Meet 70 years old retired builder,who spends hundreds of pounds every month on Gucci (photos)

                                          

Trendy grandfather Allan Bradbury is still a 'dedic-aged' follower of fashion - at the age of 70.

The former construction worker may have his bus pass and is entitled to 20 per cent discounts in DIY stores and garden centres - but he spends up to £160 a month on Gucci and Vivienne Westwood designs, including oversized shirts and funky pirate boots.

Mr Bradbury, from Bolton, who has two wardrobes at home to house his giant collection of flamboyant designer gear, is refusing to grow old gracefully. As a result, he says he regularly gets stopped in the street by onlookers admiring his quirky fashion sense.

                                                  

The former RAF gunner who served the 15th squadron’s parachute team in Borneo, Asia, warned he would never give up his favourite ripped jeans for conventional ‘old man’ jumpers, no matter how old he is.

'Anyone who suggests I wear slacks and a beige shirt can wash out their mouth with soap and water as far as I’m concerned,' said the divorced father-of-four, from Bolton, Greater Manchester.

'I’ve always been a follower of fashion and I’m not going to stop now just because I’m in my 70s. When I left school at the age of 15 I was a Teddy Boy and I thought I was a bit of looker back then.

'Then in the 1970s I loved the whole Flower Power theme and in the Eighties I wore a lot of leather. My fashion sense has evolved with the decades.

                                             

'Fashion is an expression of people’s personalities and I don’t think that should stop just because you have reached a certain age.'

Amongst his collection of designer jackets, trousers and shoes in his walk-in wardrobe. 

'I buy her clothes whenever I can, and staff in the Manchester store now know me really well - they give me a hug when they see me.'