2 ms·

The title is a spin on “the wonderful ice cream suit” by Ray Bradbury, which similarly had transformative effects on its wearers. https://www.saturdayeveningpo

• pvg 2y ago
  Is it? The [person] in [x garment] is a pretty common title. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_in_the_Brown_Suit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_in_the_Brown_Suit (1924) or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_in_the_White_Suit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_in_the_White_Suit or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_in_the_Gray_Flannel_Suit_(novel) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_in_the_Gray_Flannel_Su... (from the 50s) or even https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Woman_in_White_(novel) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Woman_in_White_(novel)
  • tlb 2y ago
    I recommend The Man in the Thick Lead Suit by Daniel Lang (1954). About the US atomic program, written before people got all uptight about radiation.
  • madcaptenor 2y ago
    I took it as a reference to The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit.