Sibby Saitta started his clothing business in Queen Street, Ayr 72 years ago in 1952. It commenced trade as a basic tailoring shop of which there were several in town at that time. Sibby tailored made-to-measure men’s suits, trousers and other basic apparel, all made from scratch.
As time passed, ready made clothing and fashions became more readily available, so the shop evolved into a retail outlet selling men’s fashions of the day. Work clothing soon became available from factories in Brisbane and Sydney. Women’s wear was introduced as well and at that point the stock was so vast it had outgrown the Queen Street premises. Put simply, the shop was too small to accommodate all this stock.
Almost 50 years ago, it was decided to purchase a shop in Graham Street to house the growing work clothing business. All the work clothing stock was transferred to this shop and the business was named Sibby’s Savers.
Corporate wear and western wear were added to the stock profile eventually.
The Sibby’s Savers Graham Street building was extended around 1990 to house Sibby’s suit hire business.
Although the suit hire business was closed many years ago, the Sibby’s Savers business continued to operate.
The end of an era has arrived with the sale of the Sibby’s Savers business to Kristy and Callan Oar. Previous owners, Rosemary and Mark Rickards wish them all the best with their new enterprise. The pair state that "Kristy has drive and enthusiasm, and she has a beautiful personality to boot, so the business is definitely in good hands." The store has been renamed to Wild East Western and Workwear.
Rosemary and Mark would like to thank their many valued customers for their patronage over the last 72 years and encourage them to continue supporting the new owners as the business will continue to operate with the same friendly and helpful service.
They would also like to thank their employees for their efforts during 72 years of business. Which they have stated are too many to name, however their efforts are truly appreciated.
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