Our Staff

Don

Don joined his brother Neil in the shop soon after it was opened in 1949, at 123 Charles St.

Apart from one year of National Service in 1951, Don has worked in the shop for 70+ years. As such, he is undoubtedly one of the most experienced retailers in Australia.

Don has had a long career as a respected businessman across a number of industries, but his main passion is menswear and the shop and what he enjoys most is serving customers.

He is pictured here receiving a Life Membership of the Launceston Chamber of Commerce in October 2019 from then Chamber President Tim Holder.

Andrew P

Andrew Pitt joined Neil Pitt’s Menswear when he returned to Launceston in 2009 after many years away in Hobart, Sydney and England.

Since returning to Launceston he has become heavily involved in the Launceston community. He is currently the President of the Launceston Chamber of Commerce. Between 2014 and 2019 he served on the Cityprom board including stints as Chairman and Deputy Chair. He has worked for the University of Tasmania both as an employee and consultant. He completed the Tasmanian Leaders Program in 2014 and continues to contribute to leadership development in Tasmania. He runs the Welcome Dinner Project in Launceston and chairs the Greater Launceston Creative Cities Steering Group. He is a director of the Tasmanian Breath of Fresh Air Film Festival.

In his spare time he enjoys bushwalking, nature, film, books and food.

Andrew V

Andrew Vozar has over 30 years experience in the clothing industry. He had previously worked at Neil Pitt's for ten years and returned to us in February 2012 after seven years in Brisbane. While in Brisbane he managed two stores of an independent fashion house. During this time he provided the corporate outfitting for Brisbane Roar A-League side, including their premiership year of 2011.

Andrew is active in the Launceston music scene in bands as a guitarist and drummer. He has always believed that music and fashion go hand-in-hand and has styled prominent Australian musicians including members of Powderfinger, Violent Sohos and Pete Murray.

James

James Gathercole joined us in February 2020. No sooner had he started to settle in when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Luckily for us, James knows a fair bit about graphic design, programming, and web design which was helpful when it came to setting up our online store.

Originally from Western Australia, James moved to Tasmania in 2013. He has a strong menswear background having managed a few menswear stores in Perth for some years. His interests include: video gaming, writing, music, sculpting, game development, and painting to name a few.

Basically, he’s an all-round artistic and creative type.