JAMAICA PLAIN, MA–Gary Drinkwater was giving to the Jamaica Plain community before he even moved to this dynamic Boston neighborhood a year and a half ago. From his employment in other upscale menswear shops in the Boston area, he has organized clothing drives for the Friends of the Shattuck Shelter for over eight years.
Read MoreDoing well by doing good: Drinkwater’s—a recently launched, upscale men’s clothing store in Porter Square held its first event: a clothing drive to benefit the Shattuck Shelter. “Rather than having a self-important launch party—said the owner, Gary Drinkwater—we chose to hold a clothing drive as the store’s first social event.
Read More“Porter Square is undergoing a renaissance, ” says men’s apparel retailer Gary Drinkwater, whose eponymous upscale men’s clothing store recently opened in North Cambridge. “It’s a viable marketplace for restaurants and better retail locations now. The historic, pristinely restored Henderson Carriage building offered a space that’s comparable to the quality of the clothing in my store. And it has parking.”
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