Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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"Liverpool had the Beatles, London had Carnaby Street, Manchester is now flying the fashion heights with the flares."

North West Tonight's Bob Whittaker reports on the renewed popularity of flared trousers amongst the youth of Manchester. For now, the flares - made at Joe's denim factory in Stockport - are not available in big chain stores, they're only available in independent retailers in places like Affleck's Arcade.

Are they about to go mainstream? What does your average Mancunian think of flares?


Clip taken from North West Tonight, originally broadcast on BBC One North West, 12 December, 1989.




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