Does anyone remember vintage clothes shop, Covent Garden

[BigDoog]

Great shop went there loads!

[W1 Rover]

Hi 80'sgirl

I do indeed remember Flip in Covent Garden.
If you were walking down Long Acre in the direction of St Martin's Lane it was on the right hand hand side .
I bought two quite hefty fleecy lined lumberjack shirts in 1980, how much I paid for them I really can't remember.

They certainly stood me in good stead, we had a cold snap that winter, plenty of snow shortly before Christmas.
All very festive!

[Semi42]

I loved flip in Newcastle in the 80s, unique gear from the US .
prices were quite good as I recall.

[Classix]

I've just found this site I got to know Paul Wolf at his Curtain road shop I got to know someone who knew his partner. What happened next I cannot say even today But Paul and me became The best of friends I was interested in selling his clothes
I made a great impression on Paul His large character came as a shock to me He offered me the post of manager Covent shop I didn't believe him on my next visit i was told he was serious
as i had my own shop selling his products
I visited his shop on Melrose LA Paul did visit my store in York On Xmas DAY I was closed he left a card next meet up he told me he had brought a new car and gave it a test drive to see me
I lost track of him Till now Am sad at his passing
Geoff

[Naomi Walton]

Re: Does anyone remember vintage clothes shop, Covent Garden

Hi Izumi
Just Found on Internet.
How are you?
I still think of Paul.
Naomi

[ChristianRadio]

Re: Does anyone remember vintage clothes shop, Covent Garden

I appreciate this thread is pretty dormant, but if anyone's interested I recently did an audio documentary feature on Flip Clothing Newcastle. Paul Wolf gets a mention too.

https://soundcloud.com/christianalle...-flip-clothing

Thanks.

[John Beach]

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Hi 80's girl, i don't know about convent garden but i know there was a Flips in Certain Road, Old Street near Petticoat Lane did you ever visit there. Or do you know if they still exist anymore!!

Paul Wolf was one of the most influentual extraordinary person I have ever met. He shaped and twisted me. I have stories that are beyond exaggeration that I will tell till I die. I always think of him he was a special man. RIP with love John Beach x

[cockneykid1962]

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Yes I do remember FLIP UK and PAUL WOLF. Long Acre Store. Beautiful Bags, rock'n roll music, "Hello Flip" we used say........I will always remember FLIP and Paul. If you were once FLIP stuff, please contact me.

Very sad news
PAUL WOLF passed away in JULY 2011

That is sad to hear of Paul's passing...used to go to the Curtain Road shop in London E1 so many times in the early 1980s...great for Army Greens and Ivy League jackets...Covent Garden was a bit pricey ands the Kings Road one was even pricier...the real bargains were in E1...a sadly missed part of my youth...

[Trickyvee]

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I used to walk past the big grafitti Flip sign on my way to work along Grainger St in Newcastle but never headed up Westgate to find it. The website now advertises it as original American clothing so perhaps it has changed over the years.

[Izumi]

Re: Does anyone remember vintage clothes shop, Covent Garden

Yes I do remember FLIP UK and PAUL WOLF. Long Acre Store. Beautiful Bags, rock'n roll music, "Hello Flip" we used say........I will always remember FLIP and Paul. If you were once FLIP stuff, please contact me.

Very sad news
PAUL WOLF passed away in JULY 2011

[KMaria]

Re: Does anyone remember vintage clothes shop, Covent Garden

it was called "flip"

[stuckinthe80's]

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Still one is Newcastle

http://www.flip-clothing.co.uk/index.htm

It's not the same since it moved round the corner onto Westgate Road. IMO!

[Bongo Bob]

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Flip was owned by Paul Wolf if l remmber Paul was from New York opened his 1st shop in the Kings Rd near the town hall and Ace and Sex.

His 1st warehouse was in East End and the warehouse had no electric or water when you used to buy wholesale it was in piles on floor, white palm beach jackets dry cleaned were £7.50. Used to sell them for £15 in Carnaby St good old 1970's. 2nd warehouse was in Curtain Rd near Liverpool St.

Used to buy G1 and A2 flying jackets for about £50.

[Mulletino]

Re: Does anyone remember vintage clothes shop, Covent Garden

I still have a Hawaiian shirt I bought in the Covent Garden flip many moons ago. It still fits and comes out sometimes for dress up parties.

I'm pretty sure it's this one:



By the looks of things they (Paradise Found) still make the same one!!!!

[bluebell]

Re: Does anyone remember vintage clothes shop, Covent Garden

Hi there

I remember that shop well, I use to visit it when I was a fashion student in the 80s a really cool place to shop, there are lots of shops like that though now, something that was not common in the 80s like the online stores.

I love online shopping now and those websites that give good measurements make it easy to buy online!