Men's new & consignment clothing

Gentlemen's
Closet

Five Points · Columbia, SC

40+ years in Five Points.

Get directions Call (803) 256-3868
717 Saluda Avenue, Columbia, SC 29205 Mon–Fri 10 AM–6 PM · Sat 10 AM–5 PM · Sun closed
The Gentlemen's Closet storefront on Saluda Avenue — dark red brick, a black awning, the serif sign with its gentleman silhouette, a sidewalk rack of shirts, and a chalkboard listing what is inside.

Weddings & formalwear

Buy the suit.
Keep it.

Wedding suits from

$150

Alterations available.

A black satin bow tie, tied, at the collar of a white pleated tuxedo shirt, in black and white.

These are suits to buy, not rent. Get one here for the wedding, altered to fit, and keep it for every occasion after — prom, interviews, the next wedding. First real suit? Someone will help you get it right.

Get directions Call (803) 256-3868

Step inside

Come on in.

The centre aisle of Gentlemen's Closet, packed front to back with double-sided racks of jackets, shirts, suits and hats, a wall of shoes, the mounted bobcat on the back wall, and the store dog walking down the middle of the mosaic tile floor.
717 Saluda Avenue. Packed front to back.

Suits. Shirts.
Ties. Shoes.

New and consignment, side by side.

“The perfect mix of classic, unique, and silly.” Google review

A long rack of sport coats and suit jackets — green seersucker at the front, then tweeds, windowpane checks, plaids and solids — with a full wall of dress shirts behind.
Sport coats and suit jackets — new and consigned.
A loaded three-tier rack of neckties in every colour and pattern — stripes, paisley, solids and neats — with the black formalwear rack behind.
Neckties by the hundred — and the bow ties behind them.

More than
a suit.

Bow ties, socks, shoes, hats — and plenty more in between.

A rack of self-tie bow ties — South Carolina palmetto-and-crescent, Gamecock garnet, stripes and gingham checks.
Self-tie bow ties — palmetto, Gamecock, stripe.
The sock rack under the store's own hand-written sign — plain dress socks above, novelty patterns below.
The sock rack. “From the ridiculous to the sublime,” per the sign.
Metal shelves of men's dress shoes sorted by size — oxfords, loafers, wingtips and monk straps — with cowboy boots along the top.
Dress shoes and boots, sorted by size.

On camera

The store,
in motion.

Watch the reel
A minute inside — filmed for the store’s own Facebook page. Watch on Facebook
Papa Dean, ninety-five, sitting in the store in a light blue striped polo with a broad smile, a wall of belts behind him.
Papa Dean standing with a hand on a rack of sweaters, the store's wall of caps, a framed photo and a USC Gamecock figure behind him.

Papa Dean

95.

Still comes to work.

A local staple in Five Points.

Real stories

“I had to leave town on a Thursday for a wedding.

That night when trying everything on together, I ripped my slacks from the suit I already had.

Went back in on Thursday and they were able to replace my slacks with a matching navy

while having the alterations done by the end of the day

in time for me to leave town as scheduled.”

Garrett W. Google review

Come see
for yourself.

717 Saluda Avenue, Columbia, SC 29205

Mon–Fri 10 AM – 6 PM   /   Sat 10 AM – 5 PM   /   Sun closed

In the Five Points shopping district · serving the area over forty years

Get directions Call (803) 256-3868