News a legendary Manchester clothing store, loved by generations, was to close is said to have reduced one customer to tears.
The first Stolen From Ivor shop opened on the trendy King Street West in the city centre in 1965. It was close to a boutique owned by footballing hero George Best, with who he had a gentleman's agreement that he would not sell suits if the United ace didn't sell jeans.
For generations it was a staple of the city’s fashion scene, with fashion conscious Mancunians happy to be spotted carrying their iconic yellow plastic bags. One of the stores in Manchester's Market Centre was also the first place to stock Levi's Jeans in the north of England in 1966.
