Incredible collection if you wanted you could do an auction for some of your location or you could set up a venue with some 40s 50s 60s 70s cars in a large type of retail space set up a rest and some catering space called vintage la . I love it. Maybe you can get ruta to make some recommendations best of luck. How much would you sell the romanoff ashtray.best regards Jim bates
In 1980, I arrived in Los Angeles with Paul Wolfe and two colleagues to open Flip on Melrose, at a time when Vinyl Fetish was already making waves, and Simon Doonan was working as a window dresser—first at Maxfield, then at a small shop on Santa Monica Boulevard. Simon was, in fact, the only person we knew in LA.
Paul Wolfe, a rag merchant from Brooklyn, had already opened three stores in London and saw the potential to launch a mega-store in LA, loosely inspired by Canal Jeans. I worked with him for a while, but we eventually fell out—mainly because we weren’t really being paid, just handed bits of petty cash to keep things moving while we sorted and graded through stock.
Eventually, I found work as the doorman at the China Club on Third Avenue, and not long after, I launched my own club night—Club Axis on Melrose.
Later on, I managed to secure a green card, which opened the door to proper work. I joined Guess Jeans, a denim manufacturer based downtown, and truly embraced the LA lifestyle of the time.
Now, at 70, I live in Dulwich Village in South London, but I still look back fondly on those wild days of the punk and new wave scene—sex, drugs, and rock ’n’ roll…
Amazing collection! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteIncredible collection if you wanted you could do an auction for some of your location or you could set up a venue with some 40s 50s 60s 70s cars in a large type of retail space set up a rest and some catering space called vintage la . I love it. Maybe you can get ruta to make some recommendations best of luck. How much would you sell the romanoff ashtray.best regards
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In 1980, I arrived in Los Angeles with Paul Wolfe and two colleagues to open Flip on Melrose, at a time when Vinyl Fetish was already making waves, and Simon Doonan was working as a window dresser—first at Maxfield, then at a small shop on Santa Monica Boulevard. Simon was, in fact, the only person we knew in LA.
ReplyDeletePaul Wolfe, a rag merchant from Brooklyn, had already opened three stores in London and saw the potential to launch a mega-store in LA, loosely inspired by Canal Jeans. I worked with him for a while, but we eventually fell out—mainly because we weren’t really being paid, just handed bits of petty cash to keep things moving while we sorted and graded through stock.
Eventually, I found work as the doorman at the China Club on Third Avenue, and not long after, I launched my own club night—Club Axis on Melrose.
Later on, I managed to secure a green card, which opened the door to proper work. I joined Guess Jeans, a denim manufacturer based downtown, and truly embraced the LA lifestyle of the time.
Now, at 70, I live in Dulwich Village in South London, but I still look back fondly on those wild days of the punk and new wave scene—sex, drugs, and rock ’n’ roll…
Robert Cassidy London