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

Is it? The [person] in [x garment] is a pretty common title.

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.

I took it as a reference to The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit.