This GTA V store is a double callback to a real LA brand that died in 2006
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This GTA V store is a double callback to a real LA brand that died in 2006

Xhoti is based on 'Serious,' an actual Melrose Avenue clothing store that closed in 2006. Rockstar already used that same real-world store as inspiration for the 'Spacey!' chain in GTA: San Andreas — meaning Xhoti is a spiritual successor to its own predecessor's reference.

Source: Xhoti — CC BY-SA

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The sleek glass-front exterior of Xhoti in GTA V — Rockstar's second go at the same real Melrose boutique they already channeled into 'Spacey!' back in San Andreas.
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The sleek glass-front exterior of Xhoti in GTA V — Rockstar's second go at the same real Melrose boutique they already channeled into 'Spacey!' back in San Andreas.

Another angle on Xhoti showing more interior detail — proof Rockstar loves resurrecting their own deep-cut references for a new generation.
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Another angle on Xhoti showing more interior detail — proof Rockstar loves resurrecting their own deep-cut references for a new generation.

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