Why do we wear suits?
From royal coronations to criminal trials, the suit is men鈥檚 go-to uniform. Why?
From royal coronations to criminal trials, the suit is men鈥檚 go-to uniform. But why?
Alice Loxton and Ben Henderson reveal the suit鈥檚 origins in the court of Charles II, how the original dandy Beau Brummell shaped men鈥檚 style to this day, and how sporty Victorians forged the modern suit.
But with the rise of working from home, are the suit鈥檚 days numbered?
Key sources:
The Suit: Form, Function and Style, Christopher Breward
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen鈥檚 Men of Fashion, 麻豆社 Radio 4
A Stitch in Time, 麻豆社 FOUR
This 19th-century London dandy caused a style revolution, National Geographic, 2019
Suitably Dressed, The Economist, 2010
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