Skeffington’s Formal Wear

About Skeffington’s Formal Wear

Skeffington’s Formal Wear was established in Minneapolis in 1951 by Sid Freeman, Jack Skeffington and Pat Cashman. Pat Cashman’s eye patch was and still is the inspiration for Skeffington's Formal Wear Logo. In 1954 their father Pete Leo began his career at Skeffington’s in downtown Des Moines, Iowa. Over the years Pete his keen sense of business allowed him to rise through the ranks of the company and become regional manager for the stores located in Iowa and Missouri store as well as several wholesale accounts.  In 1976 Pete purchased the Iowa and Missouri stores and moves Skeffington’s and a dry cleaning operation to a strip mall on Park Avenue. At that time his son David Leo starts working for the company and stayed working along side his father until 1993.