In a former coffee cakery space in Leawood, things look quite different than they did last year.
Customers who step into the former Frannie Franks shop will now find a carefully curated space filled with suit jackets, fabric books and the sound of Frank Sinatra (or another selection from the shop’s record collection) spinning away on the record table.
This week, Utah-based custom suit shop H.M. Cole began taking appointments in its new Leawood space, with a grand opening event coming up later this summer.
H.M. Cole opened at 11828 Roe Ave.
- The shop opened in a space on the east side of the Town Center Plaza shopping, which is just off 119th Street and Roe Avenue.
- Frannie Franks occupied that space for roughly five months before its closure last spring.
- H.M. Cole is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.
H.M. Cole offers “premier” custom formalwear
Though the Leawood shop can take walk-ins if there’s availability, it will primarily operate on a by-appointment basis.
During consultations, clients can choose from a variety (thousands) of fabrics to create their new suit. From there, measurements are taken and clients can finalize additional details like buttons and linings.
Ethan Parrish, manager of the new Leawood shop, said the shop will likely have the capacity for four to five clients on an average day.
Though H.M. Cole is known for its suits, Parrish said it’s ultimately about more than that.
“It’s the experience,” Parrish said. “It’s the ability to come in and really create something that not only someone else is not going to have, but that reflects who you are, and the qualities of what you want to put out.”
This marks the first H.M. Cole in Leawood
The clothier got its start roughly 15 years ago in Utah. Since then, H.M. Cole added locations across the country, from Washington to New York.
Though H.M. Cole isn’t based locally, Parrish said he tried to make the give Leawood shop a distinctly Kansas City touch by sourcing what he could locally — including browsing Kansas City area record stores for the shop’s record collection.
Whether it’s through partnering with other businesses and nonprofits in the area or simply bonding with the clients that walk through the door, Parrish said he’s looking forward to all of the community engagement that H.M. Cole’s opening will have to offer.
“Leawood has just been blowing up,” Parrish said. “This community is growing at such a fast pace, it really just made sense to try to get into this market and help celebrate the people around us.”
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