1) A lower priced west coast version of Abercrombie & Fitch
2) A cool store mostly aimed at surf bums & people looking for a taste of California. Actually named after a hick town south of Frisco, it was first established by a South Pacific sailor named John M. Hollister in 1922 in Laguna Beach, California as a store for the sale of South Pacific goods. Later established as a surf store for apparel & equipment in 1953 by John Hollister Jr. then turned into the present day Hollister chain in 1977 following John Jr.'s death in a surfing accident.
2) A cool store mostly aimed at surf bums & people looking for a taste of California. Actually named after a hick town south of Frisco, it was first established by a South Pacific sailor named John M. Hollister in 1922 in Laguna Beach, California as a store for the sale of South Pacific goods. Later established as a surf store for apparel & equipment in 1953 by John Hollister Jr. then turned into the present day Hollister chain in 1977 following John Jr.'s death in a surfing accident.
Surf bum shop, California apparel
Hollister Co. is one of the coolest shops for surf apparel around.
Hollister Co. is one of the coolest shops for surf apparel around.
by Joe the Slow June 14, 2007
by Joe the Slow June 27, 2007