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Another bad sign for clothier-to-the-elite Wilkes Bashford: His eponymous company is being sued for $391,000 after allegedly failing to pay for shipments of suits, cardigans and stoles.
The lawsuit comes after the clothing company laid off 18 of 97 employees last month because of slumping sales, as our colleagues Matier & Ross reported.
The Sutter Street institution counts former Mayor Willie Brown as one of its best customers. Brown joked in his Feb. 8 Chronicle column that $1.9 million "would just about cover my tab at Wilkes Bashford."
He may need to pay up soon, if he hasn't already. The lawsuit filed by supplier Milberg Factors Inc. contends Wilkes Bashford has not paid $240,000 for a shipment of Zegna suits, jackets, pants and shirts. The company didn't pay for $151,000 worth of Agnona clothing, according to the lawsuit.
When asked about the lawsuit, a manager at the store said, "I know nothing about that."
Milberg Factors attorney Joel Adler (who also happens to own a Brioni suit from Wilkes Bashford) said multiple attempts had been made to collect before resorting to a lawsuit.
"Clients," Adler said, "prefer not to go to lawyers."
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...sn=001&sc=1000
The lawsuit comes after the clothing company laid off 18 of 97 employees last month because of slumping sales, as our colleagues Matier & Ross reported.
The Sutter Street institution counts former Mayor Willie Brown as one of its best customers. Brown joked in his Feb. 8 Chronicle column that $1.9 million "would just about cover my tab at Wilkes Bashford."
He may need to pay up soon, if he hasn't already. The lawsuit filed by supplier Milberg Factors Inc. contends Wilkes Bashford has not paid $240,000 for a shipment of Zegna suits, jackets, pants and shirts. The company didn't pay for $151,000 worth of Agnona clothing, according to the lawsuit.
When asked about the lawsuit, a manager at the store said, "I know nothing about that."
Milberg Factors attorney Joel Adler (who also happens to own a Brioni suit from Wilkes Bashford) said multiple attempts had been made to collect before resorting to a lawsuit.
"Clients," Adler said, "prefer not to go to lawyers."
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...sn=001&sc=1000
