Suits will be worn - creased, frayed and smelly preferred | Letters

There is a lack of stylish alternatives to men's suits, writes Richard Williams I think Howard Jacobson (Diary, 14 October) and Martin Collins (Letters, 20 October) have rather missed the point about men's suits. Those of us who wear them to the office, day-in, day-out, regard them as work clothes - akin to the carpenter's overall or the builder's high visibility jacket. We simply don't feel smart in them. Howard Jacobson draws a contrast between the appearance of the men he sees at the opera an...