Holly bra of hollywood…
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My never ending work in process and
as I am lovingly sorting, photographing and doing inventory of the vintage leotards and bathing suits from Holly
Bra of Hollywood. It has brought to life, one of the most memorable and uniquely wonderful memories of people
that I am honored to share my life with. There are so many reasons to want to
document my memories, I want to share the special memories that I hold in my
mind and heart. Sometimes precious memories are meant to be shared. Knowing that
the thoughts and wonderful pieces of life I have been so honored to have
experienced, and enjoy will be left for my family and whoever else it is meant
to reach.
Holly
Bra of Hollywood, a lot of people have probably never heard of these truly
Iconic Hollywood based Garmentos. I never really thought about how lucky I was
to know the story of these Classic Garmento Icons until recently.
Holly Bra of
Hollywood was
a garment manufacturer of Bras, swimsuits and Lingerie. They were located from the start, in Hollywood on
Santa Monica Blvd. Dave Young started this company in the 50’s and it reined a
leader in lingerie until the 90’s.
Holly Bra of
Hollywood
grew to be a favorite Hollywood staple for Bras and Lingerie to the stars.
Think of the I Love Lucy era during the 50’s and the ever loved pointy bullet
bras. I love thinking back about all of the things I used to see, back then.
Because I was a little kid, I guess I didn’t care to understand what made these
bras and lingerie special. To me they were just underwear…What kid do you know
that wants to marvel in the production of Underwear…ha!
In the later years of Holly Bra of Hollywood they did a huge
leotard business during the Leotard crazed Disco Era. They also did some manufacturing
for bathing suit lines like Little
Dippers, Sassafras and others. Super cute stuff some still brand new in some still in
their original packages or new with tags, carefully tucked away saved and ready
for the ReGenerationAngeleno debut. My connection with Holly Bra of Hollywood was because
Dorothy Horwitz was a big part of who I am today. If you know me, or you’re
recently following my blogs and or postings you may have heard a little about
this very special person.
Dorothy Horwitz was born in the Bronx NY, and moved to Los
Angeles in her early twenties. It was during this time that my Mother and
Dorothy Horwitz met at a Sportswear company in Downtown Los Angeles, La Jolla
Sportswear. It was there they formed a bond and became lifelong friends. The
beauty of this friendship was the seamless interaction and adjustments to each
other and their lives evolved and grew during so many times and changes. I can
respect this friendship, watching them grow and evolve was a lesson that not
many people have the privilege to watch and learn.
My life was blessed and I love them
forever and know I am forever loved by knowing these special people. Dorothy
Horwitz was part of a package deal along with her amazing husband Walter
Horwitz. Dorothy was a Bronx, NY native and lived in L.A. most of her life and
bless her heart, she never lost that Bronx flavor. Walter was a Boston, MA
native and lived in L.A. most of his life too, and never lost any of his Boston
roots. I think that knowing them makes me more than ever want to keep life
real. This was the example they lived and showed all. I don’t think words ever
expressed any of this emotion, but something tells me that words are sometimes
not needed. People that are bonded know without saying. Their journey and
examples are truly engrained in me as part of my life’s lessons.
Dorothy Horwitz was there from the day I was born, and after
that she was present for every important day. The holidays will always be the
most special memory we shared. Thanksgiving will forever be ingrained in my
heart, to this day when Thanksgiving comes around we never miss a chance to
comment about how the Drumstick’s Walters! Christmas tamales are another loved
tradition; We always count in Dorothy’s batch to take home so she can stock her
freezer too! The amazing thing about Walter Horwitz was his amazing hidden
talent as a sculptor. This modest man was a burly mans man, and a veteran that
served in the Navy, and he was a Santa Anita Track local. He never missed a day
at Santa Anita since its opening. But he was an amazing Sculptor and the images
that he created were always a wonder to me. When I was a young child we would
go to their apartment in Hollywood that was located above the Paramount Studio
and right up the street from the Formosa Café. I would hang out and peer out
the apartment window staring down upon the studio lot, while the folks
socialized, and occasionally we would end up at the Formosa, which is legendary
in their own right. But it was the sculpting that came from the mind of Walter
Horowitz will forever amaze me. Everything about Dorothy and Walter Horowitz is
amazing.
Holly Bra of
Hollywood
was only a piece of history that Dorothy Horwitz shared with me. Dorothy and
Walter are inspirational to me and I cherish the times of past and wish that
everyone would take a moment to revere and appreciate the Dorothy and Walters
in your own life. Iconic should be cherished forever and love is an unspoken
bond that should be experienced in real life. Life’s not always what we wish
for but it's always what it is…so live life and relish it all good, bad or
indifferent…
Re-Generation-Angeleno.com is on its way….
Much love and respect
to all my Inspiration in life.
Peace, Love and Re.Generation…
4 Honored
for Catching Suspect in Knifing, Slaying
Fidel Elizarraraz, who makes a living stitching together
bits of colorful fabric and snipping occasional loose threads with silver
scissors, doesn't consider himself a hero.
But the sewing machine operator and three of his co-workers
at a Hollywood swimsuit factory received a hero's welcome Wednesday from Los
Angeles Police Chief Bernard C. Parks for catching the suspected murderer of a
9-year-old boy in a highly publicized case.
The four Mexican and Guatemalan immigrants, wearing forced
smiles, shifted nervously as Parks commended their bravery under the glare of
television camera lights and popping flashes.
None of them thought they had done anything out of the
ordinary. "It was our duty to help," Elizarraraz said.
He, Rutilia Lopez, David Lopez (no relation) and Enrique
Lool were on their way to work at
Holly Bra of California on Nov. 16 when they stopped a man as he repeatedly stabbed
co-worker Maria Luisa Rosales.
The man they caught and turned over to the police--Brandon
Wilson, a 20-year-old transient from Wisconsin--later confessed to killing the
boy, Matthew Cecchi, in an Oceanside bathroom Nov. 14, according to police.
"They risked their lives," said LAPD Det. John
Miller. "They went to the aid of someone without any hesitation, any
concern for their own lives."
The four workers' story of how they managed to save Rosales
and capture Wilson is one of quick thinking, daring and seamless teamwork.
Rutilia Lopez was hurrying toward the sewing plant about
6:20 a.m. last week when she saw a man attacking Rosales about three steps in
front of her.
She screamed for the attention of Lool, who was walking
nearby. Lool immediately approached the man, who was stabbing Rosales so
furiously that bystanders at first thought he was hitting her with his hand.
Interrupted, the attacker abandoned Rosales and raised his
bloody knife--at Lool.
David Lopez, who saw the commotion as he was parking his
car, instinctively tossed Lool his Club, the anti-theft device used to lock
steering wheels.
Lool caught it. Wilson began running away. Lool, wielding
the big metal rod, chased him just as Elizarraraz was walking toward them a
block away.
"Don't let him go!" Lool hollered in Spanish.
"He harmed someone!"
As the two ran toward Wilson, Elizarraraz remembered
something he always kept in his backpack: a pair of silver tailor's scissors.
He whipped them out.
Wagging the small, sharp scissors menacingly at Wilson,
Elizarraraz shouted what little English he knew, "Stop! Stop! You no stop,
I kill you!"
Faced with scissors on one side and a Club on the other,
Wilson--with a scared look--dropped his knife and dropped to the ground, the
rescuers said.
"OK, OK! Don't touch me!" they recalled him
pleading.
As Lool held him in a chokehold, Elizarraraz slid off his
leather belt and bound Wilson's wrists together.
Meanwhile, David Lopez had never parked his car but drove on
to the LAPD's Hollywood station to report the crime. When officers arrived
moments later, they found Wilson sitting docilely on the ground, already
"handcuffed" with Elizarraraz's belt.
"Not only did they save [Rosales'] life, I think they
also saved the lives of potential victims" by stopping the suspect, Miller
said.
The Hollywood Division presented each of the four with $50,
donated by an anonymous citizen living near the crime scene who wanted to
express her gratitude.
As TV cameras panned the four faces for a close-up, they
clamped their jaws, looked down and turned away. Off camera, they said they
would have done the same even for a stranger.
Rosales, who had been in critical condition, was released
Tuesday from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. She is still confined to bed but
recovering well from the stab wounds to her head, chest, abdomen and arms,
police and co-workers said.
"The
main thing," Rutilia Lopez said, "is that everyone is safe this
Thanksgiving. Everyone's family is safe, thanks to God. We are a family."
