News — Underbanks
An interview with Sam Walker at Union
It’s a crisp Wednesday afternoon at Old Town General Store in Stockport which originally opened just after the pandemic. Union caught up with its founder Tony Murray which is no stranger to Manchester’s fashion industry having been menswear sales director at Selfridges in the city centre and also working at Harvey Nichols in Leeds previously.
Old Town General Hits Manchester
Ready to level up your wardrobe game? This September, some of the city’s coolest fashion brands and retailers will be taking over the first floor of Union coliving apartments for its first in a series of events called ‘Souls Sampled’ which will celebrate the city’s rising talent. Launching with the ‘Kicks n Garms edition’, imagine a department store party bringing together the best of Manchester’s clothing and sneaker scene with fire threads, fresh kicks, and exclusive finds.
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It Must Be Old Town Underbank Mix Part One -June 2022
I put this mix together for the good people at Old Town General Store https://www.oldtowngeneralstore.co.uk) in Stockport.
I am a massive fan of the shop and in the picture I am wearing a Kestin https://www.oldtowngeneralstore.co.uk/collections/kestin) over-shirt, Armor Lux https://www.oldtowngeneralstore.co.uk/collections/armor-lux) t-shirt and Dubblewear https://www.oldtowngeneralstore.co.uk/collections/dubbleware-men) jeans.
Music and clothes shops always go hand in hand together for me and in this mix, I am trying to envisage the music from a late-night party down in Underbank https://www.rediscoveringtheunderbanks.co.uk It’s probably heavily influenced by my years in the early 90s clubbing and working in...
Underbanks in Stockport
When One Stockport asked us to take part in a short video talking about Stockport Underbanks and why we chose to open up here, we jumped at the chance.
Along with our neighbours, Ginko, Top Of The Town Vintage, Kelsall Architects and The Good Rebel we discuss the positive regeneration, the potential of the area and what we see happening in the future.
Check out all the great work One Stockport do by visiting the website https://www.onestockport.co.uk/