The more compelling reason, though, is that he’s done it before. As J.Crew’s head menswear designer in 2008, Snyder oversaw the introduction of the Ludlow suit, whose slim, runway-indebted silhouette ...

The suit has a slim fit with higher armholes and a sleek silhouette through the chest and waist on the jacket and a tapered leg on the pants, complete with a ready-to-wear 32-inch finished hem.

It also gives the suit a pleasingly classic, grown up silhouette, for men who want to signal that they’ve outgrown the “slim-fit everything” phase. For an entry-level suit, there’s a lot ...