S1E1115 - Billified Bite - When Rochester Dressed America
Published: September 4, 2026
Duration: 31:13
There was a time when Rochester didn’t just make clothes—it helped define how America dressed.
Billified goes on location at Omero’s for a conversation about the remarkable legacy of Hickey Freeman and the generations of people who built one of Rochester’s most iconic companies. Walter “Duffy” Hickey Jr., grandson of Hickey Freeman co-founder Jeremiah Hickey, joins former Hickey Freeman craftsmen and clothiers to tell stories from inside an industry that once employed generations of Rochester families.
But this episode is about much more than suits.
The guys dig into the disappearanc...
Billified goes on location at Omero’s for a conversation about the remarkable legacy of Hickey Freeman and the generations of people who built one of Rochester’s most iconic companies. Walter “Duffy” Hickey Jr., grandson of Hickey Freeman co-founder Jeremiah Hickey, joins former Hickey Freeman craftsmen and clothiers to tell stories from inside an industry that once employed generations of Rochester families.
But this episode is about much more than suits.
The guys dig into the disappearanc...