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Tucked away at the end of the kitsch McCoy's Arcade is the even more kitsch 'The Real McCoy'. With its baby pink colour scheme and 50s cafe (exact in every detail) to entice you in, the shop is what the term 'Aladdin's Cave' was invented for. Gorgeous replica clothes, real vintage gems of coats, waistcoats, pyschedelic 60s dresses and evening wear on the ground floor, and on the second you'll find leather jackets, jeans, fancy dress, even famous band t-shirts. Teenagers love it for prom wear. I love it for the hot chocolate in the cafe after a spending spree!
Fore St
21/21 McCoys Arcade, Exeter, Devon EX4 3AN,
01392 410 481
www.therealmccoy.co.uk
Google map: bit.ly/dfg9UN
The Real McCoy is an emporium worthy of the name, a real gem of a vintage clothes shop specialising in 1920s onwards with amazing prices and a great hire service. We moved to Brighton from Exeter recently and there's nothing to touch it. And you'll be at home there trying on the wildest gear whether you're our age (old) or our childrens' (quite young).
21 McCoy's Arcade, Fore Street, EX4 3NJ
01392 410481
www.therealmccoy.co.uk
It's tucked away half way down Fore Street, a five-minute walk from the cathedral and 10-miute walk from St Davids Station station.
Google map: tinyurl.com/34g7ksg
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