Shopping
Despite popular belief, Birmingham is actually drowning in fashion and its designers are leading lights within the UK fashion scene. Local designer Jacob Kimmie recently had an exhibition at prestigious London Fashion Week and Central Saint Martins graduate Usefzada, also from Birmingham, has been dressing Thandie Newton lately.
But it’s not all high end stuff for those who won’t use public transport but went to public school. Whether you’re a dressy dolly, diamond geezer or ironic musician, there’s something to suit you here in Birmingham and you should aim to suit yourself.
Cheap shopping in Birmingham
For downtown chic head to The Custard Factory’s flea market in Digbeth (nearest Station Moor Street) on a Saturday for vintage clothes or for the lads try Sunday when the wares are more geared towards vinyl. If there’s no spare time in your dairy on weekends t then head to Urban Village, also at The Custard Factory, any time. It’s literally a warehouse rammed with second hand clothes!
Also rammed with garb is The Oasis Market on Priory Square is thankfully about as far away from the high street chain as you’ll get. It sells Gothic clothes, clusters of silver jewellery, posters, bondage bits and bobs and dope labels such as Dready. And it’s also the best place to buy Dr Martins and Wrangler jeans which never go out of fashion.
Bargains in the jewellry quarter
For those of you hankering after a swim in glamour at half the price why not check out the jewellery quarter in Hockley (nearest station Snow Hill) which sells at trade prices. Here you’ll get all sorts of modern and classical pieces that you won’t catch other people rocking the same.
If all that proves too much you might need a super hero to ease your shopped-out feet and save you from consumer-itis. If that’s the case head to Nostalgia & Comics on Smallbrook Queensway where you can buy graphic novels, manga and the usual alternative oddities.
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