THROUGH SUNDAY FEBRUARY
20th.
>> LOOKING YOUR BEST CAN CHANGE
THE WAY YOU CARRY YOURSELF.
LET’S BE HONEST, WE LOVE WHEN
OUR VALENTINE’S ARE DRESSED TO
THE NINES.
DOWNTOWN THERE IS ONE PLACE THAT
IS HELPING MEN SUIT UP SO THEY
ALWAYS STAND OUT.
NOT JUST FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS.
IT’S CALLED DANDY DETROIT.
I LOVE THAT TITLE.
JOINING SUSS THE OWNER, NELSON
SANDERS.
HOW IS IT GOING, NELSON.
>> HOW IS IT GOING, MAN?
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME
ON.
THIS MEANS A LOT.
>> Jason: RIGHT BACK AT YOU.
YOU HAVE BEEN IN FASHION YOUR
ENTIRE LIFE, AND IT’S AN
INDUSTRY WHERE YOU CAN DO JUST
ABOUT ANYTHING.
WHY DID YOU WANT THE GET INTO
FINE MEN’SWARE, SUITS?
>> SINCE HIGH SCHOOL I HAVE BEEN
IN RETAIL.
I THINK IT WAS A NATURAL
PROGRESSION FOR ME REALLY.
I WORKED IN -- I WORKED AT
SOMERSET FOR ABOUT TEN YEARS.
AT MY TIME, THERE I STARTED
WORKING AT HIGHER-END SHOPS.
MY KNOWLEDGE AND MY PERSONAL
STYLE STARTED TO GROW.
I REALLY JUST GRAVITATED
TOWARD -- I THINK THAT GOES BACK
TO MY UPCOMING, MY UPBRINGING,
SORRY.
IN THE CITY.
SO THE MEN I WAS AROUND, AND I
KIND OF GRAVITATED TOWARD THAT.
I CAN SEE MY DAD HERE.
YOU CAN SEE THE RESEMBLANCE
THERE.
SO HE TAUGHT ME A LOT.
AND AS I GOT OLDER, MY KNOWLEDGE
AND MY -- I WAS JUST INTRIGUED
AND WANTED TO LEARN MORE.
SO HERE YOU ARE.
>> YOUR DAD, LATEST ADAYS,
LOOKING SMOOTH.
>> YEAH, HE WAS A COOL CAT, MAN.
THE APITMY OF A DETROIT GARDEN C
SLICKER, IF YOU WILL.
>> Jason: I THINK HE CHARTED.
DIDN’T HE HAVE A TOP-40 HIT?
HOW IS DANDY DETROIT DIFFERENT
WHEN IT COMES TO SUIT SHOPPING?
>> YOU KNOW WHAT, I THINK IT
COMES DOWN TO ME.
I REALLY HONE IN ON BUILDING
GENUINE RELATIONSHIPS WITH MY
CLIENTS.
I LOOK AT THEM ALMOST AS FAMILY
MEMBERS.
SO AS DETROIT CONTINUES TO
THRIVE, THERE’S GOING TO BE
OTHER BIG COMPANIES THAT COME
HERE THAT SELL SUITS, SO I GOT
TO PLAY UP MYSELF AND MY
GENUINENESS, MY KNOWLEDGE AND ME
JUST REALLY TRYING TO EDUCATION
ALL OF MY CLIENTS WHEN THEY STEP
IN HERE.
>> Jason: GIVE US SOME
EXAMPLES OF WHAT YOU OFFER YOUR
CLIENTS.
WHAT ARE SOME KEYS TO A GREAT
SUIT FIRST OF ALL?
>> I THINK TOP THREE KEY FOR ME
WOULD BE CONSTRUCTION, HOW IT’S
MADE, FABRIC, AND THEN FIT.
IF YOU THINK THOSE THREE THINGS,
THOSE ARE IN A GOOD WAY.
I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE FORGET
ABOUT HOW IT’S MADE AND
EQUALITY.
SO THOSE ARE KIND OF THE THINGS
WHEN SOMEONE COMES TO BOOK AN
APPOINTMENT WITH ME.
WE ARE -- THE STYLE IS GOING TO
COME NATURALLY.
SO YEAH, THOSE ARE THREE KEYS
THAT I TRY TO FOCUS ON.
>> Jason: CAN YOU REACH BEHIND
YOUR LEFT SHOULDER AND GRAB THAT
RED SPORT COAT OFF THE RACK?
I WANT THE SEE THAT.
I HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT THAT
SINCE THE SEGMENT STARTED.
SO THIS IS -- THIS I CALLED MY
DANDY HOLIDAY JACKET, JUST READ
AND CARTON, FAB RIB, THIS WAS A
FUN PIECE.
I WORE THIS ON MY BIRTHDAY AND
GOT A LOT OF GOOD REACTION, ONE
BUTTON HERE, WITH THIS SHAW BIB
COLLAR HERE.
UNCONSTRUCTED SHOULDERS, REALLY
FUN, NICE, AIRY, COMFORTABLE.
SO THAT WAS A COOL PIECE THAT I
DID.
>> IT REALLY CAUGHT MY EYE.
IT’S BEEN GIVING ME TIM MATHESON
VIBES FROM ANIMAL HOUSE.
WHAT WOULD SOMETHING LIKE THAT,
THAT COAT, WHAT WOULD THAT RUN
BALLPARK PRICE-WISE?
>> BALLPARK, I WOULD SAY $1,300
TO $1,500.
EVERYTHING IS FULLY CANVASSED,
FINISHED BY HAND.
THAT’S THE ENGLISH FAP RICK
PARTICULARLY.
BUT IT COMES DOWN TO HOW MUCH
FABRIC I NEED.
BUT I WOULD SAY FOR THAT,
ANYWHERE FROM $1,300 TO $1,500.
>> Jason: YOUR PHONE IS
ALREADY RINGING BECAUSE OF THIS
SEGMENT ALONE.
>> THE STORE IS GOING TO OPEN
SOON.
CLIENTS ARE CALLING, SO IT’S A
DAILY HUSTLE FOR ME, A DAILY
GRIND, MAN.
I GOT TO GET YOU IN A SUIT.
>> Jason: YES!
I’LL COME DOWN AND SEE YOU.
HOW CAN PEOPLE GET IN TOUCH WITH
DANDY DETROIT TO SUIT UP?
>> WWW.DANDYDETROIT.COM.
I’M ON ALL SOCIAL MEDIA
PLATFORMS.
YOU CAN FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM
AT DANDY.DETROIT, FACEBOOK, YOU
CAN E-MAIL ME, NELSON
@DANDYDETROIT.COM.
I’M EVERYWHERE.
>> Jason: IF I WAS DICK VITALE
I’D SAY, NELSON, YOU’RE SUPER,