Renowned American menswear executive turned designer Crittenden Rawlings will be in Tryon Wednesday, Nov. 17 for a special in-store appearance at Tryon House. The appearance will include a trunk showing of his Fall 2010 collection and a special preview of his Spring 2011 collection.

For more than 52 years, Rawlings was at the helm of the businesses of numerous American design legends, including Oxxford Clothes, Polo/Ralph Lauren, Norman Hilton and Joseph & Feiss. He retired in 2002 and became focused on analyzing changes in the menswear business, which led to his introduction of The Crittenden Collection in the spring of 2003.

The collection has been available at Tryon House for the past several seasons.

Crittenden Clothing’s headquarters are in Lexington, KY, and the company also operates a retail store in Midway, KY.

Tryon House is a men’s and women’s apparel retailer located on Trade Street in downtown Tryon.