I was in Liverpool in the 1960s and met C there. Obviously, she wore as trendy clothes as she could afford and Liverpool’s trendiest boutique was Through The Looking Glass on Mount Pleasant.
Was Through The Looking Glass Here?
I think it was here in this basement. I think it was owned by one of The Scaffold.
September 12, 2011 - Posted by AnonW | World | Liverpool, Shopping
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Through the looking glass was in hackins hey Liverpool and was owned by one of the scaffolds sisters.
Comment by Joan Povey | January 30, 2015 |
No Through the looking Glass was in Hackins Hey off Dale Street, I think John Gorman owned it
Another great shop was Monica’s bottom of Bold Street, I believe owned by Roger McGough of the Scaffold
Comment by Bel | September 5, 2015 |
Yes, it was definitely in Hackins Hey as my mum was a seamstress there.
Comment by Lynne Doherty | July 13, 2017 |
When was that?
Comment by AnonW | July 13, 2017
So what was the dress shop there? I know C had bought a dress from Through The Looking Glass as she wore it to dinner for me on my 21st birthday. That would be in 1968.
Comment by AnonW | September 8, 2015 |
Through the Looking Glass was near Moorfields and owned by John Gorman from The Scaffold
Comment by Cathy Thomas | July 1, 2016 |
There must have been two branches. I’m talking 1967, by the way
Comment by AnonW | July 1, 2016 |
Dolls hospital on right, bay windows.
Comment by Maria O'Rourke | July 1, 2016 |
The boutique was down the steps. The dresses my late wife bought there at that time make what girls today wear look rather long.You can understand why women, who dressed in 1960s minis rather wore stockings until recently.
Comment by AnonW | July 1, 2016 |
In reply to AnonW / July 13, 2017 – I think it was around1965/1966.
Comment by Lynne Doherty | July 13, 2017 |
IMy wife arrived in Liverpool in 1966 and she definitely wore a dress bought in Through the Looking Glass at my 21st birthday dinner in August 68. She purchased that on Mount Pleasant, as I remember her showing me the shop.
Sjort wasn’t the word for it!
Comment by AnonW | July 13, 2017 |
Perhaps they had moved to Mt Pleasant by 1968 but they started in Hackins Hey as I used to meet my mum there from work. Interesting though that people remember it after fifty odd years.
Comment by Lynne Doherty | July 13, 2017
I have a very strong visual memory. When you’re married to someone for nearly forty years you keep the good memories. Are you still in Liverpool?
Comment by AnonW | July 13, 2017 |
Lula also owned part of it. my mother worked there in the late 60’s me as a young teenager got all the modern outfits a hotpants suit in red I remember….hot pants with a matching dress over it shaped and open up to the waist so you could see the hotpants lol.I gave a faded photo of this still.
Angela x
Comment by Angela | January 26, 2018 |
Looking Glass boutique was in Hackins Hey, I still have the flyer from when it opened 2.00pm Saturday 11th December, opened by Kathy McGowan and Paul and Barry Ryan, I was there and got all their autographs. remember it well speaking to Kathy Mc Gowan giving me fashion advice!.
Comment by janet griffiths | June 7, 2019 |