The history of SUITS: another great Articles of Interest

The short-run series Articles of Interest by Avery Trufleman just dropped a fascinating episode about how dress suits became the Western uniform for "men."

Trufleman respectfully explores the gendered connotations head on. The 17th century influencer Beau Brummell used clothing to advance an anti-monarchist political statement. Then Oscar Wilde’s imprisonment for homosexuality terrified straight men away from his fabulous dress sense and into suit conformity. The history is wrapped in the story of Ray (gender not specified because it’s not relevant to the story) wondering how to dress up for their partner’s wedding.

( 185-word taste )

podcast audio to stream or download or read the transcript