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History of the Suit Over 400 Years

The modern suit's rise in popularity

By Matthew Reitman
May 20, 2016 5:00 am
Tailor Anthony Sinclair fitting Scottish actor Sean Connery for one of the suits he will wear in the film 'From Russia With Love', Mayfair, London, 1963. (Photo by United Artists/Archive Photos/Getty Images)
Tailor Anthony Sinclair fitting Scottish actor Sean Connery for one of the suits he will wear in the film 'From Russia With Love', Mayfair, London, 1963. (Photo by United Artists/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

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