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#1 2008-02-16 13:00:48
- Marc Grayson
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Sulka: How I Lost My Haberdasher
A gem...
http://www.observer.com/node/45590
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#2 2008-02-16 13:11:55
- Marc Grayson
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Re: Sulka: How I Lost My Haberdasher
And, here's the death notice...
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9503E5D8113EF932A15751C1A9679C8B63
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#3 2008-02-17 02:10:53
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Re: Sulka: How I Lost My Haberdasher
''But then,'' she added, ''nothing from Sulka ever goes out of style.''
QFT!!!
#4 2008-02-17 12:22:30
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Re: Sulka: How I Lost My Haberdasher
Last edited by Marc Grayson (2008-02-17 17:56:23)
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#5 2009-02-23 23:16:03
- JDelage
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Re: Sulka: How I Lost My Haberdasher
http://www.sulka.com/
Not sure whether that's a remnant of the past or a rebirth...
#6 2009-02-24 07:20:40
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Re: Sulka: How I Lost My Haberdasher
l enjoyed the article.
#7 2009-02-26 08:28:37
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Re: Sulka: How I Lost My Haberdasher
Although I am reminded how many people want everything to stay the same even thought they only patronize it once every half decade and spend a hundred dollars.
#8 2009-02-27 05:59:01
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Re: Sulka: How I Lost My Haberdasher
There had been several owners of Sulka over the years.
sy syms owned Sulka for a number of years. syms did nothing to tarnish the reputation of Sulka.
the French firm that took over and the management for the last few years were the ones who did the store in. I forget the names of both at the moment.
the last store on park ave. was badly layed out.
they had a huge office on 111 eigth ave was a waste of money. oppulent offices and a massive sewing room whith 4 people.
an ill-fated attempt to produce a wholesale line.
I still have a few formal shirts for sale that were sold off by the shirt factory that produced the RTW shirts.
Carl
#9 2009-02-27 06:39:05
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Re: Sulka: How I Lost My Haberdasher
Was Sulka really that special. Alot of American's here speak very fondly of that place. An institution? Did they sell any good shoos?
#10 2009-02-27 06:51:52
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#11 2009-02-27 08:05:32
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Re: Sulka: How I Lost My Haberdasher
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#12 2009-02-27 17:30:27
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Re: Sulka: How I Lost My Haberdasher
I have 2 Italian 'blousson' from Sulka, 2 Italian covert cloth golf jackets, and 1 terry cloth beach robe, all terrific.
I have 1 pair of Sulka pajamas, found at....Syms, during Sy's tenure! I got the golf jackets in London at the Bond Street shop, just before they announced the closure of all the locations. At that point, the Bond Street shop looked very similar to Syms, with the goods piled onto tables and in cardboard boxes. It was wonderful shopping there without the intrusion of the (Syms-speak) "Associates."
#13 2009-02-27 18:23:02
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http://www.vintagefashionguild.org/content/view/960/121/
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#14 2009-02-27 18:27:53
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Re: Sulka: How I Lost My Haberdasher
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#15 2009-02-28 06:30:49
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Re: Sulka: How I Lost My Haberdasher
My grandfather and Father had purchased many items from Sulka.
I was married in a tie from sulka.
Shoes? no. at least not that I remember.
Sulka was a casualty of the changing trends in menswear, but It really was the management towards the end that made stupid decesion after another.
NYC was once filled with habadashers with style and taste. but alas, Herzfeld is all that remains from the old school. there arenumerous shops cropping up downtown, but they are a very different mindset.
I hated the Sulka label that had too much space between the letters.
S U L K A.
cARL
#16 2009-02-28 07:02:23
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Herzfeld ("we never have a sale"), pray for them. Not likely to last 'til the "recovery."
#17 2009-02-28 08:16:23
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"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#18 2009-02-28 08:45:13
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#19 2009-02-28 15:38:18
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""This is probably the last Deb season...because of the stock market, the economy, Everything..." - W. Stillman.
#20 2009-02-28 17:03:12
- Marc Grayson
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Re: Sulka: How I Lost My Haberdasher
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde