Before the recent growth in haberdasheries, men concerned with dressing up had to go to tailors who made custom fitting suits, slacks and dress shirts.
而製造男士服飾的廠家，多在百貨公司設櫃，或成立只售其品牌衣服的門市部，並不能滿足中上階級男士對品質與整體搭配的需求。