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kingdowieonthewall Sussex, ex-Cronx. 08 Mar 17 3.59pm
I wonder if the older members of HOL can help. Its been driving me mad for ages now. Early '80s there was a very fashionable but cheap vintage clothes store off the charing cross rd in London, side road to the right going up charing cross rd heading towards Tottenham court rd. The clothes were mainly second hand USA garb. Levi's, army gear, shoes, plus new converse type plimsoles etc. Was a big unit, warehouse style & rammed full of kit, male & female. Anybody remember the name? Kids,tired of being bothered by your pesky parents? Then leave home, get a job & pay your own bills, while you still know everything.
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Sussex, ex-Cronx. 08 Mar 17 3.59pm

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I wonder if the older members of HOL can help.
Its been driving me mad for ages now.

Early '80s there was a very fashionable but cheap vintage clothes store off the charing cross rd in London, side road to the right going up charing cross rd heading towards Tottenham court rd.
The clothes were mainly second hand USA garb.
Levi's, army gear, shoes, plus new converse type plimsoles etc.
Was a big unit, warehouse style & rammed full of kit, male & female.
Anybody remember the name?

Kids,tired of being bothered by your pesky parents?
Then leave home, get a job & pay your own bills, while you still know everything.

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Kermit8 Hevon 08 Mar 17 4.05pm
FLIP Spent most of my spare dosh in there, Beanos, Palace and the pub. Big chest and massive boobs [Link]
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Hevon 08 Mar 17 4.05pm

FLIP

Spent most of my spare dosh in there, Beanos, Palace and the pub.

Big chest and massive boobs

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kingdowieonthewall Sussex, ex-Cronx. 08 Mar 17 4.10pm
nice one Kermit. Its driven me nuts for years. Kids,tired of being bothered by your pesky parents? Then leave home, get a job & pay your own bills, while you still know everything.
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kingdowieonthewall

Sussex, ex-Cronx. 08 Mar 17 4.10pm

nice one Kermit.

Its driven me nuts for years.

Kids,tired of being bothered by your pesky parents?
Then leave home, get a job & pay your own bills, while you still know everything.

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kingdowieonthewall Sussex, ex-Cronx. 08 Mar 17 4.12pm
Originally posted by Kermit8 FLIP Spent most of my spare dosh in there, Beanos, Palace and the pub. regarding Beano's , you don't know big che do you ? Him and his cousin bulky, both about 6'8? Kids,tired of being bothered by your pesky parents? Then leave home, get a job & pay your own bills, while you still know everything.
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kingdowieonthewall

Sussex, ex-Cronx. 08 Mar 17 4.12pm

Originally posted by Kermit8

FLIP

Spent most of my spare dosh in there, Beanos, Palace and the pub.

regarding Beano's , you don't know big che do you ?
Him and his cousin bulky, both about 6'8?

Kids,tired of being bothered by your pesky parents?
Then leave home, get a job & pay your own bills, while you still know everything.

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Kermit8 Hevon 08 Mar 17 6.03pm
Originally posted by kingdowieonthewall regarding Beano's , you don't know big che do you ? Him and his cousin bulky, both about 6'8? I don't but I know their nephew Lurch Big chest and massive boobs [Link]
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Hevon 08 Mar 17 6.03pm

Originally posted by kingdowieonthewall

regarding Beano's , you don't know big che do you ?
Him and his cousin bulky, both about 6'8?

I don't but I know their nephew Lurch

Big chest and massive boobs

[Link]

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kingdowieonthewall Sussex, ex-Cronx. 08 Mar 17 7.45pm
Originally posted by Kermit8 I don't but I know their nephew Lurch Kids,tired of being bothered by your pesky parents? Then leave home, get a job & pay your own bills, while you still know everything.
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kingdowieonthewall

Sussex, ex-Cronx. 08 Mar 17 7.45pm

Originally posted by Kermit8

I don't but I know their nephew Lurch

Kids,tired of being bothered by your pesky parents?
Then leave home, get a job & pay your own bills, while you still know everything.

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OllieMaidstoneEagle Maidstone, Kent 08 Mar 17 7.50pm
I used to frequent Flip every Saturday and purchased quite a few clothes in there. I also fitted some 2nd cast iron cinema seats for a company I worked for which were situated by the changing rooms. IIRC a guy called Mr. Woolf owned the 2 stores in London,Charing Cross Road and Kings Road. Ollie's Dad,Ash. Red and Blue Army! LONDON BORN PALACE BRED LIVE AND DIE FOR BLUE AND RED Football is not just a game, its a religion
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I used to frequent Flip every Saturday and purchased quite a few clothes in there. I also fitted some 2nd cast iron cinema seats for a company I worked for which were situated by the changing rooms. IIRC a guy called Mr. Woolf owned the 2 stores in London,Charing Cross Road and Kings Road. Ollie's Dad,Ash.

Red and Blue Army!
LONDON BORN PALACE BRED LIVE AND DIE FOR BLUE AND RED
Football is not just a game, its a religion

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kennybrowns leftfoot Reigate 09 Mar 17 4.55pm
Is Budwalls at the bottom of Croydon Town Centre still going?? (Frith Road I think) That was a cracking little shop that sold some quality designer clothes. Don't waste your time with jealousy. Sometimes your ahead, sometimes your behind, the race is long. But in the end it's only with yourself!!
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Is Budwalls at the bottom of Croydon Town Centre still going?? (Frith Road I think)

That was a cracking little shop that sold some quality designer clothes.

Don't waste your time with jealousy. Sometimes your ahead, sometimes your behind, the race is long. But in the end it's only with yourself!!

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kingdowieonthewall Sussex, ex-Cronx. 09 Mar 17 6.13pm
Originally posted by kennybrowns leftfoot Is Budwalls at the bottom of Croydon Town Centre still going?? (Frith Road I think) That was a cracking little shop that sold some quality designer clothes. I think it still is (just) For the older HOLers anybody remember 'john lenonard' on corner of Katherine st. Had a circular staircase to basement shop. It then became 'Mr.K' when JL closed down.(70s-80s) Kids,tired of being bothered by your pesky parents? Then leave home, get a job & pay your own bills, while you still know everything.
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kingdowieonthewall

Sussex, ex-Cronx. 09 Mar 17 6.13pm

Originally posted by kennybrowns leftfoot

Is Budwalls at the bottom of Croydon Town Centre still going?? (Frith Road I think)

That was a cracking little shop that sold some quality designer clothes.

I think it still is (just)

For the older HOLers anybody remember 'john lenonard'
on corner of Katherine st.
Had a circular staircase to basement shop.
It then became 'Mr.K' when JL closed down.(70s-80s)

Kids,tired of being bothered by your pesky parents?
Then leave home, get a job & pay your own bills, while you still know everything.

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Jimenez SELHURSTPARKCHESTER,DA BRONX 09 Mar 17 11.55pm
Originally posted by kingdowieonthewall I think it still is (just) For the older HOLers anybody remember 'john lenonard' on corner of Katherine st. Had a circular staircase to basement shop. It then became 'Mr.K' when JL closed down.(70s-80s) KDOTW Had a Big Afro & wore loon pants back then... Aah the good old days of finding retro clothes unlike most of the off the peg crap you buy now. I saw a pair of jeans in a store window the other day but what caught my eye more than anything was the price tag 250 bucks for a pair of tattered & Slashed jeans, the sort of thing you would of bought in Oxfam back in the day for pennies & the alterations you would do yourself. Slightly off kilter Kensington Market that was the place to go back in the day as well !! Edited by Jimenez (09 Mar 2017 11.56pm) Pro USA & Israel
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SELHURSTPARKCHESTER,DA BRONX 09 Mar 17 11.55pm

Originally posted by kingdowieonthewall

I think it still is (just)

For the older HOLers anybody remember 'john lenonard'
on corner of Katherine st.
Had a circular staircase to basement shop.
It then became 'Mr.K' when JL closed down.(70s-80s)

KDOTW Had a Big Afro & wore loon pants back then...
Aah the good old days of finding retro clothes unlike most of the off the peg crap you buy now. I saw a pair of jeans in a store window the other day but what caught my eye more than anything was the price tag 250 bucks for a pair of tattered & Slashed jeans, the sort of thing you would of bought in Oxfam back in the day for pennies & the alterations you would do yourself.
Slightly off kilter Kensington Market that was the place to go back in the day as well !!

Edited by Jimenez (09 Mar 2017 11.56pm)

Pro USA & Israel

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Michaelawt85 Bexley 10 Mar 17 12.14am
I used to like beanos. Didn't get much pocket money so I couldn't afford to buy from hmv or our price so I used to buy second hand from here instead When I was a young girl my Mother said to me.. You listen here kid you're CPFC
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Bexley 10 Mar 17 12.14am

I used to like beanos. Didn't get much pocket money so I couldn't afford to buy from hmv or our price so I used to buy second hand from here instead

When I was a young girl my Mother said to me.. You listen here kid you're CPFC

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Forest Hillbilly in a hidey-hole 10 Mar 17 7.53am
20 years ago, I did some occasional work for a lady who had a shop in Bath selling 'vintage' clothes. No-one knew where she got the clothes from, as it was a closely guarded secret. Speculation was that it was from charidee shops, or intercepts of Foreign Aid shipments. Worked a few festivals (Reading and Phoenix) with her and the family where she made a fortune,...especially if it rained and got muddy. She paid everyone in cash. I disengage, I turn the page.
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20 years ago, I did some occasional work for a lady who had a shop in Bath selling 'vintage' clothes.
No-one knew where she got the clothes from, as it was a closely guarded secret.
Speculation was that it was from charidee shops, or intercepts of Foreign Aid shipments.

Worked a few festivals (Reading and Phoenix) with her and the family where she made a fortune,...especially if it rained and got muddy. She paid everyone in cash.

I disengage, I turn the page.

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