A retail name remembered by many Fredericktonians will be seen again downtown.
King's Men's Wear is back at 11 S. Market St. offering quality men's apparel, shoes, accessories and tuxedo rentals.
Ron Namendorf, who has operated Paolo Vista Menswear at the location since 2004, will be part-owner and will operate the new King's Men's Wear shop.
The return of the name is due to Mark and Donna Gaver of Middletown . Through their company, Gaver Holdings, the couple invested in the retail business.
"King's Men's Wear played an integral part in the Downtown Frederick community for so many years," said Mark Gaver in a prepared statement. "We're going to bring it back to that same level of distinction, with more of the clothing that Frederick men are used to, more of what today's fashion-forward men are looking for."
Mark Gaver is a longtime customer of both King's Men's Wear and Paolo Vista and consulted with Richard Kessler, the store's previous owner, about restoring the business to its original name.
Kessler closed King's Men's Wear when he retired in January 2004. As owner of the building, he leased the space in November of that year to Namendorf, who opened Paolo Vista Menswear.
"I was the third generation of my family to run the business at 11 South Market," Kessler said. His grandmother and father opened the store as Harry's Dependable Shop in 1928. Kessler's father died and his mother remarried, running the business with the help of her second husband, Melvin King. The store was renamed King's Men's Wear in the 1960s.
At that time the store carried not only dress clothing, but sportswear and work clothes. Kessler said King's was the first store in the area to carry Levi jeans.
In a time without shopping malls and the myriad of retailers today, downtown Frederick was crowded Friday and Saturday nights, with customers doing their banking, grocery shopping, clothes shopping and dining out.
For information call 301-620-2070.
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Apparel + Shoes + Accessories: King's Men's Wear is back at 11 S. Market St.
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