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{{Quote|245 years dressing the Elegant Wizard|Coupon for Gladrags Wizardwear on the ''[[Daily Prophet]]''.|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)}}
  
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'''Gladrags Wizardwear''' is a clothing store founded in [[1750s|1750]]<ref name="OPf">''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)]]''</ref> ran by [[Gladrags Wizardwear Group Ltd.]], with branches in [[London]], [[Paris]] and [[Hogsmeade]].<ref name="GF8">''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' - Chapter 8 (''The Quidditch World Cup'')</ref> It is full of quirky merchandise and appears to specialise in strange and unusual socks.<ref name="GF27">''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' - Chapter 27 (''Padfoot Returns'')</ref>
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'''Gladrags Wizardwear''' is a clothing store that was founded in [[1750s|1750]]<ref name="OPf">''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)]]''</ref> and run by [[Gladrags Wizardwear Group Ltd.]], with branches in [[London]], [[Paris]] and [[Hogsmeade]].<ref name="GF8">''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' - Chapter 8 (''The Quidditch World Cup'')</ref> It is full of quirky merchandise and appears to specialise in strange and unusual socks.<ref name="GF27">''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' - Chapter 27 (''Padfoot Returns'')</ref>
   
 
==History==
  
==History==
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*''Handbags and Gladrags'' was the name of a 1967 song written by Mike d'Abo, who was at the time the lead singer for Manfred Mann.
  
*''Handbags and Gladrags'' was the name of a 1967 song written by Mike d'Abo, who was at the time the lead singer for Manfred Mann.
 
*There is a magazine based out of India called Gladrags, which focuses on the modelling industry and the Ms. India contest.
  
*There is a magazine based out of India called Gladrags, which focuses on the modelling industry and the Ms. India contest.
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*Gladrags is also the name of a company that specialises in organic cloth feminine products.
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*Gladrags is also the name of a company that specialises in organic cloth feminine products.
   
 
==Appearances==
  
==Appearances==

Revision as of 22:54, November 12, 2011

Gladrags Wizardwear
Gladrags Wizardwear
Location information
Location

Paris, London and Hogsmeade

Owner(s)

Gladrags Wizardwear Group Ltd.

[Source]
"245 years dressing the Elegant Wizard"
—Coupon for Gladrags Wizardwear on the Daily Prophet.[src]

Gladrags Wizardwear is a clothing store that was founded in 1750[1] and run by Gladrags Wizardwear Group Ltd., with branches in London, Paris and Hogsmeade.[2] It is full of quirky merchandise and appears to specialise in strange and unusual socks.[3]

Contents

History

" [Harry, Ron and Hermione] went into Gladrags Wizardwear to buy a present for Dobby, where they had fun selecting the most lurid socks they could find, including a pair patterned with flashing gold and silver stars, and another that screamed loudly when they became too smelly."
—Description.[src]

Gladrags took out a large billboard-size advertisement at the final of the 1994 Quidditch World Cup, on 15 August.[2]

Gladrags Daily Prophet
A Gladrags coupon on the Daily Prophet.
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On 6 March, 1995, Harry Potter, Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger visited the Hogsmeade branch of Gladrags to buy a pair of novelty socks for Dobby's birthday present.[3]

On 14 January, 1996, there was a 75% off coupon for Gladrags in the Daily Prophet.[1]

Behind the scenes

  • Gladrags is a slang term for clothing purchased vintage or from a consignment shop.
  • Handbags and Gladrags was the name of a 1967 song written by Mike d'Abo, who was at the time the lead singer for Manfred Mann.
  • There is a magazine based out of India called Gladrags, which focuses on the modelling industry and the Ms. India contest.
  • Gladrags is also the name of a company that specialises in organic cloth feminine products.

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Chapter 8 (The Quidditch World Cup)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Chapter 27 (Padfoot Returns)
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