Style History of the Suit Over 400 Years The modern suit's rise in popularity 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) By Matthew Reitman / May 20, 2016 5:00 am This article was featured in the InsideHook newsletter. Sign up now.