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Monday, 4 February 2008

RWP Clothes..

The Oxfam Shop...

TWOPENNY CHIC
Dress up to kill
dress up to the nines
the nifty nineties
are waiting for you.

Ties are old hat,
suits are worn with boots.

Obey the 'Dress Code' means:
No trainers, no jeans!
Or, know the bouncer.

Oxfam's okay for clothes
but a bit expensive for the
Twopenny Chic.
Danny Wise 1997
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14 comments:

  1. UL5 February 2008 at 01:17

    now would i ever see the oxfam? :) i love being a two-penny chic, very nice.

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  2. Anonymous5 February 2008 at 01:24

    Less is more, in my book. I like the spare flow of your lines. Anyone who shops at the oxfam shop has a heart of gold. :)

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  3. Anonymous5 February 2008 at 06:23

    oh this takes me back.......and cos it's you I'm thinking Affleck's Palace.....last time I was there it had really changed from when I used to shop there (mid 80s, 50p for a jacket :sgrin). I like it.

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  4. Crafty Green Poet5 February 2008 at 08:26

    I always shop in Oxfam (or Shelter or any other cahrity shop) i also love Afflecks Palace

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  5. Anonymous5 February 2008 at 09:03

    Ul - Thanks for the comment.

    Mariacristina - The Oxfam shop sure is the place to shop.

    Jo - It's funny how things turn around, My son Jack shops at Afflecks Palace now but he's buying expensive clothes not like the retro denims I used to buy for a couple of quid.

    Crafty Green - Yeah, they have designer charity shops now in the Northern Quarter near Afflecks, but they are a bit expensive for the twopenny Chic.

    Afflecks Palace was under threat of closure recently but some property company has bought the building and it's business as usual.

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  6. Anonymous5 February 2008 at 10:52

    I am not familiar with either. However, I like your poem. You can say a lot in fewer words.

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  7. anthonynorth5 February 2008 at 11:08

    Good poem. More people should shop in charity shops. I guess a lot of people just don't like second hand.

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  8. Anonymous5 February 2008 at 11:49

    Hi Gautami- The Oxfam Shop is a second hand clothes shop where people donate unwanted clothes etc. that are sold to aid the charity Oxford Famine. Afflecks Palace is a five story building in Manchester's Northern Quarter that has stalls selling all sorts of hand made things and retro clothing.

    Hi Anthony- Thanks for visiting. My local Oxfam shop has been rebranded 'Oxfam Originals' to attract the 'trendy' types.

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  9. Linda Jacobs5 February 2008 at 21:32

    We have a charity place like that in our little town affectionately called the East Side Mall. Many of my high school students shop there all the time. Great piece!

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  10. Andy Sewina5 February 2008 at 23:14

    Thanks Linda, I really liked your Angora poem 'Dressing'.

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  11. Andy Sewina6 February 2008 at 00:41

    Hi Just Jen, if you know the bouncer you don't need to worry about the dress code!

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  12. Rob Kistner6 February 2008 at 02:43

    Great feel and rhythm... ;)

    Finely done!

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  13. Andy Sewina6 February 2008 at 16:23

    Thanks Rob, I'm still thinking about the Reaper Groom! I just went back to your site to look at the artwork! Great!

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  14. Deb9 February 2008 at 04:58

    You've got great heart here. A pleasure to read.

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