CROSBY & HOWARD MEN'S COTTON LUXURY SHIRT

CROSBY & HOWARD MEN'S COTTON LUXURY SHIRT CROSBY AND HOWARD LONG SLEEVE COTTON SHIRT W/PLAID FABRIC Details & Care: Long sleeves Button-down shirt Plaid pattern 98% Cotton 2% spandex Brooklyn Men’s Clothier Howard Clothes The first Howard Clothes store opened in New York in 1924 and was founded by Samuel Kappel, Joseph Langerman, and Henry Marks – named after Langerman’s son Howard. A corporation was subsequently organized in New York in 1925 under the name Howard Clothes Inc. and was later changed to Howard Stores Corporation. The company operated a massive factory in Brooklyn, just on the other side of the Manhattan Bridge, in the neighborhood now known as Dumbo. They sponsored a radio show called Howard Dandies, broadcast on WABC. Their line was limited to men’s clothing, with a major competitor being Bond Stores. Bond operated numerous retail outlets across the U.S., with a factory in Rochester, N.Y., and a flagship store at 372 Fifth Avenue at 35th Street in NYC. Although Bond was primarily a men’s clothier, by the mid-1950s some stores carried women’s clothing, and in their heyday, like Howard Clothes, they also had around 150 stores.