As a small counterpoint to this, though I do understand the social aspect of suits [that you disagree with], bear in mind that the entire point of the garment,

As a small counterpoint to this, though I do understand the social aspect of suits [that you disagree with], bear in mind that the entire point of the garment, silhouette aside[1], is to be an extremely comfortable piece of clothing that fits a person absolutely perfectly. The cost is a side effect of the fact tailoring is extremely time intensive, and depends on very high-quality materials (in addition to social cachet cost) [1] by silhouette, I mean the shaping of the figure via structuring of the garment. Full disclosure: I originally trained in tailoring before becoming a developer