First impression: style. “Suits” conjures crisp shoulders, tailored waists, and the vocabulary of power dressing. It’s not just clothing; it’s a social shorthand. A suit signals intent — commerce, ceremony, a desire to be taken seriously. The word carries weighty associations: law offices, boardrooms, weddings, television antiheroes. It’s about identity being put on like armor.

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