FLASHBACK – Charles Lange’s Belinda Boutique

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So I digress… we’ve been digging up (and ON!) old Sunset Strip found footage lately and thought you might appreciate this supergrooviness of the video below… ‘cuz it’s a gas. (And by the way… who else misses seeing the giant Rocky and Bullwinkle rotate in front of Dudley Do-Right’s Emporium!?)

Belinda and Charles Lange opened their boutique on the Sunset Strip one block west of Pandora’s Box, next door to The Fifth Estate in 1966. During the Summer of Love. Belinda, the designer, brought to Hollywood custom made micro mini skirts, backless, bra-less, cut on the bias knit dresses. After trying on any one of the Belinda designed dresses, the customer could order another one in any fabric or color and pick it up within an hour because everything was made there at the shop. Featured in Vogue Magazine and modeled by Cher. Clients included singers Cass Elliot, Tina Turner, Carole King, Petula Clark, Barbra Streisand and Liza Minnelli.

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This entry was posted on Monday, April 25th, 2011 at 3:10 pm and is filed under Flashbacks and tagged with 1960s, Flashback. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

6 Responses to “FLASHBACK – Charles Lange’s Belinda Boutique”

1. karind1 says:

   April 25, 2011 at 3:27 pm

   before it was dudley doorights emporium, it was the plush pup. i used to tell my parents i was going to library and then go to plush pup! it was a great hang out.

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2. Kylan Fleming says:

   April 28, 2011 at 1:04 pm

   Your website (FLASHBACK – Charles Lange’s Belinda Boutique – Hidden Los Angeles) won’t display properly on my android – you may want to try and look at that :) Kylan Fleming

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3. Charles Lange says:

   May 24, 2011 at 9:52 pm

   I am humbled by the recognition of FLASHBACK… Thank you :)

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   • Ron Miller says:

     December 29, 2011 at 1:43 pm

     Hi Charles… !!

     Fantastic little video… It’s obvious that Belinda’s designs help literally mold the 60′s. But.. what ever happened to that business.. where are you both at now.

     Thanks for just being there at the right time and place.

     Ron Miller

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4. cookedincalifornia says:

   June 29, 2011 at 10:02 pm

   Awesome blog HiddenLA. I tried searching for your contact info, but can’t find it. What is your email address to best contact you?

   Thanks,

   Dinah

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   • lynnster says:

     July 22, 2011 at 11:01 am

     Sorry it took me a bit to get back to you! contact@hiddenLA.com

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