Bobby Garnett

Robert Charles Garnett III (July 13, 1949 – May 19, 2016) was an American clothier. His vast clothing collection was regularly used in the film industry to outfit actors in period costumes. Over four decades, he owned several clothing stores on the East Coast. One of his customers was Ralph Lauren.

Life and career

Robert Charles Garnett III, sometimes known as Bert, was born in 1949 in Boston, Massachusetts, was a naval architect; his mother, who died in 2020, aged 96,

Garnett attributes his love of clothing to his mother: "She dragged my brother and I around every department store – Filene's Basement, Gilchrist's, R. H. White," he said in 2002. "She knew good stuff." By the time he was in his mid-teens, he was wearing the same clothes as that of men twice his age:

Garnett's costumes were used in around fifty movies, including Mermaids, Casino, Ali, Seabiscuit, The Aviator and Walk the Line.

In 1995, after a stint on Staniford Street in Boston's West End, he relocated to Boston's South End, opening Bobby From Boston on Thayer Street. It was the first appointment-only vintage showroom in the country. In 2002, he converted it into a retail location.