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On June 12, 1977, [2] Victoria's Secret was founded by Roy and Gaye Raymond [6] in Delaware. [7] Raymond opened the first Victoria's Secret store at the Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto, California. [8] Raymond was inspired to start Victoria's Secret after feeling embarrassed purchasing lingerie for his wife in a department store.
Victoria's Secret is an American lingerie, clothing, and beauty retailer. Founded in 1977 by Roy and Gaye Raymond, [ 6 ][ 7 ] the company's five lingerie stores were sold to Les Wexner in 1982. [ 8 ] Wexner rapidly expanded into American shopping malls, growing the company into 350 stores nationally with sales of $1 billion by the early 1990s ...
Marvin Gaye singles chronology. " His Eye is on the Sparrow " (1968) " I Heard It Through the Grapevine " (1968) " Good Lovin' Ain't Easy to Come By " (1969) " I Heard It Through the Grapevine " is a song written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong for Motown Records in 1966. [ 2 ] The first recording of the song to be released was produced ...
Wexner described Raymond as "very guarded", stating, "When I met him, it was as if he met the devil." [10] Six months later, when Raymond was facing bankruptcy, he contacted Wexner and offered to sell Victoria's Secret. [10] Wexner bought the company for $1 million, and by 1992 it was worth an estimated $1 billion. [13]
Gary Raymond was born in Brixton, London, the younger of twins and the youngest of three brothers, to theatrical parents, both of whom were variety artistes. His mother died of tuberculosis within nine months of the twins' birth, and the two were then in the care of a nanny. When Raymond was eleven years old, he won a scholarship to the Gateway ...
Distant Lover. from the album Marvin Gaye Live! " Distant Lover " is the sixth song issued on singer Marvin Gaye 's 1973 album, Let's Get It On and the B-side of the second single from that album, "Come Get to This". A live recording was issued as a single in 1974. The live version of the song was Gaye's most successful single during the three ...
Let's Get Together (So Groovy Now) 1992. "I Can't Stop" by John Davis and the Monster Orchestra. "Who's Gonna Take the Weight" by Kool & the Gang. "The Champ" by The Mohawks. "South Bronx" by Boogie Down Productions. " Forever Love " †. Color Me Badd. Kevin Thornton.
Hollywood Reporter. Mike Barnes. July 20, 2016 at 10:06 AM. Prince, David Bowie, & More: Fallen Stars of 2016. Lisa Gaye, the auburn-haired actress and dancer who starred in the 1956 musical films ...