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Heimie Andler opened a ready-to-wear and tailoring shop, Heimie’s Menswear, on Saint Paul’s Old Seventh Street shortly after immigrating to the United States from Russia, which was in the midst of the Russian Revolution. His son, Ralph, worked there much of his life, retiring in 1993.
The store was sold in 1995 to a private party, the name was changed, and it shut its doors a year later. All the while, Heimie’s great grandson, Anthony, explored his penchant for acting and directing (locally and in Los Angeles) and designed leather goods. In 2001, he opened the Artist Mercantile, an art gallery featuring local handcrafted items. By 2004, the draw back into the family entrepreneurial fold proved strong, and he reopened the menswear store, calling it Heimie’s Haberdashery, at 400 St. Peter Street.
The menswear retailer features all-occasion suits, shirts, wedding attire, accessories, footwear and hats. Canvas and leather luggage, carefully crafted with Scottish wool and 5-ounce Texas bullhide, cover the traveling man, while hunting gear, including tweed vests and pheasant-print ties, speak to the outdoor enthusiast.
