It began in Manchester, 1981. A city in the North of England, Manchester at that time, was bleak, poverty-stricken and depressed from industrial decline. Yet, there remained a defiant relentless creativity from the true melting pot of sub-cultures that co-existed there. Punks, Post Punks, Gothics, New Romantics and Football Casuals – and even remnants of Northern Soulers all co-habited in the city. Up until that point – and even up to the current day – it was an anomaly to find that number of sub-cultures in one place, at that one time. You could say that Underground was born at the exact right moment, in the exact right place. Read more…

From what then seemed a doomed landscape, Underground’s beginnings stem modestly from a small store in the heart of Manchester. We reached out to footwear, apparel and sportswear brands to acquire stock for the store, only to find ourselves being shunned for being too small and too ‘unorthodox’. The reaction to rejection was to push further, and sure enough, our true spirit was forged. This rejection provided the perfect motivation for the non-conformist, punk-minded Underground.

Celebrating our 40 years anniversary with a round up of some of the designs from our original store and pieces that celebrate our Manchester heritage.

HALFMOON SKIRT – WYND PLEATED MIDI – MCR 81

£150.00

underground halfmoon collection -black t shirt with british music genres

HALFMOON T SHIRT – MUSIC-BRITISH-UNDERGROUND- BLACK

£35.00

underground halfmoon collection -black t shirt with post punk print motif

HALFMOON T SHIRT – POST PUNK – BLACK

£35.00

double sole black leather underground wulfrun creeper

ORIGINAL CREEPER – DOUBLE SOLE – WULFRUN – BLACK LEATHER

£200.00

double sole black onmicro vegan leather underground wulfrun creeper

ORIGINAL CREEPER – DOUBLE SOLE – WULFRUN – BLACK ONMICRO VEGAN

£200.00

double sole black suede underground wulfrun creeper

ORIGINAL CREEPER – DOUBLE SOLE – WULFRUN – BLACK SUEDE

£190.00

double sole black leather with a white leather front apron underground wulfrun creeper

ORIGINAL CREEPER – DOUBLE SOLE – WULFRUN – BLACK WHITE LEATHER

£205.00

single sole black leather underground apollo buckle creeper

ORIGINAL CREEPER – SINGLE SOLE – APOLLO – BLACK LEATHER

£195.00

single sole black leather with a black and white leopard print front apron underground apollo buckle creeper

ORIGINAL CREEPER – SINGLE SOLE – APOLLO – BLACK LEATHER & LEOPARD PRINT

£200.00 – £220.00

single sole black suede underground apollo buckle creeper

ORIGINAL CREEPER – SINGLE SOLE – APOLLO – BLACK SUEDE

£190.00

single sole black leather underground barfly lace creeper

ORIGINAL CREEPER – SINGLE SOLE – BARFLY – BLACK LEATHER

£190.00

single sole black suede underground barfly lace creeper made in UK

ORIGINAL CREEPER – SINGLE SOLE – BARFLY – BLACK SUEDE – MADE IN THE U.K.

£210.00

black crocodile embossed leather with western style buckles underground wulfrun high ankle creeper boot

ORIGINAL CREEPER – SINGLE SOLE – BOWIE BOOT – BLACK LEATHER

£295.00

single sole black leather underground king tut buckle creeper

ORIGINAL CREEPER – SINGLE SOLE – KING TUT – BLACK LEATHER

£195.00

single sole black leather underground wulfrun creeper

ORIGINAL CREEPER – SINGLE SOLE – WULFRUN – BLACK LEATHER

£180.00

triple sole black leather underground wulfrun creeper

ORIGINAL CREEPER – TRIPLE SOLE – WULFRUN – BLACK LEATHER

£255.00

single sole black leather underground commando 10 eyelet steel toe cap boot

ORIGINAL STEEL CAP – COMMANDO – BOOT – BLACK LEATHER

£200.00

single sole black leather with an external steel toe cap underground commando 10 eyelet steel toe cap boot

ORIGINAL STEEL CAP – COMMANDO – BOOT – EXTERNAL CAP – BLACK LEATHER

£275.00

single sole black leather with an external steel toe cap underground gripper 20 eyelet steel toe cap boot

ORIGINAL STEEL CAP – GRIPPER – BOOT – EXTERNAL CAP – BLACK LEATHER

£395.00

single sole black leather underground tracker steel toe cap shoe

ORIGINAL STEEL CAP – TRACKER – SHOE – BLACK LEATHER

£190.00