- Paul Stuart
Infobox_Company
company_name = Paul Stuart
company_
company_type= Private
foundation =New York City ,New York ,1938
location = New York,New York
key_people = Ralph Ostrove (Founder) Clifford Grodd (President & CEO)
industry =Clothier | products = Men's and Women'sClothing | homepage = [http://www.paulstuart.com/ www.paulstuart.com]Paul Stuart is an upscale men's and women's clothier in the
United States . Founded in1938 inNew York City ,New York , USA, by haberdasher Ralph Ostrove, who named the company after his son Paul Stuart Ostrove. ["Fashion ads fondly recall 1980's nostalgia for the 1950's," "The New York Times", August 22, 2003] the company now operates additional locations in Chicago,Illinois ,Seoul ,South Korea , andTokyo ,Japan . [ [http://www.paulstuart.com/store_locations.cfm?headermenuid=5 Paul Stuart - Store Locations] ] The original New York location inMidtown Manhattan along Madison Avenue, however, still remains the company's largest store.Paul Stuart often is compared to
Brooks Brothers andJ. Press , which also have their flagship stores along Madison Avenue. ["Don't Even Try to Tell a Republican by Her Clothes," "The New York Times", August 29, 2004] Its clothing tends to be more expensive and more colorful than those retailers, however, and many patrons also consider it to be more up-to-date. [ [http://newyork.citysearch.com/profile/7128152/ Citysearch New York - Paul Stuart] ] As a result, it often favorably is compared to the British tailors ofSavile Row . ["Ibid."] Still, Paul Stuart carries on a traditionalIvy League style of clothing. ["Ivy Covers New Ground," "The New York Times", March 18, 1990]In Fall of 2007, Paul Stuart launched Phineas Cole, the first new brand in the luxury clothier’s 70-year history. The new Phineas Cole limited edition collection takes Paul Stuart’s classic style and aesthetic—a perennial favorite of Madison Avenue “Mad Men,” Wall Street gurus, international dignitaries and connoisseurs of true fine tailoring—and combines it with fun, modern and fashion-forward twists.
ee also
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Brooks Brothers
*J. Press External links
* [http://www.paulstuart.com "Paul Stuart (Official U.S. website)"]
* [http://www.paulstuart.com/phineas.cfm?headermenuid=3 "Phineas Cole (Official U.S. website)"]References
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