UK’s biggest suit seller is trimming its tailoring range as changing habits keep formal garb on the pegHas the suit and tie had its day? Sales of formal tailoring have taken a fresh dive as chinos and trainers replace suits and ties in the office. “There are things it’s still deemed you need to wear a suit for, but those events are becoming fewer and farther between,” says Tooke. The suit has been in decline since then, according to Eric Musgrave, author of Sharp Suits, a history of mens’ tailoring. “The replacement suit, which somebody is wearing for work, that part of the market is tougher,” he says.

Source: The Guardian October 05, 2019 07:01 UTC