Johnston’s Clothiers hangs it up after being in business for over a century

J.V. Johnston and his wife, Veronica. The Johnston family ran Johnston’s Clothiers for nearly 60 years.

After more than 100 years in business, Johnston’s Clothiers closed this month.

The fashionable men’s clothing store opened in 1914 in downtown Wichita, near Douglas and Market.

The Johnston family had run the store since 1965 and developed a loyal following (that includes me, a customer for nearly 30 years.)

But the growing impact of the internet on retail sales and a changing standard for business attire — think Casual Friday — was too much to overcome.

Jerry Johnston didn’t realize what poor shape it was in until after he scraped together $17,000 dollars in 1965 to buy what was then McVicar’s Menswear.

“So he mortgaged his house. He…

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