Shortly after the election, Harold Wiesenthal of Harold's in Houston, Texas called his friend, former President George Bush, to request the honor of dressing our next President. Because of the Bush family's respect for Harold, and appreciation for our fine American-made products, we immediately received a positive response.

On January 4th , 2001, a small team from Harold's and Oxxford Clothes flew to Austin for the first fitting. Attending from Oxxford was President and CEO, Crittenden Rawlings with Head Designer, Rocco Giovannangelo. The team then flew to Austin for the first fitting. They gathered at President Elect George W. Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas for a second fitting last Saturday. Mr. Bush was so pleased with the fit of his tuxedo, suit, and topcoat and trousers that he immediately ordered six more garments.

After a personal tour of the ranch, the team returned to watch Tom Brokaw interview the President Elect. Before he started the interview, he confided in Mr. Rawlings how excited he was to keep his business in Texas with a fine specialty store that was carrying the best of America, Oxxford Clothes.

Oxxford Clothes was founded in Chicago in 1916 and is committed to crafting the world's finest tailored clothing. The Oxxford garment is hand constructed in the Oxxford Workrooms in Chicago by 300 Master Tailors and Master Seamstresses. Oxxford has opened it's first flagship haberdashery on 57th Street in New York.