Brand profile
Rochester Tailored Clothing
American made-to-order tailoring house working out of Rochester's historic 1899 Hickey Freeman factory, now owned by Tom James Company.
RochesterOrigin
UnisexFocus
Urban prep / IvyStyle
$$$$$Price
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What to know about Rochester Tailored Clothing
The factory is the brand
RTC works out of the 1899 Hickey Freeman plant on North Clinton Avenue in Rochester, with a union workforce of roughly 200 after Tom James acquired it in 2023.
It also sews for others
The same floor produces tailoring for J.Press, Epaulet and O'Connell's, so buying RTC means buying the maker rather than a licensing arrangement.
Made-to-order, soft American shoulder
Suits, sport coats, trousers and outerwear are cut to order in a soft-shouldered American style, using mostly Italian and British mill cloth, with fittings at the East Avenue store.
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Brand facts
Rochester Tailored Clothing (RTC) makes made-to-order suits, sport coats, trousers and outerwear in the historic North Clinton Avenue factory that Jeremiah Hickey and Jacob Freeman opened in Rochester, New York in 1899. Its union workforce produces soft-shouldered American tailoring for its own label plus other houses, including J.Press, Epaulet and O'Connell's. Tom James Company completed its acquisition of the operation in July 2023, retaining roughly 200 jobs. A factory store at 275 East Avenue handles custom fittings, and fabrics come largely from Italian and British mills.
- Founded
- 2021 (factory founded 1899 as Hickey Freeman)
- Origin
- Rochester, United States
- Price
- $$$$$
- Typical prices
- Coats $995–$1195 · Suits $1295–$1495 · Tailoring $895–$1195
- Focus
- Unisex
- Styles
- Urban prep / Ivy, Quiet luxury