In an era of fast fashion and disposable trends, a family-owned Upstate New York clothing store known for timeless, made-to-last pieces is getting national attention.<\/p>\n
O\u2019Connell\u2019s Clothing on Main Street<\/a> in Buffalo<\/a> has been named one of the New York Times<\/a>\u2019 50 best clothing stores in the United States \u2014 an honor that has brought a surge of new customers through its doors, according to The Buffalo News<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Western New York<\/a> shop, located in Buffalo\u2019s University District, is owned by father and sons Bernhard \u201cBernie,\u201d John and Ethan Huber. O\u2019Connell\u2019s is best known for its tailored menswear, including suits, sport coats and trousers. In its write-up, the Times noted that while O\u2019Connell\u2019s<\/a> carries many of the same brands found in high-end boutiques, some of its real treasures are tucked away in the back room where a deep inventory of deadstock and vintage items rewards curious shoppers willing to dig.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The store\u2019s history stretches back to 1959, when it was founded by three Buffalo Bills<\/a> players: Tommy O\u2019Connell, Richie Lucas and Don Chelf, according to WKBW Channel 7<\/a>. Bernie Huber was among the store\u2019s first employees. What began as an 800-square-foot shop has grown through six expansions to about 10,000 square feet.<\/p>\n There is also a small but mighty women\u2019s department on the second floor. Former Hollywood costume designer and fashion industry veteran Joan Fedyszyn has curated the space, filling it with classic brands such as Barbour, Aquascutum, Draper of Glastonbury, Schneiders of Salzburg and Marimekko.<\/p>\n O\u2019Connell\u2019s reputation reaches far beyond Western New York. The Buffalo News reported that the store fills orders for hard-to-find pieces for major celebrities in sports and film, and supplies authentic period clothing for Broadway and movie productions. International buyers also seek out the shop\u2019s vintage offerings, particularly customers from Japan, where small-sized Lacoste shirts and Brooks Brothers pieces are in high demand.<\/p>\n Through it all, the Hubers have remained committed to O\u2019Connell\u2019s identity as a destination store built on quality and longevity. Many of the garments are still made in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, even as much of the apparel industry has shifted toward cheaper, trend-driven production overseas. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In an era of fast fashion and disposable trends, a family-owned Upstate New York clothing store known for…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":496664,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,405,403,5226,5225,5228,5227,78954,78952,67,586,132,5230,68,2969,9329],"class_list":{"0":"post-496663","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-new-york","10":"tag-new-york-city","11":"tag-newyork","12":"tag-newyorkcity","13":"tag-ny","14":"tag-nyc","15":"tag-nyup-topstory","16":"tag-topstory","17":"tag-united-states","18":"tag-united-states-of-america","19":"tag-unitedstates","20":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","21":"tag-us","22":"tag-usa","23":"tag-yahoo"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115848625800885534","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=496663"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496663\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/496664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=496663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=496663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=496663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}