Eric Austin founded Eric Austin Custom in 2018, and the menswear business was still operating at the time of the report from a storefront inside The Works in Atlanta’s Upper Westside. It sells custom and made-to-measure suits, along with other high-end menswear.
Austin said his interest in fashion developed while he attended Georgia Southern University and participated in Pathways to Success. The program required him to wear suits to Sunday meetings during the school year.
He said he started with limited resources, including student loans he took out while in college. His first full suit was assembled from Goodwill clothing.
Austin hopes to grow the store into several major U.S. cities and encourage the next generation of African American boys.
Marcus Jones
News Now Georgia
