When I really think about the number of independent multi-label boutiques in London that I would heartily recommend, excluding the biggies like Matches and Browns or the department stores, then I could in fact count them on my ten fingers. The number may not even reach ten and over the past decade, they've also come… Continue reading The Return of Machine-A
Category: Shopping
Tangram Pop-Up
Here's another tip off for people who aren't doing the whole Somerset House thing. Head over to Fred Butler's new pop-up store on 53 Monmouth Street in Covent Garden, as it's only open for the duration of London Fashion Week. It's an Instagram-haven of pastel rainbow geometrics, which goes hand in hand with her new… Continue reading Tangram Pop-Up
The Other World
You might have wandered past the former bStore shop on Kingly Street (previously on Savile Row) and wondered where a) bStore has gone and b) what the hell is Other, the new name. The answer is that bStore as a brand producing its own clothing is no more but bStore, the iconic store co-founded by… Continue reading The Other World
Eri Oya
>> It pains me to say as a Londoner, who boastfully praises the city for world class vintage shopping, going to Tokyo and happing upon countless vintage stores that could easily trump the Big Smoke on selection, diversity, merchandising and even pricing is a painful affair. Sometimes I'll be walking around not even meaning to… Continue reading Eri Oya