In the wake of news that Manchester's Oi Polloi is closing, the M.E.N's Damon Wilkinson tells the story of how the Northern Quarter menswear boutique became an institution.
Some time around 2004 I started noticing lads in town wearing these really smart, very plain white canvas pumps. I looked round all the usual shops, but couldn’t find a pair anywhere.
Eventually I stopped a fella outside the Arndale and asked where he'd got them. "A shop on Tib Street," he said. "They're in a basket by the counter."
