A light came into my life during the summer when I discovered Pelicans & Parrots and they've now ventured even further up the Stoke Newington stretch to open up Pelicans & Parrots Black store. I don't want to sound like a grumpy grandpa but in this climate it does seem slightly unwise to branch out… Continue reading Pelicans and Parrots in Noir
Category: Shop Watch
Shop Wafting
I did say that I was going to delve deeper into Andreas Murkudis' spanking new store at Potsdamer Strasse, replacing the beloved Mitte location,where it just got a little overly-frequented for Murkudis' tastes. The lure of an ex-printed press with over 1,000 sq meters to play with, proved too irresistable for this pioneering Berlin retailer… Continue reading Shop Wafting
Strut Your Stuff
There's been an N16 to E8 shift going on as both Hub and Strut, the fashion heroes/saviour of Stoke Newington have opened additional stores on Ada Street off Broadway Market. I must confess that I've rarely been lured up to N16 despite its many slightly twee London village charms. Therefore I've never been to the… Continue reading Strut Your Stuff
Way Out West
I think I doth protest too much against going out West as though it were the cliched thing for a vaguely East/North-orientated London person to be anti-West London. I do like it ONCE I get out there. It's the journey stretching west beyond Knightsbridge that seems to take its toll. Especially when the Central line… Continue reading Way Out West