Top notch vintage at Fat Faced Cat

January 7, 2013 | Lena Weber

Fat Faced Cat sells a carefully selected range of mint condition vintage for both men and women. Situated on Islington’s busy Camden Passage, the shop specialises in high-quality vintage from Edwardian boater hats to Eighties suits as well as luggage, ephemera and paper goods.
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New London vintage destination: Brixton Village

August 27, 2012 | Lena Weber 1

Brixton Village, a shopping arcade just behind Brixton tube station has had a complete make-over in recent months, attracting cafes, bars, independent boutiques and some seriously good vintage shops. The place still retains its ethnic charm with little houseware stalls … Read More

New Carnaby Street vintage pop-up: One Month Only

April 1, 2012 | Lena Weber

For a limited period Carnaby Street, the original home of independent British fashion, is now home to a new pop-up vintage shop ‘one month only’, a project that is bringing back designs form the Sixties and other vintage eras.

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New vintage shop in Crouch End: Painted Black

February 29, 2012 | Lena Weber 5

Crouch End still has surprisingly few vintage shops so it’s welcome news that new vintage store Painted Black has opened its doors just off easy-to-access Park Road. Specialising in vintage womens and menswear, home deco items and cameras, Painted Black … Read More

For quality classics: Levisons

January 4, 2012 | Lena Weber

There are plenty of reasons to face the weekend crowds on Brick Lane, and Levisons on Cheshire Street is definitely one of them. The small shop is packed full of excellent, handpicked menswear from the Twenties to the Seventies.

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A Camden Lock classic: Berty & Gerty

October 31, 2011 | Lena Weber 1

Berty & Gerty started life amid the rough and tumble of London’s Brick Lane Market as a Sunday morning vintage stall in 2002. After attracting a cult following amongst the East End crowd of young artists and fashion students, … Read More