AS A MEN’S fashion reporter, the question I get most often is: “Where can I get a good suit for cheap?” The asker usually spews this query in a panic: He has a wedding coming up, or a job interview ...

Conceived in the sartorial revolution of the early 19th century, the suit has since become a fashion staple that, when right, oozes class while also masking things such as droopy shoulders, short legs ...