Hippy Buddy

Hippy Buddy pretty much sums itself up with it’s name. A more cynical man than myself might say that they need to sell bongs, Grateful Dead records and dubious smokeable substances to really be a hippy’s buddy, but it does cover a lot of the stock here. We’re talking brightly coloured patchwork skirts (the kind that became popular about the same time The Levellers rose to fame in the nineties), a skip load of tie dye t shirts, a selection of small bongos, a bewildering selection of appropriately rustic looking rugs and throws, a couple of didgeredoos (another throw back to the nineties) and quite a variety of that old hippy favourite, incense.
To be fair to them, Hippy Buddy serve their niche market well, with the added bonus of having a fair trade policy (something a lot of similar traders can’t say). If you’re after some hippy styled goods, or need to buy a gift for the wannabe Woodstock-​er in your life then this is as good a place as any to start.

If you find yourself yearning for that musky aroma and scratchy wool from the novelty hat stalls on the German market then look no further than Hippy Buddy at The Oasis. Totally not my kind of store now that I’m 30, not 14, but I do have a strange, nostalgic kind of attachment to things like this and always find myself having a browse regardless.
I noticed they sell a lot of fair trade products so good on them and I have given them an extra star simply because of this fine, Native American headdress, which is just thirty something pounds and a complete bargain when compared to those by Bitching and Junkfood over at Urban Outfitters.

Sometimes I have the feeling I grew up in the wrong generation but this feeling doesn’t last longer when I remember all technology I would miss some years ago. Well, I’m not that young, anyway.
The truth is that I love the music, the free spirit, long hair and everything about mid 60’s and 70’s. So I don’t think I would mind being Hippy and it pretty much explains why I am always stuck at Hippy Buddy when I visit Oasis store.
I like almost everything about this shop. Starting with the dresses! My heart belongs to the very colourful and sleeveless long ones.
In addition, Hippy Buddy also deserves some kudos for its fair trade policy, getting their raw material for small businesses families and co-​operatives.
When I said I like «almost» everything about it, I meant that some men t-​shirts are a bit too much for my taste but generally, they sells really cool stuff there!
They also sell bags, jewellery and even musical instruments. The store is in the level 3 of Oasis, and it is probably the most colourful shop on it! Impossible to miss it!