Brooks

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Address

Brooks Brothers, 346 Madison Avenue

GPS

40.754360515022, -73.978315567645

BOOK

“You are tall—but you’re still very handsome—you’ve skipped the awkward age, or is that sixteen; perhaps it’s fourteen or fifteen; I can never remember; but you’ve skipped it.”
“Don’t embarrass me,” murmured Amory.
“But, my dear boy, what odd clothes! They look as if they were a set—don’t they? Is your underwear purple, too?”
Amory grunted impolitely.
“You must go to Brooks’ and get some really nice suits. Oh, we’ll have a talk to-night or perhaps to-morrow night. I want to tell you about your heart—you’ve probably been neglecting your heart—and you don’t know.”

This side of Paradise

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

Fashion firm founded in 1818 by Henry Sands Brooks, who opened a boutique at the corner of Catherine Street and Cherry Street. From the outset it presented itself as a business oriented toward the highest quality, and in the 19th century it became known for popularizing the “ready-to-wear” suit in the United States. In 1915 it established its main headquarters on Madison Avenue and, in 1971, it had eleven locations in different U.S. cities. The Madison Avenue boutique closed in 2020, but the company remains active with a presence on all five continents.

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