The suit is dead! Long live the suit.

The suit is dead! Long live the suit.

Marks & Spencer have announced their ditching the humble suit. Josh Lee makes a case for its mainstream revival

Words: Josh Lee

If you’re the kind of guy who has likened the feel of herringbone to a religious epiphany; is synced up to the rhythms of the Thom Sweeney release schedule the way that millennials were once synced up to the rhythms of Buzzfeed clickbait; and prioritises a lint roller (and emergency rolls) over travel insurance when packing for the red eye, then, like me, you probably know of the puritanical virtues of a suit.

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