Houston Menswear Boutique Owner Rudy Festari Stays True To Italian Style
May 19, 2020
If there are more men wearing European style suits in Houston, thank Rudy Festari, owner of Festari for Men. Festari, a native of Rome who proudly dons linen suits and sandals, opened his namesake menswear store in the early 1990s after working in a variety of shops in The Galleria. Boxy double-breasted suits were the norm; the bigger the better. “There weren’t many of us doing European clothing back then,” Festari said. “It was a challenge because I didn’t want to sell traditional men’s clothing. I had to break through that wall with the macho big Texas guy.” Read more at Houston Chronicle.
Being a former and now current Houstonian, European clothing started in Houston in the 1970’s with Sonny Penner at M. Penner. Also, the first Zegna shop within a store, was at the Sakowitz Galleria store in 1985!