town.

[snappyturtle]

3. As a child I not only distrusted them, those in the most expensive suits, but

also feared them. I've been through a long period where I was only guarded in concern now I've come full circle: I fear them again.

[Mist]

4. Thanks for posting that---interesting! nt

[senseandsensibility]

5. I agree.

I never would have found this article on my own.

[eShirl]

6. I feel Mr. Brummel has done a disservice that resonates to this day

knee-length breeches are far more comfortable than full-length trousers