Hart Schaffner & Marx Men's Pure Camel Hair Luxury Blazer

Hart Schaffer & Marx 100% Camel Hair Blazer featuring 2 Button Front Flap Front pockets Single Back Vent Chest Welt Pocket No Flaws Inside or Out Made in the USA Dry Clean * Union Made Vintage Blazer * Colors: Cream/Grey * Fabric Is Unrivaled * Immaculate Condition * Vintage Luxury Camel HairBlazer The company has roots dating back to 1887, when brothers Harry and Max Hart opened a small men's clothing store on Chicago's State Street, called Harry Hart and Brother. In 1879, the Harts' brothers-in-law, Levi Abt and Marcus Marx joined the partnership, which was renamed Hart, Abt, and Marx. Eight years later, Marx and Abt left the business and were replaced by a cousin, Joseph Schaffner (1848–1918), and the firm was renamed, Hart Schaffner & Marx. At the same time, however, the wholesale business began to grow, overtaking the retail operations. On the strength of wholesale production, Hart, Abt, and Marx won contracts to produce clothing for the U.S. military. This introduced the partners to prefabricated off-the-rack clothing and marked their entry into the ready-to-wear suit trade. In 1897, the company began running national advertisements for its products and began selling off-the-rack suits through a variety of distributors. Hart Schaffner & Marx commissioned well-known illustrators, such as John E. Sheridan, to paint pictures for style books and retail posters. These ads portrayed the company's latest fashions in rich surroundings, establishing HS&M as a premium brand.