Excellent link thanks for posting AC, I wonder what sort of shirt old man Hertling is wearing there.
Interesting and good to read his optimistic take on the future of the men's clothing industry, he's seen it all before after all.
Interesting. Thanks for posting, AC.
It is very interesting, but I have to admit, I have reached the stage where it's the noble and democratic multi-functional chino for me. Any pants/trousers that require dry-cleaning are an immediate turn-off.
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I have just received a newsletter from Epaulet, who regularly do MTO for trousers, shirts and sweaters. Their trousers were until now made by Hertling:
"After more than six decades in the clothing business, our good friend and mentor Julie Hertling has passed the torch of his factory onto new owners. There are some big changes afoot for next year, so we're partnering with them to clear out the majority of their current fabric inventory. We're thrilled to offer you the most extensive "Ends for Friends" promotion that we have ever done. And this is not only the largest one in our history with Hertling, but it will most likely be the last for quite a while. We have exclusive access to these fabrics for the next 10 days, but after that they'll be cleared out in other means. (...)"
Does that mean they are putting these in a special section on their site?
You would hope the new owners don't go down the Lean Garments route!!!!!
I don't know whether there's a difference in choice between the MTO listed on their site and what they dub "ends for friends".
It will be interesting to see whom O'Connell's chooses for its supplier of trousers. It may be wise to purchase from their stock of Hertling trousers before the end?
It sounds like the factory is being transferred to new owners but the company isn't going anywhere and I doubt the employees and old hands are. O'C has their trousers cut to spec (as I presume most of Hertlings retail stockists do) so I imagine they'll still be manufacturing the same old. It's not like there's anything particular about them that would make it difficult to still cut on order for O'C.