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In the 19th and early 20th centuries it was seemingly expected for average men to wear suits in their everyday lives. Were suits in the past more affordable for the average person than they are today, or did the average person simply spend much more money on owning less clothes?

by /u/LateNightPhilosopher in /r/AskHistorians

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