Klopfenstein's

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Klopfenstein's began in downtown Tacoma in 1909, when Clarence F. Klopfenstein and Samuel Conrad opened a menswear business. A 1918 partnership with Edward Mason led to a new Tacoma store, while a Seattle location followed in 1924. Klopfenstein bought out Mason in 1925, giving the operation the name generations of well-dressed Northwest shoppers came to know.

Seattle became the company’s defining home. The retailer moved to Fourth Avenue in 1939, merged with Seattle clothier Leslie-Hughes in 1966, and briefly operated as Klopfenstein's-Leslie-Hughes. In 1967 it occupied a new flagship at Sixth Avenue and Pine Street—a polished downtown clubhouse for suits, tailoring, accessories, and eventually women’s apparel. Yes, miniature golf was reportedly played around the clothing racks. Corporate dress code: immaculate; office morale: strangely athletic.

Hartmarx acquired the family business in 1968 and expanded Klopfenstein's across Washington, Oregon, and Alaska. The Seattle flagship relocated to Two Union Square in 1989. Hartmarx sold the division in 1992; the remaining Klopfenstein's stores were closed by summer 1993.

Our Klopfenstein's collection celebrates the sharp tailoring, downtown swagger, and slightly overqualified retail grandeur of a Pacific Northwest clothier that understood a suit could be both armor and entertainment.