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FREE City Ready Blueprints with any room addition* *$1500 limit 2500 E Thomas Rd, Suite 103 Phoenix AZ 85016 Page 15 October 2015 By Amanda Goossen For Scottsdale resident Tom Simon, discovering his path has been a decadeslong process. Tom grew up in the Valley, attended Scottsdale High School and worked for Circle Records at the Fashion Square Mall in the 1970s. For a music lover and musician who played throughout the city for 15 years, working in a record store made sense. That all changed, however, when Jackson LaBaer, founder of The Clotherie at the Biltmore Fashion Park, walked in to Circle Records one afternoon and offered Tom a job. “The record store wasn’t paying a lot and I owned my own home. I was growing up. It was time,” said Tom. The truth of the matter was that Tom had a lot of growing up to do. “I had long hair. I had to go to the bank and borrow money to buy a suit. It was 1977 and my life was changing,” said Tom. Tom worked for The Clotherie for the next 14 years. Except for the three times he left… only to return a few months, or even years later. Each time he returned, he was immediately hired back. There was a special camaraderie at the store that could not be denied. The last time Tom left in 1991, it was to start his own store, HUB Clothing in Phoenix. When he sold the store after 20 years, it only made sense for a return to The Clotherie. The store was now owned by Greg Eveloff, who started working at the store only a month after Tom did, in 1977. “I had spoken to Greg and we decided it was time to start changing things up,” said Tom. Tom and Greg began working together, this time, in 2011, developing a plan for a more modern store. Tom, whose specialty is in the more contemporary items, took the role as a key buyer for the store. After four years, his return feels like the right move, almost a homecoming. “The thing about life and ambition…” mused Tom, “You have to go for it. You have to try. And if it gets boring or frustrating, you have to find a way to evaluate, reinvent and just keep it going.” The man behind the suit BEHIND THE BUSINESS Tom Simon Find Tom’s style tips on page 15 of this month’s Arcadia Home & Design.