PROVIDENCE — Inside Franklin Rogers Ltd. Gentlemen's Clothiers, owner Roger Gross is surrounded by suits — traditional dark blue, pinstripe, tweed.
When he looks out the store's big shop window onto Westminster Street, however, Gross often has to wait, wait and wait a little longer before the first person wearing a business suit walks by. A more casual approach toward workplace fashion is only part of the issue.
"Offices are closed," Gross said from the store on a sunny Friday afternoon. "We really feel it on weekdays. We are seeing stronger weddings and weekends, but our weekly clientele on weekdays are not here."