Malowan & Franz
| Malowan & Co. | |
|---|---|
| legal form | |
| Seat | Vienna |
| management | Alfred Markowski |
| Branch | Clothing u. Textile retailer |
Malowan & Co. is a traditional Viennese men's outfitter. The company is located at Opernring 23 in the 1st district.
history
The company was founded by Maria Malowan (* 1823) from Pfaidler . Her attention to detail was appreciated by high society and she became so successful that they had to look for a new property. Her son Gottfried Malowan (born April 23, 1852 in Vienna; † June 17, 1919 in Vienna) was finally able to find an alternative restaurant, which they moved into in 1881. This restaurant eventually became the company's permanent headquarters. After moving to the Ringstrasse , the textile dealer Ferdinand Franz became Malowan's business partner and the company was now called Malowan & Franz .
Café Kaisergarten used to be next to the shop on the Ring. The gentlemen who stayed at the café's Sanssouci bar at night came to the men's tailor Malowan for their laundry during the day. The company was one of the top customers, but had not participated in international exhibitions because of its small size. Nevertheless, the request for the title of imperial purveyor to the court in 1897 was answered positively.
After Gottfried Malowan left the company, Ferdinand Franz († April 1922) remained the owner, but left the company name to Malowan & Co. His widow sold the shop to Hugo Jellinek. Jellinek started his own tie production , but was forced to emigrate to London in 1938 when Austria was annexed . He was only able to obtain restitution of the shop after the war.
In 1968, jacket manufacturer Alfred Markowski joined the company and was able to buy the remaining shares from Jellinek. After the women's department on the first floor was rebuilt, it was later completely discontinued in favor of men's fashion by the successor Manfred Markowski. In 1973 the shop was modernized and the old interior from the 1920s was lost.
Customers included Hans Moser , Robert Stolz , the composer Hermann Leopoldi , Paul Hörbiger and Attila Hörbiger , Peter Alexander and Federal President Theodor Körner . The company concentrates on classic tailor-made suits and sees itself as a bulwark "against the brand madness".
Individual evidence
- ↑ Roland Mischke: Kuk is cult again. Welt Online, August 31, 2003, accessed on October 5, 2009 : "In 1968, Alfred Markowski took over the company, which sees itself as a bulwark" against brand madness. "
literature
- János Kalmár, Mella Waldstein: KuK purveyors to Vienna's court . Stocker, Graz 2001, ISBN 3-7020-0935-3 . Pp. 124-125.
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Coordinates: 48 ° 12 ′ 12 ″ N , 16 ° 21 ′ 52 ″ E