Update on Martin Greenfield, Presidential Tailor

Photo by KURT WILBERDING via WSJ

We introduced you to Martin Greenfield in September. A survivor of Buchenwald, Greenfield came to the U.S. from the Czech Republic in 1947. His started work in the U.S. as a “floor boy” for a Brooklyn garment factory. From there, he became a tailor. By the 1970s, he owned his own factory. And today, he’s best known for making suits for presidents. Nearly every suit President Obama wears was made by Greenfield. (Don’t hold it against him but he also makes suits for would-be presidents, including the Donald.)

NBC Nightly News profiled Greenfield this week. And herein lies the update.

In the segment, Greenfield points out that he employs 120 people from 17 countries in his Brooklyn shop. “They’re all refugees, like me,” Greenfield says.

Wow

Greenfield notes that while all his past Presidential clients have been men, he’s fully capable of making excellent suits for women. Here’s hoping he gets the chance.

-KitJ