Where Will Winston Tailors Be In April?
Sunday, January 9th, 2011I have been under the “Sword of Damocles” since August. My lease ended in August, and my landlord would not give me another lease. It was nothing personal. He wants to rent the entire floor to one tenant. I am the only tenant left on the 5th floor. My hope was that someone would rent the spaces to my left and right which would have allowed me to stay. This is not to be. They still remain rented. The landlord feels he has to gut the floor and configure it differently to get the entire floor rented. He agreed in August that he would give me a ninty day notice. He has so done . I must vacate on or before April 5. In anticipation of what is to come, I have stated clearing old files and evaluating things that are on the racks. We have an asortment of things that I am going to sell at give away prices. Some of it is new, most of it is not. There is clothing that customers brought in to have let out only to find there is no more outlet. Everything is in good condition. It will all be sold “as is”. We will do alterations on the same basis as if you had brought a garment into us to alter. There are suits, sports jackets, trousers, vests. Most of the items are things that were made for individuals. This means they are not “true” sizes. For the former football and basketball players there are a few 46’s,48’s,a 52,and some XL’s. At the other end of the scale I have a heavy black cashmere blazer in about size 36S. There are blazers with fancy linings, at least one dinner suit, and a 42L Black DB suit by joseph Aboud that sill has the joker tickets attached. There are few raincoats, a swim suit or two, and a sample Tussah Silk sports jacket. In the next few days I will try to take some measurements and arrive at size “guesstimates”. If you are in the neighborhood, you are welcome to stop up- 11 East 44th St # 501- 212 687-0850. If you know someone in midtown Manhattan who wants to share space with an operation like mine, have them give me a call.
