[jyl]

From 1983 to 1997 I wore a suit, heavy starch shirt, tie, dress shoes every working day. From 1997 to 2016 I wore a suit maybe 10 times, wore biz casual all the time, and often pushed the limits of that.

Now I have a suit and tie job again. So I pulled the suits out of the closet, had them re-tailored, bought fifteen dress shirts and had them starched, found my old ties and dress shoes . . . And hated life for weeks.

But you get used to anything, and now I'm finding myself sort of liking the wearing of suits and ties again. My old suits and ties were distinctly out of fashion for a decade or so, but now they seem oddly fashionable again. I get compliments on my "cool retro" ties.

So . . . I was in a vintage store and saw racks of suits from the 1960s. Many were godawful, as you'd expect. But some were great - dark, complex, subtle patterns in thick, rich wool, beautifully lined and finished, with grand old brand names that I vaguely remember from my childhood.

What do you think? Has the passing of time, and maybe the influence of "Mad Men", brought the business suit of the 1960s back into style?.