Tuesday, 8 April 2008

London's Mish-Mash

Shop:
Portobello Market, Ladbroke Grove W11
Off the cuff up-and-coming designers, vintage, accessories, arts and trinkets.

One Of a Kind, Portobello Road W11
A haven for Vintage clothing located on Portobello Road

Bathing Ape, W1F
Japanese company, offering global street style. This is the only London store.

Brick Lane, E1
Whether you are there on a day when The Old Truman Brewery is hosting a fashion show, or whether you are there to trawl the vintage stores. Brick Lane is the place to find edgy street wear and unique boutiques.

Spitalfields Market E1
In the trendy East-End, specialising in vintage fashion and furniture

Selfridges & co. W1A
From cutting-edge fashion to finest furniture and just about everything else, London's famous department store is situated on oxford Street

Topshop W1D
The U.K's famous flagship store on Oxford Street holds the latest trends and even diffusion lines from London Fashion Week's newest designers.


Party:
Yoyo, Notting Hill Arts Club, W11
Block party mix of 80's boogie, upfront hip hop, hard funky mash-ups and RnB rarities. YOYO is one of the best hip hop parties around.

Twisted Disco, Pacha, Victoria, SW1V
Big DJ's and live acts

Dirty Canvas, E1
Dirty Canvas is London’s most exciting and forward thinking club night, specialising in London's most recent urban grime and dubstep scene.
The Dirty Canvas residents also bring the dance to various other parties, but are commonly at The Rhythm Factory.

Audio Damage, Essence, Mile End, E3
A whole new level to East London's club scene and a state of the art sound system.

Paper, Soho, W1
One of London's high profile celebrity clubs with big parties held by big names

Bungalow 8, WC2
Bungalow 8 is the sister venue to Amy Sacco's notorious New York hangout of the same name.
It's a members club that attempts to be as unashamedly exclusive as the original, courting celebrities and setting itself out as a party hotspot, not for the C-listers attempting the fame game.

Eat:
XO Restaurant, Belsize Park NW3
Great Eastern Dining

Cottons Restaurant, Camden NW1
Traditional Caribbean cuisine with a soulful vibe

Bea's of Bloomsbury, WC1X
Boutique Bakery serving worldwide inspired cupcakes and teas

Clarke's Pie and Mash Shop, EC1R
Traditional pie and mash in the heart of the East-End

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