New addition to Great Western Arcade to display rare Damien Hirst artwork

 

Rascals Lifestyle Store also has Retro street fighter machine, 90’s movie and music posters as well as a host of vintage toys, games, Americana and collectables.

 

WHAT'S ON By James RodgerContent Editor 10:17, 28 NOV 2022

 

Rare Damien Hirst skateboards on display in Birmingham at new vintage clothing and tattoo store

 

Rare Damien Hirst skateboards will go on display in Birmingham city centre on Monday at a new vintage clothing and tattoo store. Rascals Lifestyle Store also has Retro street fighter machine, 90’s movie and music posters as well as a host of vintage toys, games, Americana and collectables.

Five of the artist's iconic 2011 skateboards take pride of place at Rascals Lifestyle Store in the Great Western Arcade making the shop one of the few places in the Midlands where the public can see the artist's work. Officially open to the public on Monday, Rascals Lifestyle Store has been opened by three Birmingham friends, Leon Jennings, Lee Harrison and Steven Hughes.

The trio have combined forced and interests to create a store they believe is the first of it’s kind in the UK. Lee Harrison said: "The combination of handpicked vintage, streetwear, trainers, accessories as well as tattoo and piercing is a completely new concept. We really wanted to combine a shop showing of our individual passions, and somewhere we think everybody who visits, no matter the age or interests, will have something they find interesting.”

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Leon, a tattoo studio owner, said: "I knew I wanted something very visual and stimulating. Something that, when you walk in, there’s so much to look at and take in’. We’ve got some really interesting items in the shop, which will constantly change, meaning new items, pieces and clothing regularly.

 

"We have hand-picked vintage items from the other side of the world, mainly the States, including rare single stitch 80s and 90s movie promo tee’s, to premium items, and trainers which are impossible to get from the usual stores." Lee said: "We were delighted the Great Western Arcade welcomed our ideas for Rascals Lifestyle because there is nothing else like it around, especially in Birmingham City Centre.

"Having the vintage clothing alongside the tattoo studio, and with added services such as trainer cleaning, unique collectibles and retro games is a unique mix and is why we call ourselves a ‘lifestyle store’." Steven, 35, said: "We are a little nostalgia fix for the people passing, with old toys they might not have seen for 20 or 30 years. We’ve even got an old Street Fighter machine, which every generation seems to love."

 

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