Frederick's of Hollywood, Inc.
Frederick's of Hollywood, Inc.
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Product Details
CompanyFrederick's of Hollywood, Inc.
Certificate Type
Capital Stock
Date Issued
December 11, 1981 (orange)
July 10, 1980 (blue)
Canceled
Yes
Printer
Jeffries Bank Note Company
Signatures
Machine printed
Approximate Size
12" (w) by 8 1/4" (h)
Images
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Guaranteed Authentic
Yes
Additional Details
NA
Historical Context
Frederick's of Hollywood was started by Frederick Mellinger (inventor of the push-up bra) in 1947. Frederick's sold bras, panties, corsets, bedroom slippers, a vast array of hosiery, bridal lingerie, special occasion lingerie, and more. The original flagship store was a landmark on Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. In September 2005, after 59 years, the store moved near the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue.
The store previously housed The Lingerie Museum featuring The Celebrity Lingerie Hall of Fame, which exhibited a collection of underwear worn by Hollywood movie stars, such as one of Madonna's pointy-breasted corsets.
Frederick's of Hollywood was the market leader in lingerie until the 1980s, when it was overtaken by Victoria's Secret.
In 1992, Frederick's lingerie museum drew national media attention when it was looted during the Los Angeles riots. Madonna’s black bustier, which was worn in her music video for Open Your Heart, was stolen and has never been returned despite a $1,000 reward from Frederick’s. Madonna gave the museum a replacement in exchange for a $10,000 donation to an organization that supplied free mammograms to the poor. Other lingeries stolen in the store were Ava Gardner's bloomers and a push-up bra worn by actress Katey Sagal in Married... with Children. One repentant looter delivered a bag of Gardner's and Sagal's lingeries to the pastor at nearby Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Hollywood. An Austin newspaper noted that Blessed Sacrament's pastor "may be the only priest in America to ever comfort a man who felt guilty about stealing celebrity bloomers." In an article titled "Support Is Generous for Bra Museum", the St. Louis Post-Dispatch noted that such an "uplifting story could only happen in Hollywood."
The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2001. In 2003, it emerged from bankruptcy and was headquartered in Los Angeles. In 2006, it merged with New York City sleepwear manufacturer Movie Star and the headquarters was moved to New York. In 2008, the company changed its name to Frederick's of Hollywood Group Inc. The company was traded on the American Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol FOHL, but in May 2014, the company was taken private by Harbinger Group and other investors.
In 2015, the company closed its stores and again filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Its brand and online operations were acquired by Authentic Brands Group. The company announced it would be online only, with possible future plans to create products for sale in department stores and other retail outlets.
In 2018, the company was acquired by the Naked Brand Group Inc.
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