CRICKETEER Men's Luxury Camel/Wool Blend Blazer

Cricketeer was started in 1938 as a line of clothing offered by Samuel Spitz & Sons, of Chicago. In 1957 Samuel Spitz was acquired by Joseph & Feiss of Cleveland, who continued the Cricketeer brand unchanged. In 1966 Joseph & Feiss merged with Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation but retained its own identity and continued to make Cricketeer. In the late 1960s, Joseph & Feiss realized they had a problem with Cricketeer. It was a classic clothing line aimed at younger men. This was a great idea in the 1940s, 1950s, and even early 1960s when suits and sports jackets were still routinely worn on college campuses. But by the late 1960s things were changing quickly.... and Cricketeer was in serious danger of being left behind. The obvious response was to make the clothing more appealing--such as less expensive items made from the new "miracle fibers" like Dacron polyester thus making them (allegedly) easier to wear and easier to care for. Fair enough. Unfortunately, Cricketeer is out of business. I owned several in the mid-'70s and early-80's. They were high quality, and the cuts were very nicely done. Styles were a bit more contemporary than Brooks Brothers. The fabrics were of excellent quality and they were carried in traditional men's shops. They were based somewhere in Tennessee. Cricketeer survived this short-lived campaign--although who knows how--and continued producing classic Ivy Style clothing until its demise, sometime around 1990.