'The Oasis Alternative Fashion Store' (also known as The Oasis or The Oasis Market) is a shopping centre in the centre of Birmingham

Birmingham

Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

, known for selling a variety of alternative fashion

Alternative fashion

Alternative fashion is an umbrella term encompassing a plethora of styles that have one major thing in common - they, at least at one time, stood apart from mainstream commercial fashion. The term has long been associated with the fashions of specific subcultures , however it is not limited to this...

 and gothic fashion

Gothic fashion

Gothic fashion is a clothing style worn by members of the Goth subculture; a dark, sometimes morbid, eroticized fashion and style of dress. Typical Gothic fashion includes dyed black hair, black lips and black clothes. Both male and female goths wear dark eyeliner and dark fingernails. Styles are...

.

There are several entrances into The Oasis - two in Priory Square and the another on Corporation Street

Corporation Street, Birmingham

Corporation Street is a main shopping street in Birmingham city centre, England.It runs from the law courts at its northern end to the centre of New Street at its southern.- Planning :...

. It is divided into five inter-linked levels, connected by a number of stairways and corridors, the walls of which are covered in various posters and flyers.

History

The Oasis was first established in 1971 and has continued running to the present day. The Oasis is described as the heart of alternative living in the West Midlands

West Midlands (county)

The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...

. Despite the rumours that the complex is to soon close down, The Oasis is remaining at Priory Square for the foreseeable future.

Present day

The Oasis is currently host to one of the largest collections of 'alternative' independent retailers in the U.K.

Stores

• Beadesaurus
• Curb
• Dark Art
• Discount Jewellers
• Dolly Rockers Body Piercing
• Editions
• Fallout
• Game HQ
• Generic
• Genesis
• Hippy Buddy
• HQ Muzik
• Matrix
• The Oasis Tattoo Studio
• Oasis Vintage
• Obsidian
• Phone Surgery
• Top Rock Goth Shop (aka Anna Bee) *Website
• T. Shirt Centre
• Urban Explosion
• Ignite Records
• Brum Town Records
• Shop!
• Burlesque Salon
• Devil In Heels
• Computer Care
• Leedle Bogbean