hot topic industry retail founded 2001 headquarters city of industry california number of locations 300 1 key people lisa harper products plus size clothing gifts revenue us 725 142 000 fy 05 website torrid.com torrid is a women s retail chain formerly owned by hot topic . while it is still under the same parent umbrella as hot topic in 2015 the company branched off to become torrid llc . the store offers plus size clothing and accessories for women and teenage girls sizes 10 30 . torrid began to offer 00 size size 10 clothing in store as well as some size 6 30 clothing in their stores . torrid began operations in april 2001 . 2 the first location opened in the brea mall in brea california . torrid currently has over 400 stores in operation across 36 states in the united states . torrid opened its first store location in canada toronto in august 2015 . 3 contents 1 products 2 models 3 references 4 external links products edit the store s clothing styles are aimed at women . in 2005 torrid expanded its merchandise selection to include styles distinct from its parent company hot topic . torrid sells accessories shoes jewelry novelty tee shirts fashion tops pants capri pants shorts skirts dresses outerwear intimate apparel hosiery gifts and beauty products . torrid follows the hot topic merchandise strategy of monitoring fashion trends closely utilizing direct communication between customers employees and corporate personnel to be in step with current fashion . models edit in february 2014 georgina burke was named the first face of torrid and signed a one year contract . in december 2014 philomena kwao was signed as a second face of torrid . 4 in 2015 torrid launched their first model search inviting customers to apply and audition to become the next face of torrid . over 14 000 people auditioned with the winner being lyanna lynette . 5 in may 2016 it was announced that the brand would be doing a second model search to find their spokesmodel for 2017 . references edit hot topic inc. reports 1st quarter financial results https community.torrid.com torrid customer service about us.asp first torrid store in canada toronto . www.shopping canada.com . retrieved 18 january 2016 . brown rachel . torrid signs georgina burke to one year contract . http www.wwd.com . women s wear daily . retrieved 12 february 2014 . external link in work help http stylenews.people.com style 2016 01 15 exclusive torrid model search winner announcement external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title torrid clothing retailer & oldid 741580362 categories clothing retailers of the united states2001 establishments in the united stateshidden categories cs1 errors external linkspages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 28 september 2016 at 11 32 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view