52
Church Street, Manchester, M4 1PW. Tel: 0161-834 2039. Website: www.afflecks-palace.co.uk
Afflecks
is a revitalised city centre building with five storeys of around
50 stalls and market-type shops, which provides shoppers with a novel
buying experience.
Very
like an Aladdin's Cave, Afflecks has become a platform for fledgling
designers, punk, retro style and experimental fashion - a magnet to
young shoppers, particularly on Saturdays.
Affleck's
Palace was opened in 1982, the brainchild of James Walsh, a Manchester-born
hairdresser with a keen interest in the fashion industry.
Based
on the street fashion of the late 1970's and early 1980's he planned
to provide affordable retail outlets for emerging designers to sell
their wares directly to the public.
Prices
are generally much lower than you'd expect to pay in more upmarket
stores, but with little by way of fancy decor or expensive overheads,
these predominantly young entrepreneurs usually offer great value
for money.
Of
themselves, they say:
"The
objective is now and always has been to encourage an exciting interesting
place, which in our modest way would be something more than just
a shopping centre based entirely on commercial interests".
Shop at Afflecks for:
- second-hand
clothes
- "laid
back" gear
-
denims
- rare
and old records
-
anything to do with the occult
-
books & magazines
-
tattooing
-
hairstyling
-
jewellery
- ceramics
"A
shopping experience unique to Manchester".
Refreshments
available on site. Unsuitable for wheelchairs. Busy at weekends -
very busy!
