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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,IMG_3790,C&A,fashion,store,Mainz,Rhineland-Palatinate,Germany,retail,shopping,city centre,dusk,evening,brand,clothing,shop,high,street,commerce,European,chain,fashion retail,storefront,windows,illuminated,urban,consumer,business,city,shopping street,logo,commercial,Germany retail,C and A
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F8YR7H - . C&A fashion store exterior in Mainz city centre, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, photographed at dusk. Photographed on 7 August 2026. The recorded location is Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The modern retail frontage is brightly illuminated and carries the familiar C&A logo above large display windows. Evening lighting highlights the contrast between the bright shop interior and darker urban surroundings. Mainz stands on the Rhine and has more than two millennia of story.htm Target=_Blank>history, from Roman Mogontiacum through its role as an archiepiscopal city to the birthplace of Johannes Gutenberg. The old town combines reconstructed historic streets, churches, wine culture and post-war urban development, giving street signs and façades strong local-history context. Within the history of commercial history, local businesses provide unusually precise social-history evidence because names, branding and uses change more quickly than the buildings they occupy
A shop, café, pub or service company can disappear while the façade survives, leaving photographs as a record of the previous commercial life of the street. In relation to clothing accessory, historical context shows that neckwear evolved repeatedly through the twentieth century as widths, fibres and patterns followed wider shifts in menswear
Silk ties also demonstrate the persistence of traditional materials within mass-produced fashion. For the story of high street, it is useful to note that market halls have long concentrated small traders under one roof, combining food, household goods and specialist retail with an important social role
Regenerated markets increasingly mix traditional stalls with cafés, events and independent makers. Against the 2026 backdrop for commercial history, current interest in community assets and place-making gives photographs of individual businesses added significance when premises close, rebrand or are converted to new uses.
Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,IMG_1118,V&A Dundee,Scottish Design Galleries,entrance,D.M. Brown Gallery,Dundee,Scotland,UK,design,museum,gallery,visitors,exhibition,culture,tourism,Scottish,creative,history,architecture,fashion,furniture,engineering,ceramics,products,collections,regeneration,attraction,signage,interior
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3ENMR5Y - V&A Dundee Scottish Design Galleries entrance and D.M. Brown Gallery in Dundee, Scotland, UK. Gold lettering identifies the Scottish Design Galleries beside the entrance to the D.M. Brown Gallery, with visitors able to move directly into exhibition spaces celebrating Scotland's contribution to design. V&A Dundee is Scotland's design museum and its permanent Scottish Design Galleries explore hundreds of years of creativity across areas including architecture, fashion, furniture, engineering, ceramics and product design. The photograph is suitable for editorial coverage of V&A Dundee, Scottish design, museums, cultural tourism, gallery interiors, exhibitions, creative industries, design history, Dundee regeneration, public collections and visitor attractions. The clean contemporary signage contrasts with the colourful gallery displays visible beyond the doorway and provides a clear identifying image of one of the museum's principal permanent exhibition areas. It can also illustrate stories about cultural investment, Scottish creativity, museum interpretation, free attractions and Dundee's transformation into a major design and tourism destination.
V&A Dundee, 1 Riverside Esplanade, Dundee DD1 4EZ, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,tiptoe,tip,toe,t-shirt,the,gay,village,LGBTQ,as folk,Manchester Pride,Canal St,slogan,T-shirt,grey,graphic,TShirt,Pride,merch,merchandise,identity,local,northern,humour,Manc,UK,gay rights,equality,diversity,inclusion,identity politics,northern England,Manc culture,regional,British,LGBTQ+ culture,fashion,gift shop
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EJD0BR - Grey T-shirt on a wooden hanger printed with the phrase The Mancunian Gay in bold white lettering inside a red rounded rectangle, a playful visual echo of the famous Manchester Mancunian Way name and a clear celebration of queer Mancunian identity. The photograph appears to show the shirt in an indoor retail, gallery, museum or cultural display setting, surrounded by bright graphic prints and poster-style artwork. The simple slogan, casual clothing and close framing make the image useful for stories about Manchester LGBTQ+ culture, queer visibility, Pride merchandise, local humour, regional identity, independent design, souvenir fashion, slogan T-shirts, inclusive city branding and the commercial language of place. The red, white and grey design is strong, readable and minimal, placing all attention on the wordplay and the relationship between being Mancunian and being gay. Manchester has one of the UK's best-known LGBTQ+ scenes, centred around Canal Street and the Gay Village, and the phrase works well for editorial use connected with Pride events, city breaks, LGBTQ+ tourism, social inclusion, community belonging, identity politics, fashion retail, graphic design and northern England culture. The visible surrounding prints add extra context of pop-cultural and queer-themed display, while the neutral indoor lighting and clean composition keep the focus on the garment rather than any person. The image can illustrate how humour, fashion and civic pride are used to express belonging in modern British cities, especially in places where local identity is strongly tied to music, nightlife, activism, sport, working-class wit and creative independence. It may also suit features about LGBTQ+ rights, inclusive retail, representation in public culture, Manchester souvenirs, Pride shopping, youth identity, student culture, design-led gifts and the way everyday clothing can turn a political or social message into a wearable statement.
Canal St, Manchester, M1 3EZ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,tattoo expo poster,tattoo convention,body art,traditional tattoo,vintage tattoo poster,city,centre,West Yorkshire,advertising,event,events,column,tickets,on sale,alternative,culture,fashion,tattooing,ink,tattooist,tattoo,studio,design,collectors,convention,independent,artists,body modification,urban,youth,creative industries,entertainment event,live event,style,pin-up art,tattoo flash,visitor attraction
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EGG76R - Street photograph of a Leeds Tattoo Expo poster displayed on an advertising panel on The Headrow in Leeds city centre, West Yorkshire. The poster uses bold vintage tattoo flash styling, red lettering, decorative scrollwork, a female pin-up style portrait, peacock fan imagery and circus or fairground-inspired graphic design to promote tickets for the tattoo convention. It is a strong editorial image for tattoo culture, body art, urban advertising, alternative fashion, creative events, youth culture and the wider growth of tattooing as a mainstream leisure and lifestyle industry. The poster's wording includes Leeds Tattoo Expo, First Direct Arena and tickets on sale now, tying the street promotion to the city's major indoor venue and live events economy. The official Leeds Tattoo Expo information page says the eleventh annual event is being held at First Direct Arena, with over 200 tattoo artists, boutique traders, entertainment and competitions, giving the image relevance for tattoo artists, collectors, independent makers and specialist event marketing. The photograph is also useful for stories about Leeds city centre, The Headrow, public realm advertising, poster art, graphic design, subcultures moving into mainstream venues, city break entertainment and the commercial promotion of weekend events. The weather appears dull or overcast, with soft daylight on the pavement and building façade, suggesting a typical British urban day without strong shadows. The image captures the contrast between ornate tattoo-inspired illustration and the formal stone architecture of central Leeds, helping it work as a stock image for alternative culture within a traditional civic cityscape. It can support features on tattoos, body modification, personal identity, event ticketing, local tourism, creative industries, independent traders, street-level marketing and the way specialist cultural scenes are promoted in busy northern city centres.
The Headrow, Leeds city centre, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Smiths,lyric,lyrics,blue,neon,fashion,retail,window display,pop culture,indie music,Johnny Marr,neon lighting,glowing sign,retail display,boutique window,fashion quote,lyric quote,British indie,1980s music,classic indie lyric,urban night scene,typography,illuminated text,storefront,shopfront,visual merchandising,music reference,style anxiety,nightlife,going out,wardrobe problem,nothing to wear,youth culture,retro cool,city shopping,1980,alternative music culture,The Smiths band
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E6T4TB - Blue neon text sign in a shop window quoting a famous line from The Smiths song This Charming Man, reading I would go out tonight, but I haven't got a stitch to wear , photographed as a witty piece of fashion retail display and pop culture street detail. The glowing electric blue lettering stands out against the darker shuttered or ribbed background, creating a moody, urban, after-hours feel associated with nightlife, clothing, style anxiety and classic indie music references. The image works as an editorial illustration of music heritage, Morrissey lyric culture, Manchester indie nostalgia, shopfront merchandising, window display design, fashion humour and the relationship between song lyrics and everyday retail spaces. It suggests themes of getting dressed, indecision, wardrobe shortages, consumer temptation, going out culture, youth identity, vintage cool, boutique branding and the playful borrowing of well-known words to catch attention in a commercial setting. The photograph would suit stories or features about The Smiths, 1980s indie music, Manchester pop history, lyric quotation in public spaces, visual merchandising, neon typography, independent fashion retail, nightlife economy, city centre shopping streets, subculture style, retro revival and music-inspired design. Strong graphic lines, luminous typography and the contrast between cyan wording and the darker surroundings make it useful for editorial, magazine and cultural commentary uses. It also carries a sense of self-consciousness and pre-going-out ritual that makes the line memorable, connecting fashion display with the uncertainty of dressing to be seen. The wording feels recognisable to fans of guitar music and adds irony, because the retail setting offers clothes while the lyric complains of having nothing suitable to wear. That tension makes the image useful for articles about style, consumption, vintage retail, youth culture, music fandom, quote culture and song lines in shop windows.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Warrington,2023,Lymm Dickensian Festival,Dickensian Christmas event,theme,event,costumed festival participant,English village festivities,seasonal street entertainment,nineteenth century fashion,christmas,celebration,clothing,community,costume,dickensian,festive,period,portrait,velvet,and,atmosphere,black,blue,bonnet,british,cape,centre,century,character,costumed,cultural,dickens,dress,dressed,fashion,cultural event
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F0W4CH - Smiling woman wearing elaborate Victorian-inspired clothing celebrates at the Lymm Dickensian Christmas Festival in Lymm, Cheshire, during December 2023. She stands beside a stone wall and clipped evergreen shrubs in the village centre, lifting one gloved hand to the brim of her dark period-style hat while looking towards the camera. Her layered outfit includes a long black velvet skirt, rich blue velvet cape or shawl, patterned sleeves, jewellery, a burgundy cross-body bag and a small purple embroidered pouch. The costume evokes nineteenth-century dress and characters associated with Charles Dickens, while providing warmth for an outdoor winter festival.
The portrait captures the friendly atmosphere of the annual community celebration, where residents, visitors, performers and traders dress in Victorian or Dickensian style as central Lymm becomes a seasonal heritage attraction. Street entertainment, stalls, music, festive food, family attractions and a traditional parade encourage different generations to take part. Period costumes create a nostalgic connection with Victorian Britain and Dickens's influence on popular ideas of the English Christmas.
Wet paving, fallen leaves and subdued December daylight place the scene firmly in the festive season, while strings of lights and hospitality premises behind the subject suggest the busy commercial heart of the village. The woman's broad smile and animated gesture give the photograph a spontaneous quality, combining individual portraiture with documentary coverage of local tradition. Lymm's Dickensian festival is one of the Cheshire village's best-known recurring events and draws crowds into its historic streets for entertainment, community activity and Christmas shopping. The image can illustrate Victorian costume, living history, festive tourism, community volunteering, British seasonal traditions, heritage events, local identity and the continuing popularity of Dickensian imagery.
Lymm Village Centre, Lymm, Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA13 0JB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,proud,is,rainbow,rainbows,symbols,symbol,preparations,Glitter 2023,Glitter2023,23,at,Golden Sq,we are,bid,Fleur East,gay,fest,gayfest,celebration,ticket,tickets,heart,hearts,community,entertainemnt,timetable,event,events,LGBTQ+,queer,fashion,show
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R8KXBY - Warrington Pride 2023 “ More details revealed ahead of Pride event, more at https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/23561806.warrington-pride-2023---details-revealed-ahead-pride-event/
Details have been released by the Pride event set to be held at Warrington's Golden Square to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community
Golden Square have released the timings and events for some of their Pride events set to be held on June 24.
The details were released today, June 1, the first day of the UK's Pride month. Pride is held in June in the UK due to the historical significance of the Stonewall riots that began in June of 1969.
This is the first official pride event in several years in Warrington and coincides with the tragic death of Brianna Ghey in February.
The announcement laid out the day of events across Warrington pride at Golden Square.
Inside the mall there will be an LGBTQ+ information support hub running from 9am to 6pm.
In the old market place there will be events running from 11am till 11pm, ranging from workshops, to queer fashiosn shows, and even a silent disco
This will be finished off with a DJ set with Fleur East at 6pm, as well as a DJ set an aerial show from Crystal from RuPaul's Drag Race UK. This DJ set will be a free ticketed event
Sankey Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1SU
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Hungary,Europe,European,at,evening,in,the,night,lit,lighted,illuminated,poet,Mihály Vörösmart,street,fashion,st,Budapest,Bécsi u. 5,1052,1052 Hungary,brand,brands,style,city centre,fashionable,clothing,stores,interesting,well-lit,well lit,street scene,scene,tourist,tourism
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PYBH3N - . Budapest Fashion street , at night, Vörösmarty tér, Pest, Budapest, Hungary. Photographed on 27 April 2023, this spring image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is Budapest, Bécsi u. 5, 1052 Hungary, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Hungary, Europe, European, evening, night, lit, lighted, illuminated, poet, Mihály Vörösmart, fashion, Budapest, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. Visible or contextual elements such as architecture, signage, branding, public realm, transport infrastructure, street furniture and everyday activity help establish a strong sense of place where they form part of the scene. The photograph can also support future before-and-after use if the building, business, service, streetscape, transport operation or public space is later altered, redeveloped, rebranded or closed. For search and editorial use, the image is relevant to the named location, local identity, contemporary Britain, regional tourism, urban life, community activity and the changing appearance of towns and cities. Additional relevant search concepts include Bécsi u. 5, 1052 Hungary, brand, brands, style, city centre, broadening discoverability while remaining tied to the supplied subject information. The composition retains practical contextual detail for news, feature, documentary, educational and historical use.
Budapest, Bécsi u. 5, 1052 Hungary
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Liverpool,Merseyside,England,UK,dusk,L1,winter,shoppers,shopping,retail,shops,stores,dept,partnership,red,lanterns,lantern,Rolex,Guess,Morphe,store,chain,home furnishings,accessories,electronics,fashion,&,beauty,with,bag,bags,cold,wintery
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2P4JTG7 - . This authentic period view of Paradise Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 3EU in 2023 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The location is represented through John Lewis flagship department store at Liverpool One, Winter shoppers, Paradise Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 3EU. A broader reading of the photograph includes small business, visual archive, street-level business, commercial frontage, changing streetscape, documentary photography, community identity, historical comparison, local enterprise, period detail, before-and-after reference, contemporary social history, retail property, and shopfront economy. From a 2025-onward perspective, footfall and town-centre regeneration are closely linked to this subject, alongside how commercial property costs affect small retailers. Small period details of materials and architectural details at Paradise Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 3EU may become more significant with time, particularly following refurbishment. The location also brings in place identity, everyday life, archival record, high-street commerce, customer footfall, bricks-and-mortar retail, specialist shop, and town-centre trading. Elements such as Merseyside, shoppers, Paradise, Lewis, and Liverpool add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. A later view of Paradise Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 3EU may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Another useful connection is footfall and how commercial property costs affect small retailers as part of the longer story of Paradise Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 3EU. The view records evidence of changing use for future local research.
Paradise Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 3EU
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Edinburgh,city,centre,Scotland,EH1,shops,retail,EH1 3DQ,upmarket,fashion,Xmas,festive,complex,big-name,a very merry,very merry,Multrees Christmas,Multrees Xmas,night,evening,business,businesses,cafe,cafes,sweetest,buy,purchases,purchase,shop,store,lights,decorate,decorated,lit up
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M368Y0 - . Recorded at Multrees Walk, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1 3DQ in 2022, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The image documents Multrees Walk shopping centre, Multrees Walk, Edinburgh EH1 3DQ, at night, A very Merry Multrees Christmas. The image also relates to specialist retailer, local history, everyday life, contemporary social history, public realm, visual archive, changing land use, period detail, customer footfall, independent retail, regional identity, small business, archival record, and before-and-after reference. Current relevance extends to town-centre regeneration and online shopping, particularly through how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses. As a dated visual record of Multrees Walk, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1 3DQ, the frame retains landscape treatment and surrounding development, making it especially useful if refurbishment subsequently changes the scene. The subject also sits alongside retail property, bricks-and-mortar retail, high-street commerce, town-centre trading, street-level business, shopfront economy, place identity, and specialist shop. Details involving Christmas, night, Merry, Multrees, and Edinburgh make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. By fixing the subject within Multrees Walk, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1 3DQ, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The image also provides a reference for town-centre regeneration and the resilience of specialist shops in an online retail economy when considered against later change at Multrees Walk, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1 3DQ. Another useful connection is independent business and the resilience of specialist shops in an online retail economy without losing the local specificity of Multrees Walk, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1 3DQ.
Multrees Walk, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1 3DQ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Edinburgh,city,centre,Scotland,EH1,shops,retail,EH1 3DQ,upmarket,complex big-name,fashion,at,Louis,brand,high-end,house,French,Louis Vuitton Malletier,WWII,Nazi collaboration,counterfeit,product,products,Vuiton,entrance,night,handbag,chain,chav,shop,front,luxury,up-market,brands
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M3692R - Louis Vuitton Malletier, commonly known as Louis Vuitton , is a French high-end luxury fashion house and company founded in 1854 by Louis Vuitton. The label's LV monogram appears on most of its products, ranging from luxury bags and leather goods to ready-to-wear, shoes, watches, jewelry, accessories, sunglasses and books. Louis Vuitton is one of the world's leading international fashion houses. It sells its products through standalone boutiques, lease departments in high-end departmental stores, and through the e-commerce section of its website.
For six consecutive years (2006“2012), Louis Vuitton was named the world's most valuable luxury brand. Its 2012 valuation was US$25.9 billion. In 2013, the valuation of the brand was US$28.4 billion with revenue of US$9.4 billion. The company operates in 50 countries with more than 460 stores worldwide
Multrees Walk, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1 3DQ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Edinburgh,city,centre,Scotland,EH1,shops,retail,EH1 3DQ,upmarket,complex big-name,fashion,exercise equipment,bike,bikes,physical,store,stores,service,services,costly,expensive,online,community,brand,sporting,equipment,sign,uncertainty,losses,losing,users,lockdown,shop,window,job losses,rise and fall,night
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M36969 - Peloton Interactive, Inc. is an American exercise equipment and media company based in New York City. The company's products are stationary bicycles, treadmills, indoor rowers equipped with Internet-connected touch screens that steam live and on-demand fitness classes through a subscription service. The equipment includes built-in sensors that track metrics such power output, providing users with real-time feedback on their performance and leaderboard rankings to compete with other users.
Peloton charges a US$44 monthly membership fee to access classes and additional features on their exercise equipment, or $12.99 for users only accessing the content via app or website
In 2011, John Foley, an executive at Barnes & Noble in New York City, pitched his colleague, Tom Cortese, on the idea that technology could make it possible for people with little time to get the full experience of working out in a high-end studio cycling class in their homes. Peloton Interactive was founded in January 2012
The company raised $400,000 in seed money in February 2012 and another $3.5 million in December 2012. Peloton sold its first bike on Kickstarter in 2013 with an early bird price tag of $1,500. Their first Internet-connected stationary bicycle with a tablet was released in 2014. The company also opened showrooms in shopping centers around the US, for people to test out the machines, and sales quickly soared, behind the entertaining classes and cycling instructors, and the online community of riders
Sales increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic as home gyms became more popular during the COVID-19 lockdowns. However, the rapid increase in demand caused shipping delays, with customers receiving their products months late, leading some to cancel orders
Multrees Walk, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1 3DQ
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Keywords: gray,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,feet,bee,bees,boot,on,a,grey,boots,in a,York,for,sale,footwear,shoes,shoe,Manc,Mancunian,bee shoes,fashion,foot wear,Yorkshire,England,UK,fashionable,brand,brands,unisex,trend,trendy,insect,insects,symbol,of,Manchester,network,retailers
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KFB175 - . An identifiable period record of York, Yorkshire, England, UK in 2022, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The subject captured here is Heavenlyfeet bee boot, bees on a grey Doc Martin boot, in a shop, York. Other connected aspects include visual archive, specialist retailer, everyday life, commercial frontage, small business, place identity, shopfront economy, documentary photography, local character, social history, bricks-and-mortar retail, retail property, contemporary social history, and public realm. The wider contemporary story combines consumer spending, commercial rents and the resilience of specialist shops in an online retail economy. The image fixes lettering, decoration and surface detail within York, Yorkshire, England, UK at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against later reinterpretation. The photograph additionally reflects high-street commerce, changing streetscape, local history, changing land use, regional identity, community identity, period detail, and customer footfall. The recorded references to Heavenlyfeet and Martin preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The period setting at York, Yorkshire, England, UK helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The setting also helps illustrate consumer spending and how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses when considered against later change at York, Yorkshire, England, UK. The image also provides a reference for town-centre regeneration and how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses without losing the local specificity of York, Yorkshire, England, UK. The image fixes details of everyday use for future local research. It also preserves evidence of changing use before later change alters the scene.
York, Yorkshire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,M11,clothing,Store,England,UK,M11 2NN,east,2022,logo,profits,profitability,downturn,clothes,front,shopfront,high street,high st,storefront,warehouse,British,fashion,homeware,retailer,John Hargreaves,Jason Hargreaves,source,Rana Plaza factory,Bangladesh,made,vietnam,labour rights,campaign,Matalan Retail Limited,Missouri Topco Limited,Steve Johnson
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K7NBGX - Matalan is a British fashion and homeware retailer based in Knowsley, Merseyside. It was established by John Hargreaves in 1985, and is still owned by the Hargreaves family. As of 2020, the company employed over 13,000, and had 230 stores in the United Kingdom, together with franchise stores in the Middle East.
John Hargreaves opened the first Matalan store in 1985 at Bamber Bridge, near Preston, Lancashire. There were fifty stores by 1995, and in 1997, the company moved its headquarters from Preston to Skelmersdale, also in Lancashire. The company was floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1998, but taken private again by the Hargreaves family in October 2006.
During 2009, John Hargreaves sought to sell off Matalan, but by February 2010, had failed to find buyers willing to meet the £1.5 billion price.[4] Jason Hargreaves was appointed managing director in July 2013. The headquarters moved to a purpose built site at Knowsley, Merseyside in 2014. The company won approval for this scheme in October 2012.
Controversy
Matalan was among the companies who sourced clothes from the Rana Plaza factory in Bangladesh which collapsed, killing 1,134, in April 2013. In July 2014, they were the focus of a campaign by 38 Degrees and Labour Behind the Label, for failing to contribute to the official compensation fund coordinated by the ILO. This was in contrast to some of their main competitors, such as Primark who contributed $9 million.
After pressure, they announced that they would contribute an undisclosed amount. It was later revealed that they had paid £60,000 into the fund, which labour rights campaigns challenged as being an insufficient amount compared with other retailers.
Structure
Matalan Retail Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Missouri Topco Limited, a holding company which is based in Guernsey, and is controlled by the Hargreaves family.
In the Middle East, the Matalan brand is franchised to BTC Fashion General Trading, based in Qatar. BTC have stores in
Ashton Old Rd, Openshaw, Greater Manchester, England, UK, M11 2NN
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,London,Soho,England,UK,W1F,W1F 9PS,and,English,jack,in,the,royal,fashion,street,shopping,retail,trendy,tourist,tourism,tourists,glitter,glittery,heritage,attraction,attractions,travel,history,CarnabyStreet,sunny,blue sky,blue skies,shop,shops,sign,signs,Carnaby,st
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJPKKK - Carnaby Street is a pedestrianised shopping street in Soho in the City of Westminster, Central London. Close to Oxford Street and Regent Street, it is home to fashion and lifestyle retailers, including many independent fashion boutiques.
Streets crossing, or meeting with, Carnaby Street are, from south to north, Beak Street, Broadwick Street, Kingly Court, Ganton Street, Marlborough Court, Lowndes Court, Fouberts Place, Little Marlborough Street and Great Marlborough Street. The nearest London Underground station is Oxford Circus.
In 1934, Amy Ashwood Garvey and Sam Manning opened the Florence Mills Social Club at number 50, a jazz club that became a gathering place for supporters of Pan-Africanism.
Carnaby Street in the early 1950s was a shabby Soho backstreet consisting of rag trade sweat shops, locksmiths and tailors, and a Central Electricity Board depot practically took up one side of the street. The genesis of Carnaby Street as a global fashion destination began with Bill 'Vince' Green, a male physique photographer. In 1954 he opened opened a small clothing boutique 'Vince' in adjoining Newburgh Street, to capitalise on the homosexual body-building community that congregated around the Marshall Street baths. Those who modelled for the Vince catalogue and advertisements, and boosted its popularity, were the then barely-known Sean Connery and the hugely popular handsome boxer Billy Walker.To further attract custom, Green hired pretty young men as sales assistants, one of whom was the Glasgow-born John Stephen, later to be known as 'The King Of Carnaby Street'.
Stephen opened the boutique His Clothes, in 1957 after his shop in Beak Street burned down. As Mary Quant later stated of Stephen, He made Carnaby Street. He was Carnaby Street. He invented a look for young men which was wildly exuberant, dashing and fun. According to James Gardiner, who at one stage made ties for the Vince boutique, at this period Carnaby Street was essentially a gay thing...The
Carnaby Street, Soho, London, England, UK, W1F 9PS
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,London,Soho,England,UK,W1F,W1F 9PS,and,English,jack,in,the,royal,fashion,street,shopping,retail,trendy,tourist,tourism,tourists,glitter,glittery,history,CarnabyStreet,sunny,blue sky,blue skies,shop,shops,sign,signs,Carnaby,st,attraction,attractions,travel
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJPKKR - Carnaby Street is a pedestrianised shopping street in Soho in the City of Westminster, Central London. Close to Oxford Street and Regent Street, it is home to fashion and lifestyle retailers, including many independent fashion boutiques.
Streets crossing, or meeting with, Carnaby Street are, from south to north, Beak Street, Broadwick Street, Kingly Court, Ganton Street, Marlborough Court, Lowndes Court, Fouberts Place, Little Marlborough Street and Great Marlborough Street. The nearest London Underground station is Oxford Circus.
In 1934, Amy Ashwood Garvey and Sam Manning opened the Florence Mills Social Club at number 50, a jazz club that became a gathering place for supporters of Pan-Africanism.
Carnaby Street in the early 1950s was a shabby Soho backstreet consisting of rag trade sweat shops, locksmiths and tailors, and a Central Electricity Board depot practically took up one side of the street. The genesis of Carnaby Street as a global fashion destination began with Bill 'Vince' Green, a male physique photographer. In 1954 he opened opened a small clothing boutique 'Vince' in adjoining Newburgh Street, to capitalise on the homosexual body-building community that congregated around the Marshall Street baths. Those who modelled for the Vince catalogue and advertisements, and boosted its popularity, were the then barely-known Sean Connery and the hugely popular handsome boxer Billy Walker.To further attract custom, Green hired pretty young men as sales assistants, one of whom was the Glasgow-born John Stephen, later to be known as 'The King Of Carnaby Street'.
Stephen opened the boutique His Clothes, in 1957 after his shop in Beak Street burned down. As Mary Quant later stated of Stephen, He made Carnaby Street. He was Carnaby Street. He invented a look for young men which was wildly exuberant, dashing and fun. According to James Gardiner, who at one stage made ties for the Vince boutique, at this period Carnaby Street was essentially a gay thing...The
Carnaby Street, Soho, London, England, UK, W1F 9PS
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJPKKX - Carnaby Street is a pedestrianised shopping street in Soho in the City of Westminster, Central London. Close to Oxford Street and Regent Street, it is home to fashion and lifestyle retailers, including many independent fashion boutiques.
Streets crossing, or meeting with, Carnaby Street are, from south to north, Beak Street, Broadwick Street, Kingly Court, Ganton Street, Marlborough Court, Lowndes Court, Fouberts Place, Little Marlborough Street and Great Marlborough Street. The nearest London Underground station is Oxford Circus.
In 1934, Amy Ashwood Garvey and Sam Manning opened the Florence Mills Social Club at number 50, a jazz club that became a gathering place for supporters of Pan-Africanism.
Carnaby Street in the early 1950s was a shabby Soho backstreet consisting of rag trade sweat shops, locksmiths and tailors, and a Central Electricity Board depot practically took up one side of the street. The genesis of Carnaby Street as a global fashion destination began with Bill 'Vince' Green, a male physique photographer. In 1954 he opened opened a small clothing boutique 'Vince' in adjoining Newburgh Street, to capitalise on the homosexual body-building community that congregated around the Marshall Street baths. Those who modelled for the Vince catalogue and advertisements, and boosted its popularity, were the then barely-known Sean Connery and the hugely popular handsome boxer Billy Walker.To further attract custom, Green hired pretty young men as sales assistants, one of whom was the Glasgow-born John Stephen, later to be known as 'The King Of Carnaby Street'.
Stephen opened the boutique His Clothes, in 1957 after his shop in Beak Street burned down. As Mary Quant later stated of Stephen, He made Carnaby Street. He was Carnaby Street. He invented a look for young men which was wildly exuberant, dashing and fun. According to James Gardiner, who at one stage made ties for the Vince boutique, at this period Carnaby Street was essentially a gay thing...The
Carnaby Street, Soho, London, England, UK, W1F 9PS
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,West End,rainbow,rainbows,above,in,W1F 9PS,W1F,retail,tourists,glitter,trendy,fashion,English,Soho,jack,shopping,tourism,store,glittery,tourist,shop,the,busy,crowd,crowds,visitors,shoppers,SOHO,summer,sunny,blue,sky,skies
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJPKM1 - Carnaby Street is a pedestrianised shopping street in Soho in the City of Westminster, Central London. Close to Oxford Street and Regent Street, it is home to fashion and lifestyle retailers, including many independent fashion boutiques.
Streets crossing, or meeting with, Carnaby Street are, from south to north, Beak Street, Broadwick Street, Kingly Court, Ganton Street, Marlborough Court, Lowndes Court, Fouberts Place, Little Marlborough Street and Great Marlborough Street. The nearest London Underground station is Oxford Circus.
In 1934, Amy Ashwood Garvey and Sam Manning opened the Florence Mills Social Club at number 50, a jazz club that became a gathering place for supporters of Pan-Africanism.
Carnaby Street in the early 1950s was a shabby Soho backstreet consisting of rag trade sweat shops, locksmiths and tailors, and a Central Electricity Board depot practically took up one side of the street. The genesis of Carnaby Street as a global fashion destination began with Bill 'Vince' Green, a male physique photographer. In 1954 he opened opened a small clothing boutique 'Vince' in adjoining Newburgh Street, to capitalise on the homosexual body-building community that congregated around the Marshall Street baths. Those who modelled for the Vince catalogue and advertisements, and boosted its popularity, were the then barely-known Sean Connery and the hugely popular handsome boxer Billy Walker.To further attract custom, Green hired pretty young men as sales assistants, one of whom was the Glasgow-born John Stephen, later to be known as 'The King Of Carnaby Street'.
Stephen opened the boutique His Clothes, in 1957 after his shop in Beak Street burned down. As Mary Quant later stated of Stephen, He made Carnaby Street. He was Carnaby Street. He invented a look for young men which was wildly exuberant, dashing and fun. According to James Gardiner, who at one stage made ties for the Vince boutique, at this period Carnaby Street was essentially a gay thing...The
Carnaby Street, Soho, London, England, UK, W1F 9PS
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,recycled,recycling,used,hung,outside,the,223,coloured,dyed,leather,clothes,clothing,NW1 7BU,223 Camden High Street,North London,fashion,secondhand,jacket,jackets,from,browse,browsing,biker,leathers,worn,Belstaff,Black Hills,BlackHills,shopping,London,suede,skin,animal,fashions
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K16AW3 - . Recorded at 223 Camden High Street, North London, England, UK, NW1 7BU in 2022, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The main point of reference is Fashion pre-loved secondhand jackets, from House Of Leather shop, 223 Camden High Street, North London, England, UK, NW1 7BU. A broader reading of the photograph includes place identity, inland transport history, waterway conservation, towpath landscape, town-centre economy, contemporary social history, consumer retail, public realm, archival record, canal transport, commercial streetscape, destination shopping, historical comparison, and heritage boating. Today's relevance is strengthened by heritage conservation, public access and the continuing question of how museum collections preserve working waterway history. From a 2025-onward perspective, consumer spending and town-centre regeneration are closely linked to this subject, alongside the rapid turnover of shopfronts and trading names. The archival value lies partly in recording materials and architectural details around 223 Camden High Street, North London, England, UK, NW1 7BU before conservation work alters the character of the place. Further associations within the scene are inland navigation, changing streetscape, high-street commerce, street-level business, canal heritage, industrial navigation, customer footfall, and regional identity. Elements such as pre-loved, Leather, House, London, and Fashion add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The wider setting at 223 Camden High Street, North London, England, UK, NW1 7BU matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The period view preserves details of everyday use as a date-specific reference.
223 Camden High Street, North London, England, UK, NW1 7BU
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K16AXJ - Dr. Martens, also commonly known as Doc Martens, Docs or DMs, is a German-founded British footwear and clothing brand, headquartered in Wollaston in the Wellingborough district of Northamptonshire, England. Although famous for its footwear, Dr. Martens also makes a range of accessories “ such as shoe care products, clothing, and bags. The footwear is distinguished by its air-cushioned sole (dubbed Bouncing Soles), upper shape, welted construction and yellow stitching. Dr Martens' design studio is in Camden Town, London
the manufacturing is in the UK, China, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
Klaus Märtens was a doctor in the German Army during World War II. After he injured his ankle in 1945, he found that his standard-issue army boots were too uncomfortable on his injured foot. While recuperating, he designed improvements to the boots, with soft leather and air-padded soles made of tyres. When the war ended and some Germans recovered valuables from their own cities, Märtens looted leather from a cobbler's shop. With that leather he made himself a pair of boots with air-cushioned soles
Märtens did not have much success selling his shoes until he met up with an old university friend, Herbert Funck, a Luxembourger, in Munich in 1947. Funck was intrigued by the new shoe design, and the two went into business that year in Seeshaupt, Germany, using discarded rubber shaped by moulds. The comfortable soles were a big hit with housewives, with 80% of sales in the first decade to women over the age of 40
Sales had grown so much by 1952 that they opened a factory in Munich. In 1959, the company had grown large enough that Märtens and Funck looked at marketing the footwear internationally. Almost immediately, British shoe manufacturer R. Griggs Group bought patent rights to manufacture the shoes in the United Kingdom. Griggs anglicised the name to Dr. Martens
Camden High Street, Camden Town, London, England, UK, NW1
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,fashion,trendy,busy,shops,fashionable,footwear,clothes,chic,and,secondhand,212,NW1 8QR,NW1,stores,stalls,leather,T-Shirt,shopper,crowd,British,second hand,vintage,pavement,display,displays,destination,tourism,colourful,shopfronts,Britain,retail,markets
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K16AY2 - . This location-specific image from Camden High Street, Camden Town, London, England, UK, NW1 8QR in 2022 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The photograph centres on Shops with tourists & shoppers, in Camden High Street, Camden Town, London, England, UK, NW1 8QR. Other connected aspects include before-and-after reference, changing land use, boat museum collection, regional identity, canal heritage, documentary photography, changing streetscape, community identity, navigation engineering, commercial streetscape, place identity, customer footfall, local character, and bricks-and-mortar retail. From a 2025-onward perspective, business rates and online shopping are closely linked to this subject, alongside how physical retail adapts to online competition. The wider contemporary story combines heritage conservation, funding and how museum collections preserve working waterway history. The archival value lies partly in recording lettering, decoration and surface detail around Camden High Street, Camden Town, London, England, UK, NW1 8QR before later reinterpretation alters the character of the place. The subject also sits alongside canal transport, inland transport history, independent trading, social history, industrial navigation, visual archive, heritage boating, and local history. Details involving shoppers, Shops, London, Camden, and tourists make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. For Camden High Street, Camden Town, London, England, UK, NW1 8QR, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The wider significance includes business rates and how physical retail adapts to online competition within the specific setting of Camden High Street, Camden Town, London, England, UK, NW1 8QR.
Camden High Street, Camden Town, London, England, UK, NW1 8QR
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,fashion,trendy,busy,shops,fashionable,footwear,clothes,chic,and,secondhand,212,NW1 8QR,NW1,stores,stalls,leather,T-Shirt,shopper,crowd,British,second hand,vintage,pavement,display,displays,destination,tourism,colourful,shopfronts,Britain,retail,markets
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K16AY5 - . An identifiable period record of Camden High Street, Camden Town, London, England, UK, NW1 8QR in 2022, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The location is represented through Shops with tourists & shoppers, in Camden High Street, Camden Town, London, England, UK, NW1 8QR. Other connected aspects include canal transport, towpath landscape, consumer retail, industrial waterway history, documentary photography, archival record, social history, public realm, commercial frontage, everyday life, destination shopping, bricks-and-mortar retail, waterway conservation, and street-level business. The wider contemporary story combines town-centre regeneration, consumer spending and the role of markets and independent shops in keeping town centres active. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with heritage conservation, industrial heritage and how museum collections preserve working waterway history. Small period details of lettering, decoration and surface detail at Camden High Street, Camden Town, London, England, UK, NW1 8QR may become more significant with time, particularly following replacement signage. The subject also sits alongside waterborne freight, customer footfall, historical comparison, canal heritage, contemporary social history, industrial navigation, mixed-use town centre, and place identity. The combination of shoppers, Shops, tourists, London, and Camden anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For Camden High Street, Camden Town, London, England, UK, NW1 8QR, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The image fixes evidence of earlier appearance within the wider story of Camden High Street, Camden Town, London, England, UK, NW1 8QR. That local specificity strengthens the long-term documentary value of image 2K16AY5.
Camden High Street, Camden Town, London, England, UK, NW1 8QR
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,North West,UK,sign,front,outside,external,WA4,clean,eat,eating,fad,fashion,nutrition,protein,kitchen,Meal Prep,eat In,eat-in,Take-Away,takeaway,take away,fads,EatClean,health,healthy,cafe,entrance,door,nutrient,nutrients,meal,meals,prep
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JGM7C5 - . An identifiable period record of Latchford, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 1LT in 2022, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The principal subject is Chef Manis Nutrition Kitchen Eat Clean, Latchford, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 1LT. The wider scene also brings together leisure spending, customer-facing service, local character, contemporary social history, public realm, restaurant culture, healthcare workforce, local dining scene, place identity, hospitality venue, social history, clinical services, changing streetscape, and archival record. The modern context includes continuing discussion of hospital capacity, care demand and the continuing pressure on health and social-care capacity. For current editorial use, tourism and commercial rents provide additional context, especially through how changing discretionary spending affects hospitality venues. The image fixes commercial use and occupation within Latchford, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 1LT at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against refurbishment. A second descriptive layer includes community healthcare, health infrastructure, care provision, historical comparison, health-service capacity, NHS estate, patient care, and documentary photography. The combination of Latchford, Kitchen, Nutrition, Manis, and Clean anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For Latchford, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 1LT, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The wider significance includes hospital capacity and the continuing pressure on health and social-care capacity when considered against later change at Latchford, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 1LT. The photograph keeps a trace of local identity as a date-specific reference.
Latchford, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 1LT
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Keywords: @Hotpixuk,Hotpixuk,GotonySmith,wig,wigs,wiggy,coloured,colored,shop,head wig,Bridge Street,Warrington,Cheshire,UK,hair,Beautyworx,hairpiece,Ponytail,straight,curly,wavy,long,short,Hair pieces for women,female,women,pieces,hair weaves,fake hair,fashion,vogue,fashionable,synthetic hair,artificial hair,alopecia,treatment,accessory,periwig,cancer treatment
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2J880EX - A wig is a head or hair accessory made from human hair, animal hair, or synthetic fiber. The word wig is short for periwig, which makes its earliest known appearance in the English language in William Shakespeare's The Two Gentlemen of Verona. Some people wear wigs to disguise baldness
a wig may be used as a less intrusive and less expensive alternative to medical therapies for restoring hair or for a religious reason.
Art of wigs has become a billion dollar industry within the 21st century. India is the main source of hair. Manufacturing and processing, mainly takes place in China. A merkin is a pubic wig often worn as a decorative item or for theatrical and fashion purposes.
They are also worn by individuals who are experiencing hair loss due to medical reasons, such as cancer treatment.
8 Bridge St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2QW
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Keywords: @Hotpixuk,Hotpixuk,GotonySmith,wig,wigs,wiggy,coloured,colored,shop,head wig,Bridge Street,Warrington,Cheshire,UK,hair,Beautyworx,hairpiece,Ponytail,straight,curly,wavy,long,short,Hair pieces for women,female,women,pieces,hair weaves,fake hair,fashion,vogue,fashionable,synthetic hair,artificial hair,alopecia,treatment,accessory,periwig,cancer treatment
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2J880EY - A wig is a head or hair accessory made from human hair, animal hair, or synthetic fiber. The word wig is short for periwig, which makes its earliest known appearance in the English language in William Shakespeare's The Two Gentlemen of Verona. Some people wear wigs to disguise baldness
a wig may be used as a less intrusive and less expensive alternative to medical therapies for restoring hair or for a religious reason.
Art of wigs has become a billion dollar industry within the 21st century. India is the main source of hair. Manufacturing and processing, mainly takes place in China. A merkin is a pubic wig often worn as a decorative item or for theatrical and fashion purposes.
They are also worn by individuals who are experiencing hair loss due to medical reasons, such as cancer treatment.
8 Bridge St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2QW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M475ED - During the 1990s and 2000s, TJ Hughes took over a number of premises formerly occupied by other retailers including Owen Owen (Kidderminster and Wolverhampton), Allders (Ipswich), C&A (Glasgow, Romford and Hull), House of Fraser (Sheffield and Eastbourne) and various Co-operative Group stores (Warrington, Bradford, Doncaster and Crawley). From 2009, expansion picked up again with the addition of a further seven stores by early 2011
On 27 June 2011, TJ Hughes Limited announced that it intended to go into administration, putting 4,000 jobs at risk. TJ Hughes officially entered administration on Thursday 30 June 2011, with Ernst & Young appointed as administrators.
Ernst & Young announced on 20 August that the remainder of the 51 unsold TJ Hughes stores would close their doors by 31 August 2011.
Closed stores included Belfast, Birkenhead, Bolton, Bootle, Boscombe, Bradford, Bristol, Burnley, Chester & others
Since emerging from administration in 2011, TJ Hughes stores have opened or reopened. The company placed one of its subsidiaries in administration during early 2020, leading to the closure of a small number of stores including those in Sheffield and Chesterfield
In December 2005, TJ Hughes launched an online store through eBay, with eBay claiming that the retailer was the first in the United Kingdom to sell its main products through the auction site
During 2007, the company unveiled its largest advertising campaign to date. This featured celebrities' family members, with recruits to the campaign including Carol Vorderman's mother, Jonathan Ross's mother and Robbie Williams' father
105 London Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 8JA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,L3,105,L3 8JA,famous,cheap,historic,history,retail,architecture,discount,home,fashion,tjhughes.co.uk,tjhughes,T.J.,Hughes,British,1912,national,chain,administration,online,Thomas J. Hughes,shopkeeper,Owen Owen group,profits,bankrupt,bankruptcy,loss,bargain,cheaper,stores
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M475EH - During the 1990s and 2000s, TJ Hughes took over a number of premises formerly occupied by other retailers including Owen Owen (Kidderminster and Wolverhampton), Allders (Ipswich), C&A (Glasgow, Romford and Hull), House of Fraser (Sheffield and Eastbourne) and various Co-operative Group stores (Warrington, Bradford, Doncaster and Crawley). From 2009, expansion picked up again with the addition of a further seven stores by early 2011
On 27 June 2011, TJ Hughes Limited announced that it intended to go into administration, putting 4,000 jobs at risk. TJ Hughes officially entered administration on Thursday 30 June 2011, with Ernst & Young appointed as administrators.
Ernst & Young announced on 20 August that the remainder of the 51 unsold TJ Hughes stores would close their doors by 31 August 2011.
Closed stores included Belfast, Birkenhead, Bolton, Bootle, Boscombe, Bradford, Bristol, Burnley, Chester & others
Since emerging from administration in 2011, TJ Hughes stores have opened or reopened. The company placed one of its subsidiaries in administration during early 2020, leading to the closure of a small number of stores including those in Sheffield and Chesterfield
In December 2005, TJ Hughes launched an online store through eBay, with eBay claiming that the retailer was the first in the United Kingdom to sell its main products through the auction site
During 2007, the company unveiled its largest advertising campaign to date. This featured celebrities' family members, with recruits to the campaign including Carol Vorderman's mother, Jonathan Ross's mother and Robbie Williams' father
105 London Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 8JA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,L3,105,L3 8JA,famous,cheap,historic,history,retail,architecture,discount,home,fashion,tjhughes.co.uk,tjhughes,T.J.,Hughes,British,1912,national,chain,administration,online,Thomas J. Hughes,shopkeeper,Owen Owen group,profits,bankrupt,bankruptcy,loss,bargain,cheaper,stores
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M475EK - During the 1990s and 2000s, TJ Hughes took over a number of premises formerly occupied by other retailers including Owen Owen (Kidderminster and Wolverhampton), Allders (Ipswich), C&A (Glasgow, Romford and Hull), House of Fraser (Sheffield and Eastbourne) and various Co-operative Group stores (Warrington, Bradford, Doncaster and Crawley). From 2009, expansion picked up again with the addition of a further seven stores by early 2011
On 27 June 2011, TJ Hughes Limited announced that it intended to go into administration, putting 4,000 jobs at risk. TJ Hughes officially entered administration on Thursday 30 June 2011, with Ernst & Young appointed as administrators.
Ernst & Young announced on 20 August that the remainder of the 51 unsold TJ Hughes stores would close their doors by 31 August 2011.
Closed stores included Belfast, Birkenhead, Bolton, Bootle, Boscombe, Bradford, Bristol, Burnley, Chester & others
Since emerging from administration in 2011, TJ Hughes stores have opened or reopened. The company placed one of its subsidiaries in administration during early 2020, leading to the closure of a small number of stores including those in Sheffield and Chesterfield
In December 2005, TJ Hughes launched an online store through eBay, with eBay claiming that the retailer was the first in the United Kingdom to sell its main products through the auction site
During 2007, the company unveiled its largest advertising campaign to date. This featured celebrities' family members, with recruits to the campaign including Carol Vorderman's mother, Jonathan Ross's mother and Robbie Williams' father
105 London Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 8JA
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUk,GoTonySmith,Greater Manchester,Manchester,Cheshire,England,UK,town,SK1,famous,mens,shop,retail,clothes,boutique,Ivor,fashion accessories,fashion,casualwear,casual,Stolen From Ivor shop,store,stores,shops,sign,front,exterior,outside,1960,1960s,1970s,Stolen,from,men,male
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BCTGY0 - Iconic clothing chain Stolen from Ivor's last shop has been saved - thanks to the M.E.N.
Founder Ivor Hazan, 67, opened his first boutique on the King Street West in Manchester city stock-photo/gotonysmith-Centre.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>centre in 1965 and his 40 stores became a Mecca for fashion hipsters across the region.
He announced last month he was to shut the doors on his last remaining shop in Stockport, which opened in 1974, due to declining sales.
However after the story was featured in the pages of the M.E.N and on our website, the brand has undergone a revival.
Ivor says he has been inundated with people coming into the shop and sharing their stories of the off-the-wall clobber they bought from him in their youth.
One man even broke down in tears whilst other wanted to buy his distinctive yellow carrier bags and sell them online.
And after seeing a spike in sales Ivor says he will keep the shop open - for now at least.
His first store opened at the height of the ˜swinging' Sixties.
It was close to a boutique owned by United hero George Best and he had a gentleman's agreement that he would not sell suits if the United ace didn't sell jeans.
In 1966 it became the first store in the north of England to stock Levis jeans, which then cost £2.37 a pair.
The brand grew and at its peak it had 43 stores across the north west, including Stockport, Altrincham, Bolton and Bury.
However all but seven of them were forced to close in 2002 after the company went into administration.
And Ivor said stores such as Primark were ˜killing' independent stores like his.
But due to the phenomenal response after we featured their plight he has shelved plans to take his operation solely online and he will keep the doors open of the shop on Prince's Street in Stockport town centre.
The Didsbury entrepreneur said: It's just been absolutely amazing.
Since the M.E.N ran our story we've had so many people coming in and telling us about things they bought 20 years ago.
Telling us that their mums used to bring them as kids.
77-79 Prince's St, Stockport, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, England, UK, SK1 1RW
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@hotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,big,WA1 2PF,in Warrington Town Centre,LMS,corner,showroom,pair,20-24,Crossley St,Warrington,WA1,sexy,art,space,open,show,dancing,high,heel,high heels,heels,fashion,fashionable,in,town,centre,town centre,large,giant,biggest,largest,landlord,Kelvin Smith,Crossley Street
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AF5ECC - . This documentary view of 20-24 Crossley St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2PF in 2019 captures the subject within its actual surroundings, preserving a dated piece of visual history rather than an isolated object study. The main subject is Giant Red Shoes, town centre, 20-24 Crossley St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2PF. The photograph also reflects historical comparison, consumer retail, shopfront economy, retail property, historic townscape, commercial frontage, public realm, period streetscape, period building, urban fabric, everyday life, heritage landmark, architectural detailing, and social history. The subject remains useful for current coverage of consumer spending and online shopping, not least because of the rapid turnover of shopfronts and trading names. Today's wider story includes maintenance costs, planning control and the practical question of keeping older buildings useful without erasing their character. As a dated visual record, the frame preserves a particular stage in the life of the location in this part of 20-24 Crossley St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2PF. The wider local story also touches on community identity, period detail, traditional masonry, archival record, historic commercial architecture, changing land use, changing streetscape, and town-centre economy. Elements such as centre, Giant, Crossley, Warrington, and 20-24 add documentary specificity and may become more useful when compared with later records. The surrounding context at 20-24 Crossley St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2PF matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. Another strand within the photograph is consumer spending and how high streets adapt when traditional retail contracts in a form that can be compared with future views of 20-24 Crossley St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2PF.
20-24 Crossley St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2PF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,Manchester,Afflecks,Palace,market,shop,store,NQ4,entrance,door,outside,external,sign,established,1982,mosiac,art,Tib Street,Dale Street,Oldham Street,Victorian,trendy,on-trend,Madchester,small shops,boutiques,fashion,James Walsh,Elaine Walsh,icon,retro,clothing,Bruntwood,cafes,vintage,clothes
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RM252F - Afflecks (formerly Affleck's Palace) is an indoor market in Manchester, England, in the city's Northern Quarter on the junction of Church Street/Tib Street and Dale Street with Oldham Street. Dozens of independent stalls, small shops and boutiques operate in the one building. The building was once occupied by a department store called Affleck and Brown as a store and office space, hence the name.
Affleck's Palace first opened in 1982 by James and Elaine Walsh with an ethos of offering a safe environment for entrepreneurs to start out with affordable rent and no long term contracts. Unit holders operated under a licence agreement which allowed them to pay for space on a week by week basis. The atmosphere and colourful maze-like layout led to Affleck's becoming a mecca for alternative culture. The establishment was able to bounce back from two building fires and overcame many obstacles.
During the 1990s 'Madchester Summer of Love' period, when local bands like the Stone Roses, Happy Mondays and Inspiral Carpets were at the height of their popularity
Affleck's Palace was a fashionable spot to get oversized flared jeans and tie dyed T-shirts and 'Eastern Bloc' was a popular record shop as it dealt in all the latest underground dance tunes of the time.
On 31 March 2008, Affleck's Palace ceased trading. It re-opened on 1 April 2008 as Afflecks under new management. Afflecks is now managed by Mancunian property developer Bruntwood after the expiry of a 25-year lease in 2007. It had been previously suggested that Bruntwood would redevelop the building, possibly leading to its closure as a market, with many traders having feared that closure would be likely and that notice could have been given as soon as the end of January
52 Church St, Manchester, North West England, UK, M4 1PW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RM252T - Afflecks (formerly Affleck's Palace) is an indoor market in Manchester, England, in the city's Northern Quarter on the junction of Church Street/Tib Street and Dale Street with Oldham Street. Dozens of independent stalls, small shops and boutiques operate in the one building. The building was once occupied by a department store called Affleck and Brown as a store and office space, hence the name.
Affleck's Palace first opened in 1982 by James and Elaine Walsh with an ethos of offering a safe environment for entrepreneurs to start out with affordable rent and no long term contracts. Unit holders operated under a licence agreement which allowed them to pay for space on a week by week basis. The atmosphere and colourful maze-like layout led to Affleck's becoming a mecca for alternative culture. The establishment was able to bounce back from two building fires and overcame many obstacles.
During the 1990s 'Madchester Summer of Love' period, when local bands like the Stone Roses, Happy Mondays and Inspiral Carpets were at the height of their popularity
Affleck's Palace was a fashionable spot to get oversized flared jeans and tie dyed T-shirts and 'Eastern Bloc' was a popular record shop as it dealt in all the latest underground dance tunes of the time.
On 31 March 2008, Affleck's Palace ceased trading. It re-opened on 1 April 2008 as Afflecks under new management. Afflecks is now managed by Mancunian property developer Bruntwood after the expiry of a 25-year lease in 2007. It had been previously suggested that Bruntwood would redevelop the building, possibly leading to its closure as a market, with many traders having feared that closure would be likely and that notice could have been given as soon as the end of January
52 Church St, Manchester, North West England, UK, M4 1PW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEJ6J2 - Camden Town often shortened to Camden (ambiguously also used for the much larger London Borough of Camden of which it is the central neighbourhood), is an inner city district of northwest London, 2.4 miles (3.9 km) north of the centre of London. It is one of the 35 major centres identified in the London Plan.
Laid out as a residential district from 1791 and originally part of the manor of Kentish Town and the parish of St Pancras, London, Camden Town became an important location during the early development of the railways, which reinforced its position on the London canal network. The area's industrial economic base has been replaced by service industries such as retail, tourism and entertainment. The area now hosts street markets and music venues which are strongly associated with alternative culture.
Camden Lock, North London, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ECW4E9 - . Classic 1970s 1980s green avocado bathroom suite Toilet from England, Great Britain. Photographed in England, UK. The photograph was taken on 18 December 2014. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Classic, 1970s, 1980s, green, avocado, bathroom, suite, Toilet, 1983 and United Kingdom from England, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is a documentary record of an identifiable subject and location, useful for editorial, archive, travel, local-history and social-history picture research. It can support features about everyday life, place, public space, local identity, tourism, consumer behaviour and the changing appearance of towns, cities and communities. Visible objects, signs, buildings and environmental details provide contextual clues that make the image useful beyond its immediate subject. As a dated stock photograph it also offers a reference point for later comparison, especially where businesses, streets, public services or local surroundings subsequently change. Search themes include documentary photography, local history, everyday life, place, public space, travel, community identity, social history and changing surroundings. Its specificity makes it more useful than a generic concept image when an editor needs a recognisable real-world subject and setting. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter.
England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9E50 - A necktie or simply tie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat.
Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, zipper tie, cravat and clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck ties are generally unsized, but may be available in a longer size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office attire or formal wear.
Neckties can also be worn as part of a uniform (e.g. military, school and waitstaff), whereas some choose to wear them as everyday clothing attire. Neckties are traditionally worn with the top shirt button fastened, and the tie knot resting between the collar points. Among younger men, neckties are sometimes worn as a casual item, tied loosely around the neck, with the top shirt button unfastened
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9E51 - A necktie or simply tie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat.
Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, zipper tie, cravat and clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck ties are generally unsized, but may be available in a longer size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office attire or formal wear.
Neckties can also be worn as part of a uniform (e.g. military, school and waitstaff), whereas some choose to wear them as everyday clothing attire. Neckties are traditionally worn with the top shirt button fastened, and the tie knot resting between the collar points. Among younger men, neckties are sometimes worn as a casual item, tied loosely around the neck, with the top shirt button unfastened
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9E52 - A necktie or simply tie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat.
Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, zipper tie, cravat and clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck ties are generally unsized, but may be available in a longer size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office attire or formal wear.
Neckties can also be worn as part of a uniform (e.g. military, school and waitstaff), whereas some choose to wear them as everyday clothing attire. Neckties are traditionally worn with the top shirt button fastened, and the tie knot resting between the collar points. Among younger men, neckties are sometimes worn as a casual item, tied loosely around the neck, with the top shirt button unfastened
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9E54 - A necktie or simply tie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat.
Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, zipper tie, cravat and clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck ties are generally unsized, but may be available in a longer size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office attire or formal wear.
Neckties can also be worn as part of a uniform (e.g. military, school and waitstaff), whereas some choose to wear them as everyday clothing attire. Neckties are traditionally worn with the top shirt button fastened, and the tie knot resting between the collar points. Among younger men, neckties are sometimes worn as a casual item, tied loosely around the neck, with the top shirt button unfastened
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Keywords: man mans 2nd hand second secondhand back front patterned,retro,selection,on,a,shirt,pattern,patterned,weave,weaving,material,fashion,business,office,apparel,US,English,fashionable,fabric,colour,coloured,colored,label,slim,wide,kipper,designer,uniform,school,casual,cotton,polyester,Daffy,Duck,gotonysmith close up close-up macro mode moda textile cartoon accessory,bow,business,businessman,cloth,clothes,clothing,collar,corporate,cravat,cute,design,designer,dress,elegance,elegant,fabric,fashion,fashionable,formal,garments,knot modern ascot tie,bow tie,bolo tie,zipper tie,cravat and clip-on tie
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9E59 - A necktie or simply tie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat.
Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, zipper tie, cravat and clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck ties are generally unsized, but may be available in a longer size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office attire or formal wear.
Neckties can also be worn as part of a uniform (e.g. military, school and waitstaff), whereas some choose to wear them as everyday clothing attire. Neckties are traditionally worn with the top shirt button fastened, and the tie knot resting between the collar points. Among younger men, neckties are sometimes worn as a casual item, tied loosely around the neck, with the top shirt button unfastened
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Keywords: man mans 2nd hand second secondhand back front patterned,retro,selection,on,a,shirt,pattern,patterned,weave,weaving,material,fashion,business,office,apparel,US,English,fashionable,fabric,colour,coloured,colored,label,slim,wide,kipper,designer,uniform,school,casual,Le,Rinayers,York,Penna,gotonysmith close up close-up macro mode moda textile accessory,bow,business,businessman,cloth,clothes,clothing,collar,corporate,cravat,cute,design,designer,dress,elegance,elegant,fabric,fashion,fashionable,formal,garments,knot modern ascot tie,bow tie,bolo tie,zipper tie,cravat and clip-on tie
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9E6E - A necktie or simply tie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat.
Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, zipper tie, cravat and clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck ties are generally unsized, but may be available in a longer size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office attire or formal wear.
Neckties can also be worn as part of a uniform (e.g. military, school and waitstaff), whereas some choose to wear them as everyday clothing attire. Neckties are traditionally worn with the top shirt button fastened, and the tie knot resting between the collar points. Among younger men, neckties are sometimes worn as a casual item, tied loosely around the neck, with the top shirt button unfastened
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Keywords: man mans 2nd hand second secondhand back front patterned,retro,selection,on,a,shirt,pattern,patterned,weave,weaving,material,fashion,business,office,apparel,US,English,fashionable,fabric,colour,coloured,colored,label,slim,wide,kipper,designer,uniform,school,casual,Le,Rinayers,York,Penna,gotonysmith close up close-up macro mode moda textile accessory,bow,business,businessman,cloth,clothes,clothing,collar,corporate,cravat,cute,design,designer,dress,elegance,elegant,fabric,fashion,fashionable,formal,garments,knot modern ascot tie,bow tie,bolo tie,zipper tie,cravat and clip-on tie
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9E6J - A necktie or simply tie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat.
Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, zipper tie, cravat and clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck ties are generally unsized, but may be available in a longer size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office attire or formal wear.
Neckties can also be worn as part of a uniform (e.g. military, school and waitstaff), whereas some choose to wear them as everyday clothing attire. Neckties are traditionally worn with the top shirt button fastened, and the tie knot resting between the collar points. Among younger men, neckties are sometimes worn as a casual item, tied loosely around the neck, with the top shirt button unfastened
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9E6R - A necktie or simply tie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat.
Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, zipper tie, cravat and clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck ties are generally unsized, but may be available in a longer size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office attire or formal wear.
Neckties can also be worn as part of a uniform (e.g. military, school and waitstaff), whereas some choose to wear them as everyday clothing attire. Neckties are traditionally worn with the top shirt button fastened, and the tie knot resting between the collar points. Among younger men, neckties are sometimes worn as a casual item, tied loosely around the neck, with the top shirt button unfastened
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9E7C - A necktie or simply tie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat.
Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, zipper tie, cravat and clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck ties are generally unsized, but may be available in a longer size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office attire or formal wear.
Neckties can also be worn as part of a uniform (e.g. military, school and waitstaff), whereas some choose to wear them as everyday clothing attire. Neckties are traditionally worn with the top shirt button fastened, and the tie knot resting between the collar points. Among younger men, neckties are sometimes worn as a casual item, tied loosely around the neck, with the top shirt button unfastened
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Keywords: man mans 2nd hand second secondhand back front patterned,retro,selection,on,a,shirt,pattern,patterned,weave,weaving,material,fashion,business,office,apparel,US,English,fashionable,fabric,colour,coloured,colored,label,slim,wide,kipper,designer,uniform,mushroom,Leeds,Design,hand,painted,designs,gotonysmith close up close-up macro mode moda textile purple accessory,bow,business,businessman,cloth,clothes,clothing,collar,corporate,cravat,cute,design,designer,dress,elegance,elegant,fabric,fashion,fashionable,formal,garments,knot modern ascot tie,bow tie,bolo tie,zipper tie,cravat and clip-on tie
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9E7F - A necktie or simply tie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat.
Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, zipper tie, cravat and clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck ties are generally unsized, but may be available in a longer size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office attire or formal wear.
Neckties can also be worn as part of a uniform (e.g. military, school and waitstaff), whereas some choose to wear them as everyday clothing attire. Neckties are traditionally worn with the top shirt button fastened, and the tie knot resting between the collar points. Among younger men, neckties are sometimes worn as a casual item, tied loosely around the neck, with the top shirt button unfastened
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9E7M - A necktie or simply tie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat.
Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, zipper tie, cravat and clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck ties are generally unsized, but may be available in a longer size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office attire or formal wear.
Neckties can also be worn as part of a uniform (e.g. military, school and waitstaff), whereas some choose to wear them as everyday clothing attire. Neckties are traditionally worn with the top shirt button fastened, and the tie knot resting between the collar points. Among younger men, neckties are sometimes worn as a casual item, tied loosely around the neck, with the top shirt button unfastened
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9ER0 - A necktie or simply tie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat.
Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, zipper tie, cravat and clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck ties are generally unsized, but may be available in a longer size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office attire or formal wear.
Neckties can also be worn as part of a uniform (e.g. military, school and waitstaff), whereas some choose to wear them as everyday clothing attire. Neckties are traditionally worn with the top shirt button fastened, and the tie knot resting between the collar points. Among younger men, neckties are sometimes worn as a casual item, tied loosely around the neck, with the top shirt button unfastened
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Keywords: man mans 2nd hand second secondhand back front patterned,retro,selection,on,a,shirt,pattern,patterned,weave,weaving,material,fashion,business,office,apparel,US,English,fashionable,fabric,colour,coloured,colored,label,slim,wide,kipper,designer,uniform,school,casual,cotton,polyester,red,santa,xmas,gotonysmith close up close-up macro mode moda textile Christmas,festive,party,accessory,bow,business,businessman,cloth,clothes,clothing,collar,corporate,cravat,cute,design,designer,dress,elegance,elegant,fabric,fashion,fashionable,formal,garments,knot modern ascot tie,bow tie,bolo tie,zipper tie,cravat and clip-on tie
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9ER1 - A necktie or simply tie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat.
Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, zipper tie, cravat and clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck ties are generally unsized, but may be available in a longer size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office attire or formal wear.
Neckties can also be worn as part of a uniform (e.g. military, school and waitstaff), whereas some choose to wear them as everyday clothing attire. Neckties are traditionally worn with the top shirt button fastened, and the tie knot resting between the collar points. Among younger men, neckties are sometimes worn as a casual item, tied loosely around the neck, with the top shirt button unfastened
Description
Keywords: man mans 2nd hand second secondhand back front patterned,retro,selection,on,a,shirt,pattern,patterned,weave,weaving,material,fashion,business,office,apparel,US,English,fashionable,fabric,colour,coloured,colored,label,slim,wide,kipper,designer,uniform,school,casual,cotton,polyester,Yule,Xmas,gotonysmith close up close-up macro mode moda textile Christmas,accessory,bow,business,businessman,cloth,clothes,clothing,collar,corporate,cravat,cute,design,designer,dress,elegance,elegant,fabric,fashion,fashionable,formal,garments,knot modern ascot tie,bow tie,bolo tie,zipper tie,cravat and clip-on tie
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9ER2 - A necktie or simply tie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat.
Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, zipper tie, cravat and clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck ties are generally unsized, but may be available in a longer size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office attire or formal wear.
Neckties can also be worn as part of a uniform (e.g. military, school and waitstaff), whereas some choose to wear them as everyday clothing attire. Neckties are traditionally worn with the top shirt button fastened, and the tie knot resting between the collar points. Among younger men, neckties are sometimes worn as a casual item, tied loosely around the neck, with the top shirt button unfastened
Description
Keywords: man mans 2nd hand second secondhand back front patterned,retro,selection,on,a,shirt,pattern,patterned,weave,weaving,material,fashion,business,office,apparel,US,English,fashionable,fabric,colour,coloured,colored,label,slim,wide,kipper,designer,uniform,school,casual,cotton,polyester,Yule,Xmas,gotonysmith close up close-up macro mode moda textile accessory,bow,business,businessman,cloth,clothes,clothing,collar,corporate,cravat,cute,design,designer,dress,elegance,elegant,fabric,fashion,fashionable,formal,garments,knot modern ascot tie,bow tie,bolo tie,zipper tie,cravat and clip-on tie
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9ER3 - A necktie or simply tie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat.
Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, zipper tie, cravat and clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck ties are generally unsized, but may be available in a longer size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office attire or formal wear.
Neckties can also be worn as part of a uniform (e.g. military, school and waitstaff), whereas some choose to wear them as everyday clothing attire. Neckties are traditionally worn with the top shirt button fastened, and the tie knot resting between the collar points. Among younger men, neckties are sometimes worn as a casual item, tied loosely around the neck, with the top shirt button unfastened
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9ER5 - A necktie or simply tie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat.
Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, zipper tie, cravat and clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck ties are generally unsized, but may be available in a longer size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office attire or formal wear.
Neckties can also be worn as part of a uniform (e.g. military, school and waitstaff), whereas some choose to wear them as everyday clothing attire. Neckties are traditionally worn with the top shirt button fastened, and the tie knot resting between the collar points. Among younger men, neckties are sometimes worn as a casual item, tied loosely around the neck, with the top shirt button unfastened
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9ER6 - A necktie or simply tie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat.
Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, zipper tie, cravat and clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck ties are generally unsized, but may be available in a longer size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office attire or formal wear.
Neckties can also be worn as part of a uniform (e.g. military, school and waitstaff), whereas some choose to wear them as everyday clothing attire. Neckties are traditionally worn with the top shirt button fastened, and the tie knot resting between the collar points. Among younger men, neckties are sometimes worn as a casual item, tied loosely around the neck, with the top shirt button unfastened
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9ER8 - A necktie or simply tie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat.
Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, zipper tie, cravat and clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck ties are generally unsized, but may be available in a longer size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office attire or formal wear.
Neckties can also be worn as part of a uniform (e.g. military, school and waitstaff), whereas some choose to wear them as everyday clothing attire. Neckties are traditionally worn with the top shirt button fastened, and the tie knot resting between the collar points. Among younger men, neckties are sometimes worn as a casual item, tied loosely around the neck, with the top shirt button unfastened
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Keywords: loaded,byou,company,antique,typing,type,ready,for,a,new,message,classic,old,fashion,mechanical,word,processed,processing,pool,black,keys,mechanism,old,technology,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,manual,writing,author,blank paper,for message,Querty,levers,ribbon,history,historic
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCYR9K - . An old fashioned typewriter with a blank sheet of paper for a new message. The photograph was taken on 07 August 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with fashioned, typewriter, blank, sheet, paper, Bayou, office, machine, loaded and byou, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The image is relevant to digital technology, smartphones, software, online services and the way screens and apps increasingly mediate everyday activity. It can support editorial coverage of mobile applications, consumer technology, digital services, user interfaces, online communication, artificial intelligence, software platforms, data and the changing relationship between people and connected devices. Visible screen text, icons, branding, controls and handset details can give picture buyers a recognisable real-world technology context. As a dated photograph, it is particularly useful for documenting a specific version of an interface, product or digital service before later updates alter its appearance or functionality. Search themes include smartphones, apps, software, digital services, screen interfaces, online platforms, consumer electronics, artificial intelligence and changing technology. A dated screen or device photograph is useful because software interfaces, branding and product designs can alter rapidly through updates and replacement. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DBHRC3 - . Fashion gaffe's, the late 1970's avocado bath with gold taps. Photographed on 27 July 2013. The recorded location is Uttoxeter Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST3 1PQ. The historical context is that fashion is often best understood through small details such as buttons, cuts, textiles and finishes
These elements show how garments are constructed and can distinguish bespoke tailoring, formalwear, uniforms or the distinctive styles of a specific decade. As background, older buildings and artefacts provide tangible evidence that written records cannot fully replace
Their wear, construction, signage and setting help researchers understand local history, design, industry and social life across different periods. The subject remains topical in 2026 because current discussion of clothing often contrasts disposable fast fashion with quality, longevity and skilled manufacture
Tailoring details can therefore support stories about craftsmanship, sustainability and consumer choice. Against the 2026 backdrop, conservation is increasingly considered alongside regeneration, climate resilience and adaptive reuse
The value of a historic subject therefore lies not only in nostalgia but in the evidence it provides about materials, local identity and how places change. Historically, textiles and clothing form part of material culture, linking personal appearance with skilled trades, manufacturing and retail
A close-up can therefore illustrate not only fashion but the techniques and labour behind a garment. In historical terms, clothing details record both craftsmanship and changing taste
Tailoring, buttons, fabrics and formal dress can reveal manufacturing quality, social conventions and fashion cycles that move between bespoke production and mass-market clothing. Other closely matched search terms include menswear, fashion history, sartorial, garment construction, quality clothing, traditional tailoring, heritage, and historic environment.
Uttoxeter Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST3 1PQ
![iPod Shuffle2 - Catwalk [Wedding Show, Wilmslow, Cheshire UK] 6885636748 fashion,wedding,dress,Sandbach,Crewe,clothes,designer,wear,agency,tonysmith,tony,smith,hotpix,tonysmithhotpix,show,Wilslow,Cheshire,England,UK,weddings,dresses,white,woman,female,model,catwalk,cat,walk,wwedding](https://live.staticflickr.com/7269/6885636748_99e0c4b03a_o.jpg/)
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 6885636748 - 'John Foxx and The Maths - 'Catwalk' - Play this track here.
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John Foxx And The Maths is a musical project featuring electronic music pioneers John Foxx and Benge. The duo were initially a studio based project working from Benge's studio in Shoreditch, London but have also engaged in live work. They specialise in the use of analogue synthesisers and drum machines and have released two albums, Interplay and The Shape of Things, both in 2011.
You will perhaps know John Foxx as a founder member of 1970's band Ultravox. In December 2009 the official John Foxx website Metamatic announced Foxx's new musical project. Benge had already broken the news on his own blog in November calling The Maths 'a new album project'.
An initial single Destination / September Town was released in December 2009 as download only from Townsend Records and later via i-tunes. The duo continued to work in Benge's studio in Shoreditch throughout 2010 and some new tracks were previewed at the Short Circuit electronic music festival held at The Roundhouse in London on 5 June 2010.
A new album entitled Interplay was announced in January 2011containing this track and released on March 21. The official website described the album as 'moody and atmospheric, but also full of songs that are actually more \u201dpop\u201d than avant garde, Interplay pulls various strands of electronic music together \u2013 from early electro to 70s Krautrock, even flashes of Cabaret Voltaire and Foxx\u2019s first band, Ultravox!'
The album gained much critical acclaim with The Quietus calling it 'one of the finest electronic records you will hear in 2011.
I had the pleasure of seeing them at the Manchester Academy in late 2011 - www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/6280475123/
Weddings are big business and many people looking to tie the knot visit wedding catwalk shows in hotels etc, deciding how they are going to spend the average of over \u00a312K on their event and honeymoon. As anyone who knows me I am not a big believer in the institution, but I had an interesting day photographing the catwalk show at the Holiday Inn Wilmslow, near Manchester Airport..
Thanks to the lovely ladies at the Sandbach Dress Agency, at 3 Bradwall Court, Bradwall Road, Sandbach, Cheshire, CW11 1GE . Check them out on the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pages/Dans-le-Vent-Dress-Agency-and-Show...
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HW61 - . Recorded at the recorded location in 2012, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. At the centre of the view is Wedding & civil partnership Fayre, Wilmslow Hotel, Cheshire, England, UK. The surrounding context encompasses place identity, local character, documentary photography, changing land use, visual archive, archival record, local social venue, social history, public realm, night-time economy, community identity, local history, everyday life, and before-and-after reference. Current relevance extends to consumer spending and business rates, particularly through the value of historic pubs to tourism and local identity. The image fixes transport arrangements and footfall within the recorded location at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against conservation work. The surrounding story also includes pub heritage, hospitality economy, licensed hospitality, historical comparison, community drinking venue, period detail, historic hostelry, and licensed trade. The recorded references to Wedding, Hotel, Wilmslow, civil, and partnership preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. In this frame, the recorded location turns the broader subject into a place-specific record. Another strand within the photograph is consumer spending and pressure on hospitality margins in the mid-2020s within the real-world context of the recorded location. The setting also helps illustrate changing drinking habits and the continuing appeal of real ale and regional brewing within the specific setting of the recorded location. The image also provides a reference for changing drinking habits and the survival of pubs as both businesses and informal community spaces as part of the longer story of the recorded location. Image D8HW61 also preserves another period-specific detail for later comparison.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HTKH - . An on-location photograph from Market Square, Sandbach, Cheshire, England, UK, CW11 1AT in 2012, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The defining feature is Woman in red dress in front of Sandbach Crosses, Market Square, Sandbach, Cheshire, England, CW11 1AT. The image also relates to changing land use, white wedding tradition, formalwear display, social history, bridal fashion, archival record, wedding retail, place identity, wedding industry, local character, historical comparison, fashion merchandising, public realm, and period detail. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into sustainability and consumer spending, not least because of how sustainability is influencing occasionwear and clothing reuse. As a dated visual record of Market Square, Sandbach, Cheshire, England, UK, CW11 1AT, the frame retains materials and architectural details, making it especially useful if redevelopment subsequently changes the scene. A second descriptive layer includes marriage culture, fashion shop window, documentary photography, local history, community identity, ceremonial clothing, changing streetscape, and visual archive. Elements such as Crosses, front, Market, dress, and Woman add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The period setting at Market Square, Sandbach, Cheshire, England, UK, CW11 1AT helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Another strand within the photograph is sustainability and the rising cost of weddings and growth of pre-owned or lower-cost alternatives in a form that can be compared with future views of Market Square, Sandbach, Cheshire, England, UK, CW11 1AT. The scene captures a trace of local identity as part of Market Square, Sandbach, Cheshire, England, UK, CW11 1AT's history.
Market Square, Sandbach, Cheshire, England, UK, CW11 1AT
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HTR6 - . Made at Sandbach, Cheshire, England, UK, CW11 1AT in 2012, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The defining feature is Woman in red dress in front of Keep Clear Loading Bay sign. The wider scene also brings together changing land use, marriage culture, material sign design, fashion shop window, public-facing signage, historical comparison, social history, local history, wayfinding detail, fashion merchandising, community identity, period lettering, local character, and regional identity. Today's relevance is strengthened by sustainability, fashion retail and the continuing question of how wedding traditions evolve while the white bridal gown remains highly recognisable. From a 2025-onward perspective, visual identity and accessibility are closely linked to this subject, alongside the survival of physical messages in an increasingly digital environment. Small period details of materials and architectural details at Sandbach, Cheshire, England, UK, CW11 1AT may become more significant with time, particularly following conservation work. Other useful contextual ideas include visual archive, urban typography, public realm, documentary photography, graphic street detail, historic sign, everyday life, and public information notice. Elements such as Clear, front, Loading, dress, and Woman add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. Around Sandbach, Cheshire, England, UK, CW11 1AT, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. Its period value extends to sustainability and the role of shop windows in aspirational fashion retail within the real-world context of Sandbach, Cheshire, England, UK, CW11 1AT. The period view preserves details of everyday use before later change alters the scene.
Sandbach, Cheshire, England, UK, CW11 1AT
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HWD0 - . Two ladies, by Warm Walls an old bakehouse in Sandbach, south Cheshire England UK Europe. Photographed on 16 February 2012. The recorded location is 8 The Square, Sandbach, Cheshire, CW11 1GS. The wider historical story is that historic objects and places gain meaning through survival
Materials, craftsmanship, inscriptions and later alterations can reveal how a building, machine or everyday item was made, used and valued, while preservation decisions show which parts of the past communities choose to retain. The wider historical story is that fashion is often best understood through small details such as buttons, cuts, textiles and finishes
These elements show how garments are constructed and can distinguish bespoke tailoring, formalwear, uniforms or the distinctive styles of a particular decade. In the present 2026 context, heritage remains economically and culturally significant through tourism, education and place-making, while the cost of maintaining historic fabric creates continuing debate about conservation and reuse. In the present 2026 context, fashion coverage increasingly includes durability, repair, resale and the environmental cost of fast fashion, giving well-made garments and traditional tailoring renewed relevance. Looking at the subject's development, heritage photography is particularly useful where buildings or objects have changed function
A former workplace, shop, transport structure or piece of equipment can become a museum object or landmark, linking everyday history with conservation and interpretation. The historical context is that older buildings and artefacts provide tangible evidence that written records cannot fully replace
Their wear, construction, signage and setting help researchers understand local history, design, industry and social life across different periods. Closely connected keywords include historic environment, period detail, heritage asset, social history, architectural history, and restoration.
8 The Square, Sandbach, Cheshire, CW11 1GS
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 6424079087 - 'Patti Smith - 'Because The Night' - Play this track here.
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'Because the Night' is a song by the Patti Smith Group, written by Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith which was released as a single in 1978, taken from Smith's album Easter. The song was a hit, rising to #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and helping propel sales of Easter to mainstream success \u2013 even as Smith was deciding to retire from a life of constant touring. The song remains one of the best known of Smith's catalog.
In 1987, 'Because the Night' by Patti Smith Group was ranked number 116 on NME magazine's list of 'The Top 150 Singles of All Time'
The original song was recorded by Bruce Springsteen during sessions for his Darkness on the Edge of Town album. He was not satisfied with it
the Patti Smith Group was working on Easter in the studio next door, with engineer/producer Jimmy Iovine working on both albums.
Lovine gave Smith a tape of the song, she recast it, and it was included on Easter, becoming the first single released from that album. Though it was never released on any of Springsteen's studio albums, in concert beginning with his Darkness Tour Springsteen would often perform the song with his own lyrics. The song was first performed live (with Patti Smith) at CBGB's in New York City on December 30, 1977.
Until the 2010 release of Springsteen's box set The Promise, which included the original recording from the Darkness on the Edge of Town sessions, the only commercially released recording of a Springsteen version of the song was in the 1986 box set Live/1975\u201385, where Smith was listed as co-writer.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 6340727155 - 'Alice Cooper - 'Black Widow' - Play this track here.
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This is one of my favourite tracks from 'Welcome to My Nightmare', the eighth album by Alice Cooper, released in 1975. This was Alice Cooper's first solo album (all previous Alice Cooper releases were band efforts). The cover artwork was created by Drew Struzan for Pacific Eye &
Ear. Rolling Stone would later rank it as one of the 'Top 100 Album Covers Of All Time'.
Welcome to My Nightmare is a concept album. The songs, heard in sequence, form a journey through the nightmares of a child named Steven. Welcome to My Nightmare inspired the Alice Cooper: The Nightmare TV special and a worldwide concert tour in 1975, and the Welcome To My Nightmare concert film in 1976.
The song Welcome to my Nightmare is a parody of the 1968 novel 'There's a Nightmare in My Closet' by Mercer Mayer. Famed film actor of the Horror genre Vincent Price provided the introductory monologue in the song 'The Black Widow'. VP can be seen in the video link.
Alice Cooper was born Vincent Damon Furnier in 1948. He is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades. With a stage show that features guillotines, electric chairs, fake blood, boa constrictors and baby dolls, Cooper has drawn equally from horror movies, vaudeville and garage rock to pioneer a grandly theatrical and violent brand of heavy metal designed to shock. He came decades before the likes of Marilyn Manson and others.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BM3JKR - A cotton mill is a building housing spinning or weaving machinery for the production of yarn or cloth from cotton, an important product during the Industrial Revolution in the development of the factory system.
Although some were driven by animal power, most early mills were built in rural areas at fast-flowing rivers and streams using water wheels for power. The development of viable steam engines by Boulton and Watt from 1781 led to the growth of larger, steam-powered mills allowing them to be concentrated in urban mill towns, like Manchester, which with neighbouring Salford had more than 50 mills by 1802.
The mechanisation of the spinning process in the early factories was instrumental in the growth of the machine tool industry, enabling the construction of larger cotton mills. Limited companies were developed to construct mills, and the trading floors of the cotton exchange in Manchester, created a vast commercial city. Mills generated employment, drawing workers from largely rural areas and expanding urban populations. They provided incomes for girls and women. Child labour was used in the mills, and the factory system led to organised labour. Poor conditions became the subject of exposés, and in England, the Factory Acts were written to regulate them.
The cotton mill, originally a Lancashire phenomenon, was copied in New England and later in the southern states of America. In the 20th century, North West England lost its supremacy to the United States, then to Japan and subsequently to China.
Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3805002961 - 'A woman in white and a man in black leather, both with tattoos. They are both opposite, but form a one harmonious whole.
Yin and yang describes how apparently disjunct or opposing forces are interconnected and interdependent in the natural world, giving rise to each other in turn. Like male and female, war and peace.
He sits in his leather trousers, hands forming a shape of a house, a happy home, while his german iron cross suggests possible violence to come
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3809669666 - 'Warrington Hair student design, 1920's flapper from Padgate Collegiate college, Cheshire.
(BTEC Beauty, NVQ national Diploma level 1,2,3 )
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC',
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R9X4NM - . The Naked Mannequin shop window with 50% sale, 4, Minshull Street, Knutsford, Cheshire, England, UK, WA16 6HG. Photographed on 6 July 2009, this summer image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is 4, Minshull Street, Knutsford, Cheshire, England, UK, WA16 6HG, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include WA16, WA16 6HG, Cheshire, mannequin, clothes, fashion, expensive, store, retail, small, independent, retailer, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The retail context supports editorial themes around high streets, shopping centres, consumer behaviour, independent and chain businesses, store branding, commercial property, hospitality and the changing economics of town and city centres. Shopfronts, promotional material, prices, signage and surrounding public space can become valuable historical evidence as businesses close, rebrand, relocate or adapt to online competition and changing consumer demand. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. Visible or contextual elements such as architecture, signage, branding, public realm, transport infrastructure, street furniture and everyday activity help establish a strong sense of place where they form part of the scene. Additional relevant search concepts include window, sale, bricks and morter, dresses, traditional, off, broadening discoverability while remaining tied to the supplied subject information.
4, Minshull Street, Knutsford, Cheshire, England, UK, WA16 6HG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R9X4NX - . The Naked Mannequin shop window with 50% sale, 4, Minshull Street, Knutsford, Cheshire, England, UK, WA16 6HG. Photographed on 6 July 2009, this summer image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is 4, Minshull Street, Knutsford, Cheshire, England, UK, WA16 6HG, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include WA16, Cheshire, WA16 6HG, mannequin, clothes, fashion, expensive, store, retail, small, independent, retailer, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The retail context supports editorial themes around high streets, shopping centres, consumer behaviour, independent and chain businesses, store branding, commercial property, hospitality and the changing economics of town and city centres. Shopfronts, promotional material, prices, signage and surrounding public space can become valuable historical evidence as businesses close, rebrand, relocate or adapt to online competition and changing consumer demand. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. Visible or contextual elements such as architecture, signage, branding, public realm, transport infrastructure, street furniture and everyday activity help establish a strong sense of place where they form part of the scene. Additional relevant search concepts include window, sale, bricks and morter, dresses, traditional, off, broadening discoverability while remaining tied to the supplied subject information.
4, Minshull Street, Knutsford, Cheshire, England, UK, WA16 6HG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K1Y7RP - Vivienne Westwood 1941- Fashion Designer
Vivienne Westwood was born Vivienne Swire in the Peak District village of Tintwistle, Glossop, Derbyshire in 1941. Still a teenager, the family moved to Harrow, a suburb of northwest London, where her parents took over the running of a post office. At 21, she married Derek Westwood, a toolmaker, but the marriage did not last. After the break-up, Vivienne fled to her Aunt Ethel's caravan in North Wales, with her son Ben.
Her career in fashion did not take off until she met Malcolm McLaren, later known as the manager of punk band the Sex Pistols, who was studying alongside her brother at Harrow Technical College. Friendship came first, followed by love, and, in 1974, a second child, Joe, now the purveyor of saucy scanties, was born.
It was London which gave Vivienne the boost her creativity needed. After a stint selling her own jewellery in Portobello Market, she and Malcolm opened the infamous Sex boutique at the bottom end of the Kings Road where her provocative designs were sold. Then came punk. Vivienne's clothes were perfect for the youth trend: bondage trousers, slashed shirts and provocative God Save The Queen T-shirts. The monarch may not have loved it, but London was intoxicated.
After a couple more shops, Westwood moves to Italy in 1984 where a deal with Giorgio Armani announced. 1989 November: Westwood's name appears in a list of the world's top six designers in John Fairchild's book Chic Savages (1989), along with Armani, Lagerfield, Saint Laurent, Lacroix and Ungaro.
Between 1989-1991 she is appointed Professor of Fashion at Vienna Academy of Applied Arts and in 1990 the first complete menswear collection, Cut and Slash (S/S 1991) was shown in conjuntion with Pitti Uomo in Florence.
In 1992, she married Andreas Kronthaler, a fashion student a quarter of a century younger than her, whom she met when she was tutoring fashion at Vienna University of Applied Arts.
During the 1990's she opens shops in London
Chapel St, Glossop, High Peak,Derbyshire, England, UK, SK13 8AT
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K16AXK - Dr. Martens, also commonly known as Doc Martens, Docs or DMs, is a German-founded British footwear and clothing brand, headquartered in Wollaston in the Wellingborough district of Northamptonshire, England. Although famous for its footwear, Dr. Martens also makes a range of accessories “ such as shoe care products, clothing, and bags. The footwear is distinguished by its air-cushioned sole (dubbed Bouncing Soles), upper shape, welted construction and yellow stitching. Dr Martens' design studio is in Camden Town, London
the manufacturing is in the UK, China, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
Klaus Märtens was a doctor in the German Army during World War II. After he injured his ankle in 1945, he found that his standard-issue army boots were too uncomfortable on his injured foot. While recuperating, he designed improvements to the boots, with soft leather and air-padded soles made of tyres. When the war ended and some Germans recovered valuables from their own cities, Märtens looted leather from a cobbler's shop. With that leather he made himself a pair of boots with air-cushioned soles
Märtens did not have much success selling his shoes until he met up with an old university friend, Herbert Funck, a Luxembourger, in Munich in 1947. Funck was intrigued by the new shoe design, and the two went into business that year in Seeshaupt, Germany, using discarded rubber shaped by moulds. The comfortable soles were a big hit with housewives, with 80% of sales in the first decade to women over the age of 40
Sales had grown so much by 1952 that they opened a factory in Munich. In 1959, the company had grown large enough that Märtens and Funck looked at marketing the footwear internationally. Almost immediately, British shoe manufacturer R. Griggs Group bought patent rights to manufacture the shoes in the United Kingdom. Griggs anglicised the name to Dr. Martens
Camden High Street, Camden Town, London, England, UK, NW1
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2P4JTD4 - JD Sports Fashion plc, more commonly known as JD Sports, JD or JD Group[3] is a British sports-fashion retail company based in Bury, Greater Manchester, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. Pentland Group owns 55% of the company.
History
A JD Sports store in Westfield Carousel, Perth
The company was established by John Wardle and David Makin (hence the name JD), trading from a single shop in Bury, Greater Manchester, in 1981. The company opened a store in the Arndale Centre in Manchester in 1983. Pentland Group bought Wardle's and Makin's shares for £44.6M in May 2005, so acquiring 45% of the business.
Acquisitions
Early acquisitions of stores included 209 stores with the acquisition of First Sport from Blacks Leisure Group in December 2001 and 70 stores from the administrators of Allsports in October 2005
In addition, the company acquired the rugby heritage brands 'Canterbury' and 'Canterbury of New Zealand' as well as 'The Duffer of St. George' and 'Kooga Rugby' brands
The company has been the subject of accusations of mistreatment of its UK warehouse staff, with comparisons being made to Victorian dark satanic mills and prison conditions in 2016 and 2019
4 Paradise St, Msu4B, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L1 8JF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9E7W - A necktie or simply tie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat.
Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, zipper tie, cravat and clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck ties are generally unsized, but may be available in a longer size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office attire or formal wear.
Neckties can also be worn as part of a uniform (e.g. military, school and waitstaff), whereas some choose to wear them as everyday clothing attire. Neckties are traditionally worn with the top shirt button fastened, and the tie knot resting between the collar points. Among younger men, neckties are sometimes worn as a casual item, tied loosely around the neck, with the top shirt button unfastened
