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Robert Fox
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Posted: 9/26/2016 2:43 PM
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Is there a store in Athens for mens' formal wear (suits, not tuxedos)? I remember a Baron's Men's Shop many years ago, but don't see anything like that online. If not in Athens, what's the closest place? Lancaster?
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Posted: 9/26/2016 3:23 PM
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Amabassador Laundry
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Posted: 9/26/2016 5:21 PM
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Elder Beerman has a very limited selection. We live in the golf ghetto, restaurant ghetto and men's clothing ghetto but we have no traffic.
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Posted: 9/26/2016 6:54 PM
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LOL! Thanks Alan. I figured that was the case, but thought I'd ask. So how far do you have to drive to find a decent spot. Columbus?
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Posted: 9/26/2016 9:17 PM
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Horner & Harrison in Parkersburg is a very nice men's store. It's a 35 minute drive from campus.
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Posted: 9/27/2016 8:11 AM
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Thanks. I'll look it up.
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Posted: 9/27/2016 11:25 AM
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Alan Swank wrote:expand_more
Elder Beerman has a very limited selection. We live in the golf ghetto, restaurant ghetto and men's clothing ghetto but we have no traffic.
We can get to all our micro-breweries very quickly Alan....

When I need a new suit, I drive to Columbus.
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Posted: 9/29/2016 10:29 PM
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bobcat695 wrote:expand_more
Horner & Harrison in Parkersburg is a very nice men's store. It's a 35 minute drive from campus.
Agreed although I find their styles a tad more like the clothes that you'll find in Knoxville as opposed to Columbus.
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Posted: 9/30/2016 8:25 AM
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Does that mean it's a more conservative style, Alan?
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Posted: 9/30/2016 12:48 PM
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Not sure what that means Alan. They carry Ralph Lauren, Hugo Boss, Tommy Bahama, Calvin Klein, Robert Graham and a wide selection of casual shirts and golf clothing. I like the guys that own the store and think they do a nice job of providing a quality inventory.

I don't think they sell Ohio State jerseys if that is what you mean by it being different from Columbus. When I'm in Columbus, I see 50% of everyone dressed in the OSU uniform every day.
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Posted: 9/30/2016 5:37 PM
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Alan Swank wrote:expand_more
We live in the golf ghetto, restaurant ghetto and men's clothing ghetto but we have no traffic.
That's a t-shirt.
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Posted: 10/1/2016 8:57 AM
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Not sure what that means Alan. They carry Ralph Lauren, Hugo Boss, Tommy Bahama, Calvin Klein, Robert Graham and a wide selection of casual shirts and golf clothing. I like the guys that own the store and think they do a nice job of providing a quality inventory.

I don't think they sell Ohio State jerseys if that is what you mean by it being different from Columbus. When I'm in Columbus, I see 50% of everyone dressed in the OSU uniform every day.
It's a more "southern style" or "The Grove style" that you'll see. Different fabrics, patterns and colors and if I my say, younger and more fashionable. Columbus still has quite a few people running around in short sleeve dress shirts and ties that end about four inches too high. Granted, I'll never make the cover of GQ but I personally like the look of the southern styles.
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Posted: 10/1/2016 9:22 AM
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In my eyes there's no such thing as a short-sleeved dress shirt. Either it's short-sleeved, or it's a dress shirt. It ain't both.
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Posted: 10/1/2016 3:48 PM
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In my eyes there's no such thing as a short-sleeved dress shirt. Either it's short-sleeved, or it's a dress shirt. It ain't both.
My point exactly about the differences in styles that you'll see in a midwestern men's store and ones to our south and east.
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