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If you recognise the name of this shop, hopefully you had the same memory thrill as I !



I think it closed in the late 1980s/early 90s.

I dressed solely from there for 5 or 6 years because it was soooo cheap and I was broke as.

Almost entirely Goodwill Store kinda surplus plus huge job lots of old denim, yards of racks of dungarees, ridiculously coloured socks, workmen's/women's shirts (with logos emblazoned - my short sleeved work shirt read "Del's Wrecking" across the back), Hawaiian shirts (not for me), old boots, old baseball outfits, zoot suits, 50s/60s formal wear, seriously funky ties, the list goes on.

Two big floors rammed to the gills with 'vintage' as we call it now. Today it would be an absolute gold mine full of folks with too much money, then it was just for broke people and those sick of the High St options.


Anyone remember it ?

Used to buy there ?!

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Loved the jackets and had a couple of them - kinda 'flecked' 50s sports type 2-button things, and the shirts (racks of bowling shirts) - the good stuff was always in the basement as I remember (spent ages going through the imported 'used' 501s) - upstairs was all overpriced raybans, watches and some camo gear - otherwise yeppers, Flip was definitely a reason for going to Long Acre. Remember Johnsons (La Rocka) down and around the corner in Endell St. a little later? Great fake-50s biker jackets and poker shirts.

I lost about ?600 in there once whilst trying on some jeans, fell out of my pocket in the changing area.


Mind you, I like to think some poor student got kitted out for the whole year on it.


Great shop, remember the Big Mac flat back denim ?


My karma rides over my dogma.

Big one on the bridges in Edinburgh too. Full range of Doctor Martin's, Airwalk skate shoes and baggy Acid House Tee's. Tie-dyed stuff, big checked lumberjack jackets, German army shirts and Converse. It wasn't actually the cheapest in town but it's one-stop-shop appeal meant that six of you could go in and come out as the Village People in about 5 minutes.

Yeah Laurence Corner was an institution !!

It's I think a chemists or opticians now, but they've kept the name (or refer to it somewhere on the sign).

Also the FLIP carrier bags were a great design, think I might have one in the loft - the sort of placcy bag you wouldn't chuck.

giggirl Wrote:

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> Yes I remember Flip and Dicky Dirts in Camberwell.

> I feel old now. Flip was a lot of Americana I

> remember. Does anyone remember Laurence Corner on

> the Camden Road?


xxxxxx


Oh dear, I remember all of them too :(

Yeah one thing about Flip was colour, there was no shame in their stock - turquoises purples pinks reds greens etc.

They sold these long thick sort of towelling socks in SO many shades, they lasted for years.

Found a 2-tone suit at the weekend which I bought there, it shimmers between yellowy-green and deep blue, depending on the angle of light !

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