Staff

Owner: Christopher T. Blowers

After growing up in the northern suburbs of Chicago, Mr. Blowers attended The Florida State University and graduated in 1987. He trained under Augie Greiner, the founder of Greiner's in Tampa and Ocala, and worked his way through college at Nic's Toggery in Tallahassee. Both stores are locally owned and have been in the specialty menswear business since the 1950's.

Manager: Ernie Surles

Mr. Surles grew up in the suburbs of Birmingham, Alabama and attended Auburn University and graduated from Jefferson State University. He worked for Polo Ralph Lauren in visual merchandising, management, and sales. Later, he worked as the Manager of John Craig Clothier in Winter Park, Florida until he moved to Tampa in 2004.

Head Tailor: Israele Damiano

Mr. Damiano was raised on the beautiful Amalfi Coast in Italy. He was trained in and honored with the prestigious distinction of "Master Tailor." Mr. Damiano has managed and performed tailoring at Nieman Marcus and for Hart Schaffner & Marx in the Atlanta marketplace. Mr. Damiano has been the Head Tailor at Greiner's Clothing since 2005.