Sulka

David Hamilton · Mar 16, 2008

Sulka is a little before my time, but a lot of people that i know in the industry still talk about Sulka. Was very highly regarded in its day. Enough people still talk about it that i think the "brand" will reemerge but it's just a name now.

L.Soam · Mar 18, 2008

That is great!!! How can I get hold of him? Thanks sooo much for all the kind assistance, much appreciated! By the way...why did Sulka close down..seems quite bizarre looking at the quality of the pieces!?

Ed355 · Mar 18, 2008

A couple of years ago, there was at one time a ton of NWT Sulka stuff on sale from the same collector - shirts, pajamas, scarfs, ties, belts, jackets, silk robes - all reasonably cheap. I picked up several NWT silk PJs for $50 each. I think there are a lot of Sulka collectors out there.

L.Soam · Mar 20, 2008

Would you perhaps know how I could get a hold of this collector by any chance? Appreciate the help!

waltoninn · Jan 15, 2010

Originally Posted by thc

Sulka was started by Amos Sulka in the early 20th century and is now known for traditional and very expensive menswear. Sulka is quality stuff. At one point Sulka had stores in San Francisco, New York, London & Paris. However the conglomerate which owns Sulka, The Richemont Group, decided to shut down Sulka earlier this year due to changing tastes and lowered demand for the type of clothing it produced. There was an article about Sulka's closing in the NY Times--if I find it, I'll provide the link.

They also had a store in Chicago on Oak Street, where I bought a nice briefcase that was made in Italy.

Tomasso · Jan 15, 2010

Originally Posted by waltoninn

They also had a store in Chicago on Oak Street

Tomasso · Feb 8, 2010

60's Sulka.

The silk knit is just under 2" wide.

waltoninn · Mar 4, 2010

Originally Posted by Tomasso

That is the store! From where did you get the picture? Do you live in Chicago? I used to go in that store on occasion, and when I saw the briefcase I bought in the window, I kept thinking about it for a few days and I finally called them and bought it.

Jamesgatz · Mar 4, 2010

A friend of mine brought me a Sulka shirt (light blue with a white contrast collar) and a white linen hankie from San Francisco (to Finland) in 1998. That was my first more expensive piece of clothing; I got the idea from Alan Flusser's Style and the Man. Those good old days...

Pantisocrat · Mar 4, 2010

sulka makes nice stuff.

I. Gentantithesis · Mar 4, 2010

Alex Kabbaz's grandmother was a Sulka shirting designer in the '30s.

January 1932 adv.

Dingo · May 6, 2010

Twenty years ago I bought a Sulka tie in London. It was navy blue with irregular shaped white spots. The tie was perfectly constructed and had an additional band of stitching where the tie would run through the collar of the shirt.

Sadly, it was destroyed when the suitcase it was in was ripped open by some careless airline baggage handlers. I mourn the tie still.

I check eBay occasionally for new old stock but have not had much success.

Gus · Feb 5, 2012

I remember the two different Sulka stores they had in San Francisco. The first was quite small but had beautiful ties and pocket squares as well as an elegant older gentleman that looked a bit like W. Churchill. They had an edited assortment of things that were clearly classic and the best. Later they moved across the street and expanded adding more jazzy things. It was different. It closed down after a while.

David Reeves · Feb 5, 2012

Sulka was great but even they weren't right all the time. I was shocked to find this in the Dormeuil archives last week;

Despos · Feb 5, 2012

Sulka was sort of the reason I became interested to move to Chicago. Met the president of Sulka in Dallas and they were looking to do bespoke from the Chicago store. They were offering in house bespoke at most of the other stores. Flew me to Chicago 3 or 4 times to make a suit for the store manager, inspected the suit and made me an offer I could easily refuse. Moved to Chicago on my own and hired their tailor. He worked with me for about a year. Think some of their old signage is still on a building front on South Michigan Ave from their hey day in Chicago before Oak St. When they closed here the store became Dunhill ( same owners) and it quickly closed.

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