M.K. Ataturk, is the subject of a new book[1] that provides men's fashion tip from the founder of the Turkish Republic. Many cream colored silk scarves with snow flake design from Sulka & Company were amongst his favorite haberdashery. The purchases must have been made from the Paris store. The label shown is from a 1948 ladies scarf from the Paris store which must be similar to men's.He had Turkish tailors also such as Levon Kordonciyan who was among the six students selected for a five year study in Paris with state funds , Arman and later Kemal Milaslı[2]Mavi Boncuk
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A. Sulka and Co. was founded in New York City in 1893 by businessman Amos Sulka and tailor Leon Wormser. The shop was originally a shirtmaker's establishment, and in 1895 was located on Broadway. By the early 1920s, A. Sulka had moved to Fifth Avenue and had opened stores in London's Old Bond Street and in Paris.
They were known for their high quality custom shirts, and for luxurious items made from silk such as ties, scarves and robes. The store became a favorite of the well-dressed rich and famous, including the Duke of Windsor and Clark Gable.
Amos Sulka died in 1946. More stores were opened, including ones in San Francisco and Chicago. Sulka carried primarily men's items, but there were select women's items such as scarves and robes.
During the late 1960s and 1970s, the idea of luxury was changing, and many buyers were looking to European lines, such as Gucci. Sulka was no longer the desirable name it had been. The company was sold in 1980, and changed hands several times before being acquired by Vendome in the 1990s. There was a plan to revive the name, but the stores were closed beginning in late 2001, and the last store was shuttered in 2002.
A. Sulka and Co. was founded in New York City in 1893 by businessman Amos Sulka and tailor Leon Wormser. The shop was originally a shirtmaker's establishment, and in 1895 was located on Broadway. By the early 1920s, A. Sulka had moved to Fifth Avenue and had opened stores in London's Old Bond Street and in Paris.
They were known for their high quality custom shirts, and for luxurious items made from silk such as ties, scarves and robes. The store became a favorite of the well-dressed rich and famous, including the Duke of Windsor and Clark Gable.
Amos Sulka died in 1946. More stores were opened, including ones in San Francisco and Chicago. Sulka carried primarily men's items, but there were select women's items such as scarves and robes.
During the late 1960s and 1970s, the idea of luxury was changing, and many buyers were looking to European lines, such as Gucci. Sulka was no longer the desirable name it had been. The company was sold in 1980, and changed hands several times before being acquired by Vendome in the 1990s. There was a plan to revive the name, but the stores were closed beginning in late 2001, and the last store was shuttered in 2002.
[1] "Last Witnesses of Ghazi talks; He was Always Handsome / Gazi’nin Son Tanıkları Anlatıyor; O Daima Şıktı" Edited for publication by Nebil Özgentürk Bir Yudum İnsan Publication 192 pp ISBN: 9786056119905. Based on Emre Kongar and Hasan Yelmen interviews of 1989 with Altemur KILIÇ, Bedia MUVAHHİT,Cemal KUTAY, Cevat Memduh ALTAR, Füreya KORAL,İhsan Sabri ÇAĞLAYANGİL,Müzeyyen SENAR, Sabiha Gökçen, Sadi IRMAK, Nadir NADİ.
[2] Kemal Milaslı (1907-1993)was born in Beypazarı, an old town near Ankara. When he was 13 he started to work as an apprentice with local tailor Ahmet Ceyhan. After working three years with him, he decided to go to Istanbul to improve himself. There he started to work with a Greek master in Beyoğlu (Pera), where he learned the higher scale tailoring and had the opportunity to meet and work with sophisticated people. After 5 years in Istanbul he went to Eskişehir for his military service at the air force in 1932. He was 25 when he decided to go and make a new start in Ankara, the capital of the young Turkish Republic, with two workers in a single room apartment, he started to work for “Milas” and “Makridis” who were the most famous tailors in Ankara, on basis of number of work completed. After a while, neatness of his work drew their attention, and in 1934 they offered him partnership to work together. Due to the nationalization policies of the government, which caused some difficulties for other citizens during that period, Milas and Makridis decided to leave business and go back to Greece, and they sold their shares to their young partner, whom they were sure will be the most successful after they leave. With the introduction of surname law, the same year he adopted the surname “Milaslı’ due to respect to his master and inspired by his master's name which was also a town in southwest Turkey. So, in 1935 he started to run the business under the name “Kemal Milaslı’’. In 1977, at the age of 70 he retired from active tailoring leaving the administration of the firm to his deputy Mr. İbrahim Türkaslan. However he continued to attend personally to his old customers until his death in 1993. Source: Kemal Milasli Men's Tailor
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