Fusion 29 |
Dead Man's Glory |
Dress Code |
After my lectures i went home via Victoria Rd, Elm Grove and Albert Rd to cross the interesting Southsea shops. I definitely recommend you to check these out:
Deluded
Description: alternative/scene/nu rave clothing for men & women
Open: from 10 am till 5.30 pm (closed on Sunday)
Website: www.deludedclothing.co.uk/
Address: 2 Victoria Road
Rokii
Description: individual lifestyle clothing and accessories for men and women. Exclusive labels, vintage, local designers. They also sell customised clothing and alterations.
Open: Tuesday & Wednesday from 10 am till 6.30 pm
Thursday & Friday from 10 am till 8 pm
Sunday from 12 pm till 5 pm (closed on Monday)
Website: www.myspace.com/437522051
Address: 4 Victoria Road
One Legged Jocky
Description: authentic retro/vintage, alternative, gothic & indie clothing and accessories (from the 1940's to 1980's)
Open: 9.30 am till 5.30 pm (Sunday from 11 am till 4pm)
Website: www.oneleggedjocky.co.uk
Address: 62 Elm Grove
Dress Code
Description: alternative clothing, accessories & giftware for men and women. A lot of streetwise and rock clothes - shirts, hoodies & merchandise from bands (The Clash, Black Flag, Sex Pistols, ...), movies & series (Pulp Fiction, Star Trek, Top Gun ...) - and more.
Open: from 10 am till 6 pm (closed on Sunday)
Website: www.dress-code.co.uk
Address: 1b Albert Road
Dead Man's Glory
Description: vintage clothing for both men and women
Open: 10 am till 7 pm (closed on Sunday)
Website: a facebook page called Dead Mans Glory Vintage Clothing
Address: 4 Albert Road
Style and the City
Description: evening and party wear, personal styling service (appointment with the style guru), jewellery and guy department
Open: Monday, Tuesday & Sunday by appointment
Wednesday & Thursday from 10.30 am till 5.30 pm
Friday from 10 am till 6 pm
Saturday from 11 am till 7 pm
Website: www.styleandthecity.co.ukAddress: 19 Albert Road
Bored
Description: skateshop with brands like Volcom, Vans, Carhartt, Obey, ... selling clothes, books, dvds, boards, wheels and other skate gear. They also sell Diana and other lomo cameras & film rolls
Open: i think 10 am till 6 pm (Sunday from 11 am till 4 pm)
Website: www.boredofsouthsea.co.uk
Blog: blog.boredofsouthsea.co.uk
Address: 23 Albert Road
Fusion 29
Description: bags, home accessories, jewellery, gifts ...
Address: 29 Albert Road
Million Headed Monster
Description: an independent street wear store for men and women. Labels like Penguin, Fly, Putsch, ZooYork, Supreme Being, ,...
Address: 37 Albert Road
Southsea Gallery
Description: sells cards, posters, vintage prints, pictures of Portsmouth views, bands, icons, nature, movies ... (You can pick a picture from their website and ask them to print it out and frame it)
Closed on Sunday and Monday
Website: www.southseagallery.co.uk
Address: 44 Albert Road
Passion FishDescription: eccentric shop selling cards, notebooks, bags, gifts, ...
Address: 81 Albert Road
Mad 4 itDescription: they hire and sell fancy dress & accessories (Halloween, Christmas, new year, sexy custumes, ...)
Website: www.myspace.com/mad4itfancydress
Reflex Records
Description: cds, vinyl, bandwear & accessories, specialist in limited editions and rare music. Sometimes artists perform or give a signing session in their store
Website: www.myspace.com/reflex_records
Address: 144 Albert Road
The Mod SceneDescription: they sell the best mod clothes & accessories from the south with big names such as sherrys, merc and fred perry. My French colleague Vincent told me about this shop, apparently you can give the owner a picture you like (e.g. from Pete Doherty) and he makes a t shirt of it. Isn't that cool :)
Open: 9.30 am till 5 pm (closed on Sunday)
Website: www.myspace.com/thesceneportsmouth
Address: 146 Albert Road
There are probably even more interesting shops, so just check these roads! Pictures of the shops i'll add to the slideshow in the right.