Looks like Charlotte’s mayor and the local police chief will be sporting new suits for the Democratic National Convention.

Cary Mitchell, a locally based custom clothier and marketing consultant, recently helped Mayor Anthony Foxx and Rodney Monroe, chief of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, with fittings aimed at elevating their style quotient. Mitchell, a Johnson C. Smith University alum, counts golfer Tiger Woods and future baseball Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. among his past clients. He also helped design the Charlotte Bobcats’ original uniforms.

“The thing I’m excited about is that they both called me,” Mitchell says. For the mayor and the police chief, Mitchell went for a modern, up-to-date look. read more…