The Orgell legend began in the late 1800s in England, where the Orgell family had developed a prominent clientele in London and among the Royal Family. Immigrating to the United States, the Orgell family found its way to Los Angeles and settled in nearby Beverly Hills in the 1940s, then a small hamlet of movie stars and producers, including Will Rogers, Mary Pickford, and Dougland Fairbanks.

The Orgell family, led by patriarch Spencer Orgell, first located a store on fabled Wilshire Boulevard, which ran from downtown Los Angeles, northward to Beverly Hills, and then ending in Santa Monica, the seaside resort town of the 1940s that faced the beautiful Pacific Ocean.   David Orgell, Spencer's son, founded a nice location on Rodeo Drive in 1958, just steps away from the world famous Regent Beverly Wilshire.