Roos/Atkins
Roos/Atkins was the name of a chain of upscale men's clothing stores based in San Francisco, California. It was formed through a 1957 merger of the Robert Atkins and Roos Brothers clothiers. The chain expanded after World War II to include several locations throughout Northern California, but declined in the 1980s; by the early 1990s all locations had been closed or sold to other retailers.
Roos Atkins suits are mentioned by Thomas Pynchon in the Crying of Lot 49, chapter 5.
References
Obituary on one of Roos/Atkins' later owners
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