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TODAY, PREMIUM JEANS; NEXT, MADE-TO-MEASURE?(Interview)

Daily News Record, August, 2006

Byline: STAN GELLERS

Off the wall? Not if you talk to custom tailor Alan Flusser, the man who does the made-to-measure at Brooks Bros., or the specialists on the manufacturing end. They're all gushing over the latest wave of clothing customers who aren't exactly refugees from jeans stores selling True Religion, Diesel or 7 For all Mankind denims. These dudes-the 25-plus, post-boomers-are beginning to build their wardrobes of posh suits that look like they belong on executive row at investment banks like Goldman Sachs or Lehman Brothers. It's not a coincidence that these prestigious companies, among many, slammed the door shut on casual-anytime a few years ago. The result? The brainy young guys just entering the world of finance started dressing for the...

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