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'''Retail Slut''' was a clothing store in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] that specialized in [[Punk fashion|punk]], [[gothic fashion|goth]], and underground fashions. Founded in 1983 by Helen O'Neill, the store heavily supported the underground scenes such as the [[S&M]], [[Drag (clothing)|drag]] and [[rave]] communities and participated in "Hands Around the World." Retail Slut was located on [[Melrose Avenue]] and changed locations along the avenue four times throughout its history. It closed on March 31, 2005. |
'''Retail Slut''' was a clothing store in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] that specialized in [[Punk fashion|punk]], [[gothic fashion|goth]], and underground fashions. Founded in 1983 by Helen O'Neill, the store heavily supported the underground scenes such as the [[S&M]], [[Drag (clothing)|drag]] and [[rave]] communities and participated in "Hands Around the World." Retail Slut was located on [[Melrose Avenue]] and changed locations along the avenue four times throughout its history. It closed on March 31, 2005. |
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Retail Slut was featured in the film "[[Hollywood Vampyr]] starring the late |
Retail Slut was briefly featured in the film "[[Hollywood Vampyr]] starring the late |
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Trevor Goddard (1962–2003),Nora Zimmett, Jeff Marchelletta, Mark Irvingsen and Muse Watson .''''[[The Lollipop Generation]]'' by [[G.B. Jones]], with owner Helen O'Neill appearing on-screen as herself. O'Neill was an original Afro Sister, which was fronted by performance artist [[Vaginal Davis]]. TV appearances include [[MTV]] and [[Playboy TV]]. Hardrock guitarist [[Slash (guitarist)|Slash]] stole his first signature [[top hat]] at Retail Slut during [[Guns N' Roses]]' take-off year.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Sean |last=Plummer |date=March 10, 2010 |title=Scandalous Slash |url=http://entertainment.ca.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=23615774 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708092204/http://entertainment.ca.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=23615774 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 8, 2012 |publisher=[[MSN]] |accessdate=May 22, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gitarogrencisi.com/2015/10/14-maddede-aklmza-kaznan-notalarn.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151219033214/https://www.gitarogrencisi.com/2015/10/14-maddede-aklmza-kaznan-notalarn.html|archive-date=December 19, 2015|title=14 Maddede Aklımıza Kazınan Notaların Sahibi, Efsane Gitarist Slash}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.snakepit.org/answers02.html |title = Slash Answers Your Questions}}</ref> Billy Idol, Cyndi Lauper, Axl Rose and Nina Hagen were regular patrons.<ref>''Los Angeles Magazine'', July 2014</ref> Magnus Walker (Serious Clothing) accidentally got his start when employee [[Taime Downe]] from Faster PussyCat wanted to buy the pants off him.<ref name="tedxucla">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDQrMoksJ4Q |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/KDQrMoksJ4Q |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|title=Go with your gut feeling|first=Magnus|last=Walker |website=TEDxUCLA|publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Andy Warhol]] included a photo of the ''Dead Barbie Doll'' art piece that hung above the first location's dressing room in his ''America'' book.<ref>{{cite book |first=Andy|last=Warhol|title=America|year=1985|url=https://archive.org/details/america0000warh|url-access=registration|publisher=Harper and Row|page=22}}</ref> [[Michael Jackson]] purchased the bondage belt and bracelet that appears on his ''BAD'' album cover.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://martinostimemachine.blogspot.com/2014/07/melrose-ave-in-80s.html |title = Melrose Ave in the '80s|first=Alison|last=Martino|author-link=Alison Martino}}</ref> |
Trevor Goddard (1962–2003),Nora Zimmett, Jeff Marchelletta, Mark Irvingsen and Muse Watson .''''[[The Lollipop Generation]]'' by [[G.B. Jones]], with owner Helen O'Neill appearing on-screen as herself. O'Neill was an original Afro Sister, which was fronted by performance artist [[Vaginal Davis]]. TV appearances include [[MTV]] and [[Playboy TV]]. Hardrock guitarist [[Slash (guitarist)|Slash]] stole his first signature [[top hat]] at Retail Slut during [[Guns N' Roses]]' take-off year.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Sean |last=Plummer |date=March 10, 2010 |title=Scandalous Slash |url=http://entertainment.ca.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=23615774 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708092204/http://entertainment.ca.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=23615774 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 8, 2012 |publisher=[[MSN]] |accessdate=May 22, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gitarogrencisi.com/2015/10/14-maddede-aklmza-kaznan-notalarn.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151219033214/https://www.gitarogrencisi.com/2015/10/14-maddede-aklmza-kaznan-notalarn.html|archive-date=December 19, 2015|title=14 Maddede Aklımıza Kazınan Notaların Sahibi, Efsane Gitarist Slash}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.snakepit.org/answers02.html |title = Slash Answers Your Questions}}</ref> Billy Idol, Cyndi Lauper, Axl Rose and Nina Hagen were regular patrons.<ref>''Los Angeles Magazine'', July 2014</ref> Magnus Walker (Serious Clothing) accidentally got his start when employee [[Taime Downe]] from Faster PussyCat wanted to buy the pants off him.<ref name="tedxucla">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDQrMoksJ4Q |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/KDQrMoksJ4Q |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|title=Go with your gut feeling|first=Magnus|last=Walker |website=TEDxUCLA|publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Andy Warhol]] included a photo of the ''Dead Barbie Doll'' art piece that hung above the first location's dressing room in his ''America'' book.<ref>{{cite book |first=Andy|last=Warhol|title=America|year=1985|url=https://archive.org/details/america0000warh|url-access=registration|publisher=Harper and Row|page=22}}</ref> [[Michael Jackson]] purchased the bondage belt and bracelet that appears on his ''BAD'' album cover.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://martinostimemachine.blogspot.com/2014/07/melrose-ave-in-80s.html |title = Melrose Ave in the '80s|first=Alison|last=Martino|author-link=Alison Martino}}</ref> |
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In 2021 Lethal Amounts Gallery Presented a Retail SLUT pop-up event. Lina Lecaro gives a great article for the LA Weekly <https://www.laweekly.com/retail-slut-revisited-melroses-underground-fashion-haven-returns/>. Art Predator aka Gwendolyn Alley gives another in-debt story. <https://artpredator.com/2021/10/10/retail-slut-makes-over-las-lethal-amounts/> |
In 2021 Lethal Amounts Gallery Presented a Retail SLUT pop-up event. Lina Lecaro gives a great article for the LA Weekly <https://www.laweekly.com/retail-slut-revisited-melroses-underground-fashion-haven-returns/>. Art Predator aka Gwendolyn Alley gives another in-debt story. <https://artpredator.com/2021/10/10/retail-slut-makes-over-las-lethal-amounts/> |
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Revision as of 02:08, 16 August 2022
 | This article is missing information about the history of the company. (March 2020) |
| Industry | Clothing |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1983 |
| Founder | Helen O'Neill |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Products | Punk, goth, and underground fashion |
Retail Slut was a clothing store in Los Angeles, California that specialized in punk, goth, and underground fashions. Founded in 1983 by Helen O'Neill, the store heavily supported the underground scenes such as the S&M, drag and rave communities and participated in "Hands Around the World." Retail Slut was located on Melrose Avenue and changed locations along the avenue four times throughout its history. It closed on March 31, 2005.
Retail Slut was briefly featured in the film "Hollywood Vampyr starring the late Trevor Goddard (1962–2003),Nora Zimmett, Jeff Marchelletta, Mark Irvingsen and Muse Watson .''The Lollipop Generation by G.B. Jones, with owner Helen O'Neill appearing on-screen as herself. O'Neill was an original Afro Sister, which was fronted by performance artist Vaginal Davis. TV appearances include MTV and Playboy TV. Hardrock guitarist Slash stole his first signature top hat at Retail Slut during Guns N' Roses' take-off year.[1][2][3] Billy Idol, Cyndi Lauper, Axl Rose and Nina Hagen were regular patrons.[4] Magnus Walker (Serious Clothing) accidentally got his start when employee Taime Downe from Faster PussyCat wanted to buy the pants off him.[5] Andy Warhol included a photo of the Dead Barbie Doll art piece that hung above the first location's dressing room in his America book.[6] Michael Jackson purchased the bondage belt and bracelet that appears on his BAD album cover.[7]
In 2021 Lethal Amounts Gallery Presented a Retail SLUT pop-up event. Lina Lecaro gives a great article for the LA Weekly <https://www.laweekly.com/retail-slut-revisited-melroses-underground-fashion-haven-returns/>. Art Predator aka Gwendolyn Alley gives another in-debt story. <https://artpredator.com/2021/10/10/retail-slut-makes-over-las-lethal-amounts/>
References
- ^ Plummer, Sean (March 10, 2010). "Scandalous Slash". MSN. Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
- ^ "14 Maddede Aklımıza Kazınan Notaların Sahibi, Efsane Gitarist Slash". Archived from the original on December 19, 2015.
- ^ "Slash Answers Your Questions".
- ^ Los Angeles Magazine, July 2014
- ^ Walker, Magnus. "Go with your gut feeling". TEDxUCLA. YouTube. Archived from the original on December 22, 2021.
- ^ Warhol, Andy (1985). America. Harper and Row. p. 22.
- ^ Martino, Alison. "Melrose Ave in the '80s".