52 Church
Street,
Manchester, M4 1PW.
Telephone: 0161-834 2039
http://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 and "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!
