THE demand for Liam Gallagher-style parkas has soared since Oasis announced their tour.
The signature coat was popularised by the Mods in the 1960s and made famous again by Liam in the 1990s Britpop era.
Fashion chains have now said the coats are making a comeback.
Vintage clothing store Atika said they are scouring suppliers to keep up with demand for parkas with Oasis fans trying to recreate the look of swaggering front man Liam.
The store’s senior commercial manager John Howlin added: “Britpop was always a statement of swagger with a look over it’s shoulder to the British icon of the past.”
Online auction site eBay’s Amy Bannerman said: “The marketplace has seen a 400 per cent rise in parka searches.”
And there was a 30 per cent spike in haircuts sported by the brothers.
Tobias Bell, a hair stylist who specialises in alternative cuts, also told the style bible GQ: “If I do ten to eleven clients a day, I’d say at the moment at least two or three guys are mod cuts and I think it might be a lot more.
“I think I’ll be worked off my feet doing Oasis cuts up until the day they go on tour.”
Last month, tickets for the band’s 17-date reunion tour next summer sold out in hours.
They are set to announce North America tour dates today.
ABBA’S virtual concert Voyage has taken £200million, figures show.
Ticket sales totalled £103.6million in its first full year of 2023.
That followed sales of £97.1million in 2022 after its opening that May.
ABBA Voyage features 3D avatars of the Swedish quartet performing hits from the 1970s and ’80s in a theatre in Stratford, East London.
The sums are revealed in accounts for Aniara Limited, which runs the show with 113 employees.
It is owned by ABBA star Benny Andersson’s company Goldloder.
His company invested more than £57million in the project.
Goldloder made £8million profits in 2023 and £5.8million in 2022.
The ABBA money-making machine also includes their back catalogue of hit songs as well as the film and theatre show Mamma Mia!
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