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Ah Men was a clothing store in West Hollywood which catered to a gay male clientele. It was founded in the late 1950s or early 1960s [ a ] by Jerry Furlow and Don Cook. It specialized in flamboyant styles, including garments made from see-through mesh, form-fitting swimwear, "erotic" underwear, and flowing caftans . [ 6 ]
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 ...
Clothing companies based in Los Angeles County — in Greater Los Angeles, southern California. Pages in category "Clothing companies based in Los Angeles" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
International Male was a mail-order clothing brand and, at one point in the brand's history, carried brick-and-mortar stores of the same name. The company that created and owns the brand, originally Brawn of California, started in 1974–1975, has since been sold in its entirety in 1987 to Hanover Direct, based in New Jersey.
Los Angeles Apparel is a manufacturer, designer and distributor of clothing based in South-Central Los Angeles. [2] [3] The company was founded in 2016 by Dov Charney, the founder of American Apparel. [4] [5] [6] Los Angeles Apparel is a vertically integrated manufacturer, and currently employs over 1,500 personnel. [1] [7]
White Front was a chain of discount department stores in California and the western United States from 1959 through the mid-1970s. The stores were noted for the architecture of their store fronts which was an enormous, sweeping archway with the store name spelled in individual letters fanned across the top.
The company lost $14 million caused by damages done to the La Cienega store during the Los Angeles riots of 1992. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] Fedco filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1999, at which point it had been the longest-operating membership-based store in the country.
Roscoe Turner (September 29, 1895 – June 23, 1970) was a record-breaking American aviator who was a three-time winner of the Thompson Trophy air race and widely recognized by his flamboyant style and his pet, Gilmore the Lion. [1]