Martha Hills, one of the three owners of the store said: “We opened four weeks ago, and we haven’t had many quiet days… I think it’s popular because of the one-off aspect, you’re often buying something unique.”īoth Martha and Katie talked about the stigma surrounding second-hand clothing. The store specialises in 80s, 90s and early 2000s sport and streetwear.Īs well as being cheaper and more environmentally friendly than normal retail fashion, Relic X Hooked also pride themselves on having trendy items that have a lot of appeal. Katie Bishop, store assistant at White Rose, said: “Charity shopping is kind of a triple threat because it’s affordable, better for the environment and it supports charity.”Īnother recently opened store is Relic X Hooked, which is a collaboration of the two vintage clothing brands Relic and Hooked. White Rose supports the Aegis Trust, a non-government organisation which works to prevent genocides, mass atrocities and crimes against humanity worldwide. Including their warehouse in Manchester’s vibrant Northern Quarter, the new White Rose addition brings their shop total to six. The two new additions to Nottingham’s bustling vintage/charity scene are White Rose charity shop, launching their fifth store in Old Market Square and the brand-new launch of Relic X Hooked on the top floor of Nottingham’s Intu Victoria Centre. However, with the launch of two highly successful vintage fashion and charity stores in the past month, Nottingham’s second-hand clothing scene is very much here to stay on Nottingham’s high street. People constantly say the high street is dead, and that online shopping is not just the future, but the now. Nottingham’s vibrant second-hand clothing scene is continuing to grow with the addition of two new stores.
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