Freemans Sporting Club Reviews

Freemans Sporting Club is a menswear store that shares the same ownership as Freemans restaurant, a New American joint located just off the Bowery in NYC. The team initially vowed to manufacture all of the clothes they sold within 10 miles of their storefront. Materials were couriered in from New Jersey, carried on the subway down from Midtown, and carted across the Lower East Side. The brand started in 2005, and 17 years in, to coincide with their SS21 collection, the brand finalized a bold refresh. It’s the same American staples with a new sense of direction. Several items were made in Upstate New York by a family-owned factory in Binghamton, while others were produced in Portugal. The brand is quintessentially New York, but as the business grew, so did their reach. The designer of Freemans Sporting Club, Nikko Lencek-Inagaki, grew up in New York City, the son of two immigrants. He studied the history of psychology at the University of Chicago, but moved back to New York City, working at TRACE Magazine and Out Traveler. He then enrolled in FIT’s continuing education program to round out the skills necessary to technically design clothes. He met his mentor, Caroline Priebe, around this time. His job is to imagine a ready-to-wear men’s collection twice a year, design, source, and develop it; bounce it around the cost matrices, sales data, and delivery windows; grow a lifestyle around it in the store with collaborations and partners who make things he does not; and make sure everything is "brand aligned".

Freemans Sporting Club offers a range of products with varying prices. For instance, the FSC Pocket Coat is priced at $420.00, the Hooded Rain Jacket at $190.00, the "Sporting Club" Jacquard Sweater and the FSC Patch Crewneck Sweater both at $180.00, the Quarter Zip Fleece at $170.00, and the FSC Patch Running Short at $130.00. In terms of suits and sport coats, a sport coat is around $1500 and suits start around $2500. These prices reflect the high-end nature of the products offered by Freemans Sporting Club.

Freemans Sporting Club is a menswear store known for its high-quality, locally tailored alternatives to department-store suits. The store started small, with a commitment to manufacture all of the clothes they sold within 10 miles of their storefront. As the business grew, so did their reach. The brand underwent a bold refresh 17 years in, coinciding with their SS21 collection. This collection includes several items made in Upstate New York by a family-owned factory in Binghamton, while others were produced in Portugal. Standouts include a “Sporting Club” branded knit sweater, patch-logo adorned polos and quarter-zip sweatshirts, a cotton twill safari-inspired jacket, and functional pieces like a nylon ripstop raincoat and moisture-wicking running shorts. The store also offers a range of men's accessories including cuff links, men's hats, men's shoes, ties, and watches. The store's suits can be bought ready-to-wear or made-to-measure, but the bespoke suit service, made from scratch in-house, is a highlight. The store also houses a classic barbershop offering salon-quality haircuts.

The website freemanssportingclub.com accepts the following payment methods: American Express, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, and Visa. These options provide a variety of ways for customers to complete their purchases.