Introducing Norman Hilton
"The Hilton legacy began in 1888 when Joseph Hilton entered the menswear business along with his three brothers. Instead of traveling to all of his costumers on foot, he decided that he should open a gentleman’s specialty shop where men could come and try on his wares instead of seeing only swatches and stylebooks. With this new strategy, Joseph build the Hilton name into a ten store business with shops in New York City and all of the five boroughs.
It took until the 1940’s for Joseph’s son Norman to enter the family business, but he grew the family business across the country by the mid-1960’s with a focus on natural shoulder jackets. After graduating from Princeton Undergraduate and Harvard Business School, his strong understanding of the Ivy League aesthetic allowed his brand to prosper to the point when there wasn’t a quality menswear store in America that didn’t carry Norman Hilton. It was Norman that invested in Ralph Lauren before anyone else and manufactured much of his collection during its early years.
But as times changed and the natural shoulder Ivy League look fell out of favor, Hilton accepted the change and continued to do what he did best despite the dwindling costumer base. Norman’s legacy has been continued by his son, Nick, who has been outfitting his most knowledgeable clients with custom offerings that still use the Norman Hilton cut. But Norman Hilton has been revived this fall in the form of six Scottish tweed jackets cut from a real 1960’s pattern.With so many overpriced fashion brands out there, Norman Hilton stands for timeless quality. We think that every man should own a jacket they can have for decades to come, and it shouldn’t cost them a fortune—just $695."
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| pictures by F.E. Castleberry of Unabashedlyprep.com |
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