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Well, both Chicago stores are closed. And I mean closed for good. Maybe their business model will change.Reports of Brooks Brothers' death were greatly exaggerated. Michael Bastian was just named Creative Director. I can't wait to see his takes on American trad and sportswear.
Their Madison Avenue store was the only store shut down in the summer still.Well, both Chicago stores are closed. And I mean closed for good. Maybe their business model will change.
Most of their reliable clientele have either long since moved on or are dead. They're trying to appeal to younger buyers.Their menswear models aren't helping their cause. Not a huge influence but most of them look about 18 years old.
their rent/operating costs prolly 20X greater than those other places you named.Their Madison Avenue store was the only store shut down in the summer still.
Alden, Allen Edmonds, Paul Stuart, Carmina, and various other stores were all open for business within 2 blocks of it.
Then what would the GAP be?Isn't Brooks Brothers the "GAP" of the menswear world?
If GAP were largely forgotten and sold anything but useful basics, maybe.Isn't Brooks Brothers the "GAP" of the menswear world?
I picked up an M-65 jacket from GAP years ago with a bi swing back, and it had all the important details and fit me perfect for a great price.Kirkland?
So you were hammered and looking for underwear?If GAP were largely forgotten and sold anything but useful basics, maybe.
My most recent memory of going into Brooks Brothers was shopping for some boxers and finding none that weren't absolute trash - and that was several years ago, after three martinis.
Perhaps they're the Walmart, but after all it might be asking too much of Brooks Brothers to offer refreshments to their customers. Civilization and all that.
Who on earth shops when they're sober? What an appalling drag...So you were hammered and looking for underwear?
Where do you shop? Like, when you’re sober?