is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . january 2013 g & l clothing company inc type private industry clothing founded 1917 headquarters united states products work clothing and footwear website http www.gandlclothing.com g & l clothing is a privately held clothing store based in des moines iowa . it was founded in 1917 by lou garsh and meyer levine . the company is owned by the marcovis family who maintain daily operations of the business . g & l clothing sells casual clothing and workwear specializing in big and tall sizes . they also stock work boots and other footwear . contents 1 history 2 today 3 references 4 external links history edit g & l dates back to 1917 when lou garsh and meyer levine first opened their doors . they sold work clothing shoes and boots to railroaders construction workers farmers and tradesmen . garsh left six months later but levine never got around to changing the name . in 1928 harry winner came to work for levine and was made a full partner shortly after world war ii . winner continued to run the business after meyers death in the 1960s . in 1981 jim marcovis purchased g & l clothing . marcovis previously owned the loft jean stores which were located in valley west mall merle hay mall and other locations . during the great flood of 1993 g & l clothing expanded nearly doubling its size . after surviving a fire and subsequent water damage the following year a larger more devastating blaze temporarily closed the store in late 1994 . after four weeks the store was able to reopen in the old who am radio building at eleventh and walnut streets in downtown des moines . in february 1996 the company opened its current store at 1801 ingersoll ave just west of the downtown area . today edit g & l clothing is currently the largest carhartt retailer in the state of iowa and among the largest independent retail stores in the nation . other brands sold include levi s wrangler dickies timberland and lacrosse . in addition to its retail store g & l clothing operates its online and commercial uniform divisions . the store employs approximately 40 individuals including art nizzi who has worked at g & l clothing for over 60 years . references edit desmoinesregister.com . after 60 years work still is a good fit . retrieved 2006 07 28 . dead link businessrecord.com . g & l clothing . retrieved 2006 04 28 . external links edit g & l clothing retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title g % 26l clothing & oldid 738928860 categories companies established in 1917clothing retailers of the united statescompanies based in des moines iowahidden categories orphaned articles from january 2013all orphaned articlesall articles with dead external linksarticles with dead external links from october 2010 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 11 september 2016 at 20 45 . 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