Mr. Weil, Westerner, RIP

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 9:38 pm

Blantantly stolen from another board, but since some you don't frequent there, thought I'd share this my friends here. Jack A. Weil, patriarch of western clothing, died on August 13th, aged 107. Most everyone probably already knew of him, but this was a new thing I learned.

Post by **Old Savage** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 10:23 pm

Thanks Griff, and I thought that was all just for decoration.

JerryB · Post by **JerryB** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 10:28 pm

Thanks Griff, 70 years old today,put one on this morning. I have very few shirts with buttons.

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 10:57 pm

I think I heard that on NPR. They even had a short interview with him that they'd done a few years before. IIRC he was still the CEO of his company. His main claim to fame is that he is the designer of the only garment to be made continuously for the time his shirts have been made ( 70 years I think) without any modification.

Borregos · Post by **Borregos** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 6:02 am

What an interesting post, thanks Griff.

crs · Post by **crs** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:27 am

Griff, thanks for the post! It was interesting and informative.

Cimarron Red · Post by **Cimarron Red** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 12:02 pm

Thanks very much, Griff. A nice piece.

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