When Bill Windsor and Barbara moved to Florida from Rolling Meadows, Illinois, Bill Windsor opened a store in Winter Park Florida named The Wear-House. Business #7.
![1972 Wear-House - Bill Windsor with display of rings 1972 Wear-House - Bill Windsor with display of rings](https://billwindsor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/business-1972-wearhouse-bill-rings-1972-300x272.gif)
The Wear-House was an expanded version of the retail store he opened as a college student at Texas Tech.
Bill and Barbara sold a full line of fraternity and sorority merchandise, but they also had a heat transfer machine and sold imprinted T-shirts, customized while the customer was there.
![business 1972 wearhouse Barbara at check out counter 1972 Barbara Windsor at check out counter at The Wear-House in 1972](https://billwindsor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/business-1972-wearhouse-Barbara-at-check-out-counter-1972-300x297.jpg)
We didn’t have much money, so our decor consisted of free pickle barrels and orange crates obtained from local restaurants and fruit stands. The wall decor was for sale. We didn’t have a good location, just off busy Park Avenue. We survived because I was selling to fraternities and sororities all over Central Florida.