![]() ![]() ![]() (Tribune file photo) Mac Christensen, known as clothing retailer Mr. Mac’s website, at least, does not offer clothing for women, though over the years his stores sold women’s attire, too.)Įven after Mac Christensen sold the business to his sons and officially retired, he often appeared in the ads wearing the same clothes he was selling. They bought more conventional jackets, shirts and ties to wear to Sunday services or the office. Older Latter-day Saints bought white suits from Mr. Mac advertisements for what the stores called the Missionary Starter Package - a black suit with an extra pair of pants, black shoes, four white dress shirts and four ties - were ubiquitous on Salt Lake City television stations. The suits became the unofficial uniform for generations of male missionaries whom The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sent from Utah to knock on doors around the world. Mac Christensen launched his first store, Mac’s Clothes Closet, in Bountiful in early 1960s with his father, Fred, and wife, Joan. ![]() “Obviously, he was a determined, hard-driving businessman that worked hard and cared about the business,” he said, “so in some ways we honor him by working hard and showing up everyday and not becoming negligent, and putting in a full day’s work.” ![]()
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