POCKETS
{ invitation to style }
48 HIGHLAND PARK VILLAGE, DALLAS, TX 75205 214.368.1167 www.pocketsmenswear.com
Store Hours MONDAY to SATURDAY: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Editorial Director D AV I D S M I T H
35
YEARS
OF
STYLE—AND
COUNTING
Editor & Publisher Creative Director Art Director
Contributing Editors
the entrepreneurial urge. I’d been
J U L I A C . I R E L A N D , T I M O T H Y K E L L E Y, I A N FRANCESCA MOISIN, EVERETT POTTER
Contributing Photographers
and had moved to Dallas to man-
F U LT O N D AV E N P O R T, D A N I E L S P R I N G S T O N
age one of the local stores.
Art Associate
LAURA CARAMAGNA
Art Assistant
PAT R I C E H O R VAT H
As luck would have it, I heard about a local barbershop whose
Corporate Editorial Director R I TA G U A R N A
next-door neighbor, a menswear
National Advertising Manager
store, had recently closed. I went
SHAE MARCUS
to check it out. The store, about 500 square feet, shared the same entryway as the barbershop. I made a
The way we wore: scenes from a 1978
S T E P H A N I E S TA I A N O
deal with the owners of the barbershop to sublease the place to my wife and a hammer-—installing everything ourselves except the carpet and mirrors. I worked the store by myself for about a year and a half, selling patch-
Advertising Sales Assistant SABA KAHN
Production Manager
CHRISTINE HAMEL
Advertising Services Manager THOMAS RAGUSA
Senior Art Director, Agency Services
work jeans and nylon shirts. My wife was then pregnant with our second
KIJOO KIM
child. One day she called me to tell me she was in labor, and I had to close
Marketing Manager
the store and rush to the hospital. Those were interesting and fun days
Marketing Coordinator
and I am glad to be on the other side now.
Accounting
This year we celebrate the 35th anniversary of our store. The slick
see page 12
Advertising Account Executive
Pockets Menswear mailer
me. We cleared out the space—our only tools were a kitchen knife, a saw and
Dressed to thrill
JENNIFER CENICOLA,
KEOWN, MARIA LISSANDRELLO,
clothing chain for about five years
PEEKS
AMY A. DOWDEN
S T E P H E N M . V I TA R B O
In 1974, I felt the strong pull of working for the Clyde Campbell
Sneak
MARK DOWDEN
SEAN GALLAGHER ELIZABETH MEE
A G N E S A LV E S ,
MAGDALENA SZARGUT
1970s shirts are gone, but we carry a hand-selected collection of predomi-
Published by
nantly Italian clothing and international sportswear and we feel our final
Chairman
C A R R O L L V. D O W D E N
destination is here at Highland Park Village. We are grateful for the support
President
MARK DOWDEN
of so many wonderful friends, customers and vendors. Our fantastic staff
Executive Vice President
makes it all work and without them, there would be nothing to talk about.
Vice Presidents
From the beginning, our establishment has been a labor of love. We
JOEL EHRLICH
AMY A. DOWDEN,
N I G E L E D E L S H A I N , R I TA G U A R N A , SHANNON STEITZ, SUZANNE TRON
have always wanted our customers to dress better than they have to, and Regional Sales Director
we make every effort to carry that out with attention to each client’s inter-
DOUGLAS C. BARKER
ests and needs. We come to work with a daily passion to improve every
Circulation Director
LAUREN MENA
area of our buying, selling and marketing. And we genuinely enjoy working with you, our loyal customers. We hope to please you, too, with this issue of POCKETS magazine, In the money
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featuring articles about the quietest, coolest new automobile, most exotic luxury destinations, and best gifts—all in the style to which we know you are accustomed. At this holiday time, please accept our thanks for being part of the history of Pockets Menswear—and part of our future. You have our best wishes for a healthy and peaceful season with your loved ones. We look forward to seeing you in our store soon.
DAVID SMITH
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P O C K E T S Magazine is published twice a year by Wainscot Media, 110 Summit Avenue, Montvale, NJ 07645, in association with Pockets. Copyright © 2009 by Wainscot Media, LLC. All rights reserved. Editorial Contributions: Write to Editor, Pockets, 110 Summit Avenue, Montvale, NJ 07645; telephone 201.782.5730; email mark.dowden@wainscotmedia.com. The magazine is not responsible for the return or loss of unsolicited submissions. Subscription Services: To change an address or request a subscription, write to Subscriptions, POCKETS, Circulation Department, PO Box 1788, Land O Lakes, FL 34639; telephone 813.996.6579; email lauren.mena@wainscotmedia.com. Advertising Inquiries: Contact Shae Marcus at 856.797.2227 or shae.marcus@wainscotmedia.com.
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