"Brummell was the last of the grand rebel-innovators in men's fashion. Machine sewing encouraged further democratic simplification. The price of business clothing was beginning a decline that has continued ever since. By the late 1800s, the present-day 'sack suit' of a single fabric had made the frock coat with contrasting trousers almost obsolete."
Inspired by The New York Public Library's exhibit A Rakish History of Men's Wear, Edward Tenner in The Chronicle of Higher Education ponders the suit.
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