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Kate Pounds SWNS

Bristol tailor hits back at BBC decision to ask top talent to dress down - saying wearing a suit is 'aspirational'

A traditional tailor has hit back at the BBC's decision to ask top talent to dress down - saying wearing a suit is "aspirational". Michael Territo, 39, says the store he runs in Bristol with his dad is "busier than ever".

And he rejects the theory that younger people don't like dressing smartly. Presenters at the BBC have been encouraged to look more sweaty and dirty while out in the field for authenticity, reports say.

But Michael said: "I think the BBC is dumbing the [suit] industry down. It's aspirational for people when they see someone else wearing a suit and an individual looking really good.

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