RETRO DUNDEE

On the occasions when you couldn't always find what you were looking for in Dundee shops (which was quite of...

  I must admit, this is a shop I never even knew existed until I saw this ad. Ozzie Boutiques in Exchange Street. The ad is dated Marc...

It was sale time at Alex Smith's in Commercial Street when this ad appeared in 1972. For the gals there were things like skinny rib j...

Carhartt's appear to have ditched the Hamilton part of their name when this advert was published in 1986. It's basically an invi...

This ad dates from 1984 and is for the Levi factory up at Dunsinane, even although the address doesn't crop up in it....tele-communicat...

This ad from 1966 is for Whitfields' in Crichton Street, who were navy specialists. Is that the only colour they had then - navy?!!

  The photo at the top is a wee reminder of how C&A appeared back in the mid 70's - this being the upper level of the Ov...

I didn't go to the Market Hall area of Wellgate very often and certainly don't recall this fashion shop called Pride. The ad is d...

An ad from 1986 for Whitehall Crescent fashion shop, The Wardrobe. For the record - there was no truth in the story that they specialised...

Staying in the Murraygate a little bit longer, here's a couple of adverts for Goldbergs dating from the early/mid 70's. Goldber...

Time to close the wardrobe door on another delve into Dundee's past fashions. So one final aspect of the fashion trade was the essentia...

I used to think that when Mr Beaujangles opened in the Wellgate in the late 70's, they vacated their shop in the Overgate.  However, as ...

Here's Cairds in Reform Street giving us their sales pitch, emphasising being "up-to-the-minute" with their fashions. I don...

I don't know anything about Millars, who were based at 115 Nethergate on the corner of South Tay Street in 1971. I'd have been 13...

As you can see in the top item, by 1971 the store had technically become known as Draffens & Smiths, but everyone, as far as I know...

 The top ad is dated 1973 and the one below it is from 1977. Catchhand and 1973 went together well. Their shop in Kirk Sty...

So then, who shopped in this wee kinky corner of town back in 1978? It's the Slic Chic Boutique advertising their rather specialized sto...

An ad from 1988 for Citizen Kane in Bell Street. I remember seeing this shop just shortly before leaving Dundee, so it must have been around...

 Here's a fashion shop you may have forgotten all about - The Stable boutique in Commercial Street. The photo was taken in th...

1st ad is from 1968 and is for Cairds in Reform Street. I actually remember these school caps being worn by a couple of kids ...