After traveling a great deal and learning about the fashion industry, David Schottenstein founded custom clothier Astor & Black in 2005. As one of the leading custom clothiers in the United States, the company sold approximately $5.1 million in merchandise in 2010. The client roster includes more than 900 discerning individuals, including numerous professional football, basketball, and hockey players; politicians; celebrities; and business executives. Astor & Black maintains co-marketing partnerships with Midwestern Auto Group, NetJets Inc., and Bentley Motors Limited.
David Schottenstein serves as the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Astor & Black. Other members of the senior management team include Richard A. Dent III, as President, who served as the former top executive and operations strategist at Victoria’s Secret. Senior Vice President of Marketing and eBusiness, Matt Schow was the former Vice President at Men’s Wearhouse. Before joining Astor & Black as President of Sales, Christian Boehm worked at Tom James Company for 19 years, most recently as Vice President and Director of Marketing and Merchandising.
Astor & Black creates each suit to exact specifications of their clients with specialty silk lining and hand-picked stitching standard on every garment. Additional suit features include sweat shields in all jackets, surgeon cuffs with working buttonholes, reinforced stitching on the jacket collar underside, and a hidden cash pocket. Astor & Black’s custom shirts are made of Egyptian, Swiss, Italian, or Sea Island cottons. They come in 25 collar styles, 13 types of shirt pockets, and 25 cuff styles, with 47 monogram choices in any color available for all shirts. The company offers the exquisite Marzoni fabrics with the collection available for viewing on the Astor & Black website, www.astorandblack.com.
Based in Columbus, Ohio, Astor & Black sends its professional clothiers to homes or places of business in major American cities as part of its elite client service. Garments include suits, shirts, women’s clothing, bespoke formal wear, and custom wedding tuxedoes and packages. Clients also can purchase packages of varying levels or they can purchase a la carte. Inc. Magazine named David Schottenstein one of its 30 Coolest Young Entrepreneurs Under 30 in 2010. Astor & Black has also been named one of Columbus' top 50 fastest growing companies every year since 2008.
David Schottenstein serves as the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Astor & Black. Other members of the senior management team include Richard A. Dent III, as President, who served as the former top executive and operations strategist at Victoria’s Secret. Senior Vice President of Marketing and eBusiness, Matt Schow was the former Vice President at Men’s Wearhouse. Before joining Astor & Black as President of Sales, Christian Boehm worked at Tom James Company for 19 years, most recently as Vice President and Director of Marketing and Merchandising.
Astor & Black creates each suit to exact specifications of their clients with specialty silk lining and hand-picked stitching standard on every garment. Additional suit features include sweat shields in all jackets, surgeon cuffs with working buttonholes, reinforced stitching on the jacket collar underside, and a hidden cash pocket. Astor & Black’s custom shirts are made of Egyptian, Swiss, Italian, or Sea Island cottons. They come in 25 collar styles, 13 types of shirt pockets, and 25 cuff styles, with 47 monogram choices in any color available for all shirts. The company offers the exquisite Marzoni fabrics with the collection available for viewing on the Astor & Black website, www.astorandblack.com.
Based in Columbus, Ohio, Astor & Black sends its professional clothiers to homes or places of business in major American cities as part of its elite client service. Garments include suits, shirts, women’s clothing, bespoke formal wear, and custom wedding tuxedoes and packages. Clients also can purchase packages of varying levels or they can purchase a la carte. Inc. Magazine named David Schottenstein one of its 30 Coolest Young Entrepreneurs Under 30 in 2010. Astor & Black has also been named one of Columbus' top 50 fastest growing companies every year since 2008.