Sakowitz

Sakowitz
Company typedepartment store (former)
Industryretail
Founded1902 (1902)
FounderTobias & Simon Sakowitz
Defunct1990 (1990)
Headquarters,
Area served
Primarily Texas, some presence in Arizona, Oklahoma, Ohio
Productsclothing, footwear, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, furs

Sakowitz was a men's clothing store which grew into a small chain of family-owned high-end department stores based in Houston, Texas. It operated from 1902 until 1990. Sakowitz was responsible for launching many of the now-famous European fashion designers in America - among them Andre' Courreges, Yves St. Laurent Rive Gauche, Zandra Rhoades, Givenchy, and Erminegildo Zegna. The Sakowitz catalogues were mailed to all fifty states and abroad.