Specialties
Tuxedo rentals and sales for all occasions. Weddings, proms, fraternity, quinceanera, black tie events, cruises, etc.
History
Established in 1971.
bernard's began in a small store front on Buchanan Blvd across from Durham's Northgate Shopping Center. In the early 1980's, an opening arose in the bustling 9th Street area, near Duke University's east campus. With the extra space came the opportunity to expand the retail business into a wholesale catalog business as well.
Several years later Dailey's Hardware and Appliance store closed it's doors on 9th Street. The former hardware location was purchased and renovated to house our current retail store and warehouse facility. Along with this came the addition of an in house drycleaning and laundry plant as well as shipping, receiving and production space for our wholesale division.
Over the years, this locally owned family business has changed dramatically, but it's high standards and quality products have not. bernard's is Durham, NC's ONLY instock tuxedo warehouse. With over 15,000 tuxedos in house, we can take care of you for your special event!
Meet the Manager: Keith S.
Keith has a lifetime of experience in drycleaning and laundry processing. Growing up in a drycleaning family gave Keith the opportunity to learn all phases of the operation from customer service to cleaning and spotting.
Keith's relationship with bernard's began in the mid 1980's. As owner/operator of Classic Cleaners in north Durham, he added tuxedo rentals to his store front. bernard's has always been his preferred formalwear source through drycleaning locations in Durham, Roxboro, Danville, VA and South Boston, VA.
Keith left the drycleaning business in 2001 to come to bernard's as general manager. He oversees all facets of the retail and wholesale business from customer service to purchasing to quality control. A new area of experience now includes marketing and social media. Keith hopes that everyone will "like" bernard's on facebook (facebook.com/bernardstux), as well as following @bernardstux on twitter, instagram and snapchat!