Ed Hardy

Ed Hardy on Deansgate is a posh clothes shop selling clothes and accessories made by designer Ed Hardy.
The style is a bit different to the norm, with lots of Denim and Leather, and loads of Bikers jackets that look like they were popular in the sixties and that kind of jazz. They do clothes for men and women, and both sexes are catered for well. For me it’s a bit marmite, you’ll either love it or hate it, but its probably worth a visit if you fancy yourself as fashionable.
You wont want to buy it unless you do love it though, as its far far far from cheap.

Ooh wow, what a totally weird shop this is!
Ed Hardy is a supposedly fashionable boutique on Deansgate that is supposedly really designer and stuff.
In fact, if you ever wore anything from here you would just like a juvenile, tacky rapstar. Like Ludacris or something.
All of the designs are extravagant, colourful and covered in sequins. In short, in my eyes they’re totally garish.
And to top it all, everything is mega expensive in here. Bleurgh.

I don’t wear these clothes I couldn’t really say what I think of them otherwise WWIII would begin. But I’ll say it anyway otherwise it’ll be a poor insight. Ed Hardy seems to be a guy who likes his name and tigers. I can imagine a chap who wears fake tan has an apartment in Luton and a girlfriend who works for spearmint rhino, he’s a hot shot a real go getter. His assistant presents various fabrics and designs, he’ll sit and stare at them for hours considering what’s best then he’ll stick a great big crummy tiger on them and think he’s had another eureka moment.
Sadly it seems enough people agree that he’s a genius and they lap up his clothes and these establishments spawn in every city centre. Ed Hardy clothing is a trademark of a moron in my opinion. OOO just looked him up on Wikipedia, turns out he’s a tattoo artist from the states, that’ll explain why his clothes are so poor.

Bleeeeeuuuuuuuuuuuuuaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrggggggggghhhhh­hh!
That is the sound of me being sick as I think about Ed Hardy. Yuk yuk yuk. This shop is really one of the most dreadful places in Manchester, maybe even… the world.
I first heard of Ed Hardy when I was ill-​advisedly watching Janice Dickinson’s Modeling Agency on some godforsaken Freeview slump. Her models had to do a runway show for Christian Audigier (the designer of Ed Hardy, whose name is much more interesting than his brand. One can only assume he doesn’t want to put his real name to such crap).
I remember thinking that aside from botoxed horse-​face Dickinson, Ed Hardy clothes were the worst things I had ever seen. Bright, garish colours, emblazoned with ‘vintage tattoo’ motifs and diamate’d to the max.
I don’t really *get* why this store opened in the Barton Arcade. I always assumed that was the classier end of the city centre but this really changes things…
The Ed Hardy store in Manchester is basically a fashion playground for people who have no taste. Oh, and it helps if you’ve more money than sense, as a tshirt will set you back around £40, with jeans going for at least £70. A high price to pay for ugly merchandise that makes you look like the guy at the club who everyone avoids. I can’t help but think that Ed Hardy would go down pretty well at Edwards…

Personally I’m not a fan of this style of men’s fashion (also sold at Intro also on Deansgate) but seems I’m just being controversial. Ed Hardy doesn’t just cater for men, but I think thats what the brand is known for.
By Christian Audigier, come here for tattoo inspired designs that Cristiano Ronaldo likes to wear. Tshirts with big graffiti style lettering and tiger heads, caps, boots, embellished jeans that kind of thing. Its definitely a statement. If you love it, you love it. Otherwise steer clear of this «urban» fashion shop: one US import I could do without in Manchester.