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Coming soon: pop-up boutique-cum-bar Broken Down Doll
July 11, 2011 | Lena WeberIf you prefer to do your vintage shopping in the most civilized way imaginable – with a cocktail in hand- then you will love soon-to-launch Broken Down Doll Bar Boutique, which brings clothes and cocktails together and invites clients … Read More
Not convincing: Lucy in Disguise
January 6, 2011 | Lena Weber 2Covent Garden-based vintage shop Lucy in Disguise was certainly the biggest vintage launch of 2010. Owned by singer Lily Allen and her half-sister Sarah Owen, the shop has unsurprisingly attracted plenty of press attention. The concept is refreshingly simple: a … Read More
Like an American thrift store: Wow Retro
December 10, 2010 | Lena WeberSpread over three shops in central London, two of which are just around the corner from Covent Garden, Wow Retro stock womens and menswear from the Twenties to the Eighties. Reminiscent of an American thrift shop, Wow Retro is … Read More
Islington favourite: Cloud Cuckoo Land
November 17, 2010 | Lena Weber 1Situated just off Islington’s Camden Passage, Cloud Cuckoo Land has so far weathered rising rental prices to remain one of the few great vintage shops in Angel. Small but packed full of vintage womenswear from the Twenties to the Seventies with … Read More
The go-to vintage shop for stylists: The Merchant Archive Boutique
November 11, 2010 | Lena WeberHoused in an old Lipton general store, The Merchant Archive stocks a wide range of exclusive vintage – from beautiful Dioresque New Look dresses to mint condition Thirties silk gowns – as well as selected contemporary designers.
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New vintage fashion & interiors shop: Pelicans & Parrots
September 24, 2010 | Lena WeberDalston’s latest vintage addition is a bit of one-stop lifestyle shop - Pelicans & Parrots sells vintage clothes, shoes, handbags, jewellery, furniture, ornaments, books, artefacts and taxidermy. It’s a bit like American highstreet giant Anthropology but vintage, cheaper and obviously much better.
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