The 88-Year-Old Tailor Who Dresses Trump And Obama Is Suing Brooks Brothers

by MR Magazine Staff

The 88-year-old tailor whose handmade suits have been worn by everyone from President Eisenhower to President-elect Trump delivered a different kind of suit to Brooks Brothers this week. Martin Greenfield, founder of Martin Greenfield Clothiers, sued the luxury menswear chain on Monday, alleging his company lost nearly $2 million in revenue and income due to a breach of contract. Greenfield claims that that he and Brooks Brothers had a verbal agreement that stipulated Brooks Brothers would give him one year’s notice before ending their business relationship. Greenfield had been making Brooks Brothers’ Golden Fleece line of suits for more than two decades, according to the suit. Read more at Fortune.