Through the Magpie Eye: Old Stuff Found in a Plastic Folder

30.05.2019

The old Tib Street shop front with Oi Polloi on the window, and two people and a bulldog by the door

During a bit of an office clear-out last week we came across a big plastic folder of ephemera from the early days of Oi Polloi. Some of it is probably best left in the folder, but we thought it’d be nice to share a few bits and pieces.

So in no particular order, here’s some nice shots of the old Tib Street shop, a few hazy photos from the opening party and a handful of fliers, adverts and the like…

This week also marks our 17^th birthday, so this is probably a good place to say cheers to everyone who’s ever bought anything from us, lurked in our shops and scrolled around our website, and thanks to all the Oi Polloi goon squad past and present. Nice one!

Inside the old Tib Street shop, with shoes on a brick wall, rails of track tops and shirts, and a bulldog lying on the floor

Rails of jackets and track tops in the old shop, with hats and trainers in wooden cabinets and a bulldog crossing the floor

Two rails in the old shop, blue, navy and red track tops above shirts and jackets on pink hangers, over a wooden sideboard

Inside the old shop looking to the glass front door, with tees on a rail, shoes on a brick wall and a bulldog on the floor

Corner of the old shop with blue prints and shoes on a brick wall, track tops on rails and a bulldog sniffing the floor

Oi Polloi flier, 10% off clothing and 25% off hairdressing at 70 Tib Street, with magpies on green hills and a rainbow

Guests at the opening party, one in a blue nylon jacket and gold cap, another in a red zip top holding a drink

A chunky television and video recorder on a white plinth in the old shop, with trainers on the brick wall and a bike behind

A guest in a cream roll-neck jumper with both fists raised at the opening party, next to someone in a brown leather jacket

Low view of the old Tib Street shop front, a big display window with Oi Polloi lettering and stone steps up to an open door

Flier with brand names along a rainbow, among them Belstaff, YMC, Fjallraven, Fila and adidas, and magpies on green hills

Illustrated Oi Polloi advert by Ben Lamb, with drawn panels for Barbour, Henri-Lloyd, Fracap, Fjallraven and Nigel Cabourn

Retro blue Oi Polloi advert, Sports and Casual Wear, with drawings of a rucksack, an anorak and a tent

Yellow Oi Polloi advert for running trainers from Nike, adidas, Saucony and New Balance, with a model in a sprinter's crouch

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