see paul stewart disambiguation . paul stuart type private industry clothing founded new york city new york 1938 headquarters new york new york key people ralph ostrove founder clifford grodd former president & ceo michael ostrove president & ceo products men s and women s clothing website www.paulstuart.com paul stuart is a men s and women s clothing brand . it was founded in 1938 in new york city by haberdasher ralph ostrove who named the company after his son paul stuart ostrove . brooks brothers j. press and ralph lauren are competing brands with similar style . contents 1 history 2 locations 3 external links 4 references history edit the company was helmed by the legendary merchant and ceo clifford grodd from 1958 until his death in 2010 . the retailer remained a privately held family business until december 2012 when it was sold to its long time japanese partners mitsui . in fall 2007 paul stuart launched its phineas cole range and in spring 2009 opened a 700 square foot 65 m2 phineas cole shop in shop at the front corner of the flagship madison avenue store . locations edit the company operates locations in the united states and japan . the original new york location is still located at the corner of madison avenue and 45th street . it has grown to 60 000 square feet 5 600 m2 and remains the company s largest store . a store in washington d.c. opened in spring 2015 . in the fall of 2008 paul stuart relocated the chicago store from the john hancock center on michigan avenue to oak street . in the spring of 2011 paul stuart opened a second chicago location in the loop at the corner of lasalle street and adams street in the historic continental and commercial national bank building . external links edit official site japanese paul stuart japan references edit coordinates 40 45 18 n 73 58 43 w 40.754941 n 73.978672 w 40.754941 ; 73.978672 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title paul stuart & oldid 737161093 categories clothing brands of the united statesclothing retailers of the united statesretail companies of the united statesshops in new york citysuit makerstailorscompanies established in 19381938 establishments in new yorkhidden categories articles with japanese language external linkscoordinates not on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 1 september 2016 at 03 07 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view