How did people afford suits back then?

by Thunderstormcatnip

So nowadays, I guess we can all agree that suits tend to have higher price tags than more casual clothes. However, it seems like almost every man back then in Western countries wore suits, even just for casual daily activities. I feel like even working class men wore suits quite often, so suits were accessible to men at almost every social class.

So I guess that suits were cheaper back then? Or has been there some sort of suit price inflation?

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