How the Suit Was Remade, From Dandies to Armani
How to Be Cultured Menu Fashion 1. The Dandy An 1886 illustration of the Regency-era dandy Beau Brummell. Pictorial Press Ltd./Alamy The suit as we know it came from King Charles II’s 1666 declaration to nobility of the English court that he’d teach them to be fashionable, starting with a vest. (A long coat, a…