“A suit should be a pretty pure and time-tolerant wardrobe piece,” says Tom Riley, the co-founder of tailor P. Johnson. Since the suit has remained in style for over a century, enduring in both fashion and popular culture as a symbol of elegance, this is particularly sage advice.
A properly tailored suit has the added benefit of being universally flattering. In terms of clothing, suits have a distinct ability to accentuate the good parts of a figure, hide what needs to be hidden and create balance in between. As Melbourne-based tailor, Emily Nolan says, “a suit that fits you well will never go out of style”.
