Rich Freshman takes measurements from Andrew McClees at The Gents Closet.

Rich Freshman takes measurements from Andrew McClees at The Gents Closet.

Rich Freshman Bespoke: Baby, You’re A Rich, Fresh Man

The name on the card reads Confidence Man, but Rich Freshman says that there’s nothing shady about the name, the moniker has everything to do with helping somebody out.

He hands out the card for his customized clothing service Rich Freshman Bespoke, where he works with clients to make a personalized suit. Rich Freshman Bespoke recently set up business at The Gents Closet stylist service in the Sunset Media Towers building in one of Hollywood’s most stylish stretches. Neighbors include the Hollywood Palladium concert venue, Arc Light Cinemas and Amoeba Music. On Oct. 1 – 2, Rich Freshman held special fitting sessions at the Gents Closet.

Clothes do make the man, he says, and a bespoke suit is a confidence booster in his book. The company name and his name needs some explaining too. He says that "Rich Freshman" - not the name he was born with - is meant to be a compliment. When someone was wearing a particularly good suit in his native Memphis, crowds would take notice. “People’s faces would ball up. ‘That boy fresh!’” he remembered. “People see you as a rich, fresh, man!” For more information, contact rich@richfreshman.com

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Rich Freshman at The Gents Closet.

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Rich Freshman, who also goes by the moniker the tatted tailor, goes over swatches of fabric for Andrew McClees's suit.

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Manuel "Manny J" Jackson, founder of The Gents Closet.