For no reason at all, I woke up thinking about this store in Covent Garden that was so cool when I was a student/in first jobs in the mid/late 90s. I couldn’t remember its name, only that it had bright coloured clothes, funky shoes, and I associated it with that 90s late Friday night Channel 4 vibe like Rapido shows.
I was too skint for it but remember once being able to get a bright pink and blue print dress in the sales there that didn’t really suit me but I loved it because of the brand… whose name I still couldn’t remember… then I got the word ‘red’ and thought I’d have to ask on here, but the magic of the internet revealed it to be Red or Dead, of course!
Seems they were around for a long time after in various forms under various ownership, and earlier in the 80s they did Bros’s watch shoes! But it’s that 90s era that captures it for me.
And of course I remember Wayne Hemingway being around a lot, but had never realised it was his wife too. I found an article on his site from when she (Gerardine, still married afaik) got an MBE and he talks about how no one acknowledged her contribution or even existence, with all the media coverage being about ‘Wayne’s World’ and such, as he was the extrovert but also as he was the man. Which is very 90s too, and perpetuates…
But really I’m just posting for the nostalgia trip to see if anyone else has fond (or otherwise) memories of RoD in that era (or beyond)?