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Pages in category "Female models from California" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 246 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Fifth Street Store: Walker's (Los Angeles, Long Beach, San Diego), main store in downtown Los Angeles was also known as the Fifth Street Store since it was located at the corner of Fifth and Broadway, main store was founded in 1905 as Steele, Faris, Walker Co., later became Muse, Faris, Walker Co., and then finally Walker Inc. in 1924; opened ...
County Seat – founded in 1973, the denim-focused mall retailer expanded in the 1980s to nearly 500 stores. It filed for bankruptcy in 1996 and shuttered stores, and another bankruptcy in 1999 put the company out of business. [55] Cygnet Shops – women's fashion store that closed in 1975
The fitness craze of the 1970s continued into the early 1980s. General women's street-wear worn in the early 1980s included ripped sweatshirts, [22] tights, sweatpants, [23] and tracksuits (especially ones made in velour). [11] Athletic accessories were a massive trend in the early 1980s, and their popularity was largely boosted by the aerobics ...
By the 1980s, most models could make modeling a full-time career. Patti Hansen, one of the top earning models in 1980, earned $200 an hour for print and $2,000 for television plus residuals; it was estimated that she earned about $300,000 a year in 1980 (equivalent to $931,463 in 2023). [21]
The neighborhood was connected by rail to Los Angeles in 1887, Paul de Longpré built its first tourist attraction in 1901, and the entire area was annexed into the city of Los Angeles in 1910. [2] Most of the Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District was built between 1915 and 1939, during the rapid boom of the film industry.
Defunct department stores based in the San Fernando Valley (1 C, 1 P) Defunct department stores based in the San Gabriel Valley (5 P) Defunct department stores based in the South Bay, Los Angeles County (3 P)
The Figueroa Hotel was built directly across the street from the Friday Morning Club in 1925. It was also financed and managed by women, to meet the needs of business, professional, and traveling women in Los Angeles. The two are a microcosm of the increasingly important and complex roles women were playing in American society in the 1920s. [2]