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armor for people whose battles happen in conference rooms.
means A suit is a matched set of garments (typically a jacket and trousers or skirt) worn together as formal or business attire — or, by extension, the powerful person wearing one.
from From Old French 'suite,' meaning a following or sequence — the same root that gives us 'suite' and 'pursue,' all tracing back to Latin 'sequi,' to follow. A suit was literally things that 'followed' one another as a matched set; the clothing sense (a coat and trousers cut to go together) grew from that idea of pieces belonging in a series. The 'card suit' and 'lawsuit' (something you 'follow' through court) bloom from the same Latin seed.
- origin
- From French 'suite' — things that follow together
- power signal
- Studies link sharp tailoring to abstract, big-picture thinking
- card meaning
- Same word names hearts, spades, clubs, diamonds
- lawsuit
- To 'sue' shares the root — both pursuits
- the count
- A bespoke jacket can require over 5,000 stitches
armani — italian fashion house founded 1975, known for tailored business suits worn by executives and celebrities
savile row — london street since 1846 producing bespoke hand-made suits for royalty and heads of state
zoot suit — 1940s american style with high-waisted wide-legged trousers and long coat worn by jazz musicians and mexican-americans