About Us

J. Tead created Apparel with her husband Dan in 1980. Once a small boutique housed on the ground floor, Apparel rapidly became one of port Huron's most important fashion destinations and grew quickly, expanding through five connecting townhouses with number 7 being exclusively for men. Lisa Jane is credited with discovering such talents as Ben Ditt and Perry Hanes.

Her talent for spotting future fashion super stars, "is nothing more than a hunch, "it just happens", she says. "People say, 'How can you tell?'. It's a gut feeling. It's a gut instinct."

Today, Apparel is just as revolutionary as it ever was. One of Michigan's most valued fashion landmarks, it continues to offer pieces that have been individually handpicked from the world's top designers. "We buy only pieces we like, we edit tremendously. It's all about quality and individuality. It's all a concept." says Mrs Lisa Jane.

Apparel offers a special personal service and the ultimate shopping experience for clothing and accessories for men and women under one roof.

Next door is our Apparel Focus store which is yet another great shopping experience. Apparel Focus is targeted at the sophisticated, cutting edge market.