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One thing I really miss about the old days is a good menswear store
Posted on 2/17/26 at 8:17 am
Posted on 2/17/26 at 8:17 am
Used to be you could go to a menswear store and for the right price get a couple nice tailored suits and some casual wear. You’d get fitted by some old guy that smelled like the country club bar room who’d shoot the shite with you and get you set up with some clothes you know looked good, fit right, and were top quality.
Seems most of these places died out during COVID. I live in a mid sized city and we literally don’t have one. If you want a suit that’s better quality than men’s wearhouse you’re driving a couple hours. The ones I’ve been to in other towns that are still around seem to be hanging by a thread and don’t have anywhere near the inventory they used to have. You can try to get this stuff on the internet and I’m sure most do now, but it’s not the same. That is one thing I really miss about the old days.
Seems most of these places died out during COVID. I live in a mid sized city and we literally don’t have one. If you want a suit that’s better quality than men’s wearhouse you’re driving a couple hours. The ones I’ve been to in other towns that are still around seem to be hanging by a thread and don’t have anywhere near the inventory they used to have. You can try to get this stuff on the internet and I’m sure most do now, but it’s not the same. That is one thing I really miss about the old days.
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Posted on 2/17/26 at 8:20 am to T1gerNate
Is this another boomer thread?
Posted on 2/17/26 at 8:24 am to T1gerNate
Burlington is all you need
Posted on 2/17/26 at 8:26 am to UltimaParadox
exactly my thoughts. knew how to measure. knew what went with what. difference between cocktail and business attire etc etc. even in our very small town we had a store with a "guy" that knew his stuff,
This post was edited on 2/17/26 at 10:45 am
Posted on 2/17/26 at 8:27 am to T1gerNate
Everyone's too obese and trashy to need a menswear store these days. The dress code for most weddings is "good jeans" and Heydudes
Posted on 2/17/26 at 8:28 am to T1gerNate
Custom fit suits were never an every man thing. You just have to drive further and pay even more now.
Posted on 2/17/26 at 8:29 am to Jmcc64
quote:
new how
quote:
new what
quote:
new his stuff
If only someone knew the difference between knew and new.
Same old grammar problems, nothing new.
Posted on 2/17/26 at 8:31 am to T1gerNate
Brother there are at least 4 of these stores in Baton Rouge. They are doing well.
Posted on 2/17/26 at 8:31 am to T1gerNate
Great men's stores faded away long before COVID. Guys used to buy as many as 4 new suits a year. Now they might buy 1 suit every 4 years. Those suits had enough profit in them to support the salesman well and cover the store's substantial overhead. If you want to experience a hint of old times shop at Harper's in Baton Rouge.
Posted on 2/17/26 at 8:32 am to T1gerNate
People that know their exact measurements can actually get really nice stuff online for a good price on eBay, Poshmark, etc.
Posted on 2/17/26 at 8:34 am to mdomingue
quote:When it comes to grammar, I don't think he nows what he's doing.
If only someone knew the difference between knew and new.
Same old grammar problems, nothing new.
Posted on 2/17/26 at 8:35 am to Riverside
Harper’s
Bates and Thigpen
Perlis
Carriages
McLavys
Martinez
Bates and Thigpen
Perlis
Carriages
McLavys
Martinez
Posted on 2/17/26 at 8:35 am to forkedintheroad
quote:
Custom fit suits were never an every man thing.
Maybe not custom made, but there were definitely experienced tailors everywhere. It was very easy to get a suit altered, at least.
BR still has a number of good tailors, so at least there's that.
Posted on 2/17/26 at 8:37 am to T1gerNate
Agreed.
There was one in Franklin when I was growing up.
There was one in Franklin when I was growing up.
Posted on 2/17/26 at 8:38 am to TyOconner
This would be the list!
And RIP to Mr. Frank. Glad the store and his legacy continues. Great American patriot.
And RIP to Mr. Frank. Glad the store and his legacy continues. Great American patriot.
Posted on 2/17/26 at 8:38 am to T1gerNate
quote:
Used to be you could go to a menswear store and for the right price get a couple nice tailored suits and
I’m calling bullshite. What store are you referring to?
Posted on 2/17/26 at 8:38 am to Kcrad
quote:
When it comes to grammar, I don't think he nows what he's doing
Probably thinks grammar is married to grampar
This post was edited on 2/17/26 at 8:39 am
Posted on 2/17/26 at 8:39 am to mdomingue
quote:But we are expected to believe that he wore tailored suits...
If only someone knew the difference between knew and new.
Posted on 2/17/26 at 8:41 am to T1gerNate
Posted on 2/17/26 at 8:42 am to T1gerNate
The slow death of the suit and the outside stresses of running a tailor shop forced a rapid decline of these businesses. Yes, Covid didn't help at all either.
There are a couple things that have happened in this space. First the middle of the market is basically gone. The old guy that smelled like the country club mens grill retired and there was no apprentice to take their place. The supply chain issues during covid killed their model where they could get material at decent prices at the scale in which they purchase it. In the end what we have is tailors and bespoke suit makers that have gone significantly upmarket, because the prices that you now have to charge to have a successful business basically meaning your now only serving the upper market. The other end of that is the massive discount places like Mens Warehouse serving everything else. The middle of the market doesn't exist.
Luckily, in Raleigh there are several custom clothiers that aren't overly expensive. I don't have to wear suits much these days, but when I do, I like them to fit well and have somewhat unique finishes. But I can imagine many cities have lost these types of shops.
There are a couple things that have happened in this space. First the middle of the market is basically gone. The old guy that smelled like the country club mens grill retired and there was no apprentice to take their place. The supply chain issues during covid killed their model where they could get material at decent prices at the scale in which they purchase it. In the end what we have is tailors and bespoke suit makers that have gone significantly upmarket, because the prices that you now have to charge to have a successful business basically meaning your now only serving the upper market. The other end of that is the massive discount places like Mens Warehouse serving everything else. The middle of the market doesn't exist.
Luckily, in Raleigh there are several custom clothiers that aren't overly expensive. I don't have to wear suits much these days, but when I do, I like them to fit well and have somewhat unique finishes. But I can imagine many cities have lost these types of shops.
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