Garrett and Co (Messrs W. Garrett and Co) were clothing manufacturers/tailors in Hobart. ;;William Leslie Garrett and his sister Amy Elizabeth Garrett initially ran a drapery and tailoring business at 107 (later 125) Liverpool Street. The first entry in the Tasmanian Post Office Directory for this venture was in 1909.;;The business traded as A. and W. Garrett and later as W. Garrett and Co. Their sister Gertrude also worked there as a dressmaker. ;;For a time William was in partnership with Leslie Hurst Burrows but that was dissolved in 1921 and the business expanded into a clothing manufacturing industry.;;The company remodelled premises on the corner of Bathurst and Criterion (formerly Clyde) Streets to create a big workshop, installed sewing machines and employed a large number of staff. ;;The directors in the 1926 company return were William Leslie and his wife, Nellie Blanche.;;Garretts made various garments and held significant government contracts for making clothing such as rail and tram uniforms. They also made school uniforms and cloth respirators for the EZ works.;;In 1940 William bought the adjoining property running half way down Criterion Street.;;The business passed to the next generation, William Leslie's sons (William) Maxwell and Ivan.;;In 1975 Garrett and Co was sold and former employee, Francesco Longo, together with N. Martelli, took over its operation as Garrett the Tailor.;;