New York – Ousted Men’s Wearhouse Founder Returns With Tailor Service

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    New York – Men’s Wearhouse founder George Zimmer, who was ousted from the suit retailer two years ago, still wants you to “like the way you look.”

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    But this time, you don’t have to walk into a store to do so.

    Zimmer launched zTailors this week, a company that sends clothing tailors to homes or offices. Booking a tailor to hem skirts or taper baggy shirts is done through the zTailors website or with a phone call. The company says it has hundreds of tailors in more than a dozen states and plans to be nationwide by the end of the summer.

    “Anyone can now have access to a personal tailor at their convenience,” said Zimmer, in a statement, “a service previously available only to the wealthy.”

    Zimmer was abruptly fired as executive chairman of Men’s Wearhouse Inc. in 2013, about 40 years after founding the company. Customers knew Zimmer as the face of Men’s Wearhouse, appearing in many of its TV commercials saying the slogan, “You’re going to like the way you look. I guarantee it.”

    At zTailors, Zimmer is serving as chairman. Scott Silverstein, a former president at a Men’s Wearhouse subsidiary, will run the day-to-day operations as CEO.

    Based in Oakland, California, zTailors charges $20 to adjust shirt sleeves, $30 to adjust jacket sleeves and $25 to taper the sides of a dress, according to its website.


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    8 years ago

    Great idea.

    8 years ago

    The great question is, how is he going to do quality control on his tailors? I’ve had great tailors and I’ve had terrible tailors, and you don’t really know the difference until you try one the first time and have something totally ruined; think overcoat with sleeves shortened to thalidomide length instead of lengthened, or having something patched with bad color patch, when he said he would sew it together – nothing about a patch.

    Rafuel
    Rafuel
    8 years ago

    Expensive. $30 to adjust jacket sleeves? There are many traditional tailors (as opposed to z) who would readily do a very professional job of it for under $10.