BRICK LANE BITE-SIZE

The many markets of London are splashed with countless things of interest, which to the consumer is a fascinating notion. Tracking through the streets of brick lane and surrounding areas,

the streets are packed with street art, inspired photographers, icons of style, tourists and Londoners. It's not a petite affair - it’s a mass market with many stalls filled with the hustle and bustle of excitement. Welcome to Tower Hamlets home to the mighty Brick Lane! Regular markets include The Sunday-Up Market, Tea Rooms, The Backyard Market, The Vintage Market and the Boiler House as well as street sellers all the way up Brick Lane.

It's very easy to visit all that the area has to offer in one day. We suggest that you start at Spitalfields and work your way over to Brick Lane after. You will come across fashion in many shapes forms and sizes. Velo-Re is a fine example.

You'll also find the hugely popular Embassy Shoes. Beautifully crafted shoes from Lithuania. We love their collection of winter boots! Vintage is vast amongst the stalls within the backyard market and the Sunday up market.

The markets and surrounding areas are intriguing and packed with unique items of interest. From clothing, to Mexican wrestler masks, Brick Lane captures it all! If you're an antiques fan, The Tea Rooms is just the place for you. You'll find it just before the Backyard Market. 

If dainty china turns you on, Plant and Plant may rock your world! We also love Vintage Bus Blinds for a taste of London.

For supporters there are many stalls of interest.  NARCISSUS DESIGN (pictured above) is a design stall specialising in custom-made mirrors, furniture finishes and handmade gilt wallpaper.

We know that you're going to get hungry, that's a given with all the succulent aromas everywhere. Brick Lane is London's curry capital, but save that for the evening! The Brick Lane Boiler House is home to a whole court of food stalls from around the world. 

LA PIADINA PRONTA: Italian food made simple (Italian flat bread) with the best ingredients. The best of Italy brought to you.

And if you're lucky enough to save yourself until you hit the top of Brick Lane, MR SPICY will be waiting for you, with his "Smokin" Caribbean Food.       

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* Special thanks to contributor Effy Williams.

CHATSWORTH ROAD-BIZE SIZE

Chatsworth Rd Market in Lower Clapton, Hackney is an easy and serene affair perfect for those that like to ease gently into Sunday morning. Chatsworth Road is Broadway Market, for the over 30's. Plenty of coffee and wholesome food cafes, but without the pubs and intensity. The bonus is that Chatsworth doesn't seem to be victim to Broadway prices.

There are many places to take breakfast or brunch. With all the yummy food stalls you can either east out or buy and run back home! Creperie du Monde is a great place to meet friends and indulge. Choose from yummy sweet and savoury crepes, waffles and omlettes. On the menu is the "French Favourite" crepe with nutella with banana.


Also popular is the bakery stall on Chatsworth Road Market. Local queue for freshly bakes breads, pastries, flans and cakes. We can vouch for the Danish Pastry and the French Flan is excellent!

Another take home bake can be bought at Bamber Brothers, tasty scrumptious cheese cake.  White Choc Oreo might be your thing?

If you appreciate a good jam, London Borough of jams are serving up their much loved preserves. Raspberry and lavender is sweet and fragrant.

Isle of Olives also have a delicious honey collection. Deeney's Scottish Flavour served us an awesome bacon, cheese and haggis sandwich with mustard and onion relish.

Long live vintage at Thea's Vintage Store, really love this shop. It's a little gem! Kids are welcome at Chatsworth Rd Market and it has a great family atmosphere. Born Again Kids Wear  and Nixie will keep the little ones looking good.

Pop-up art, music and community space, locally known as The Dentist, 33 Chatsworth Road, is an interesting shopfront for Chatsworth's creative community. The space has just been home to an avid Chatsworth promoter, is Norweign photographer Jørn Tomter who has been exhibiting his 




photography.


33 Chatsworth Road is an influential space creative showcase. With more live music in the horizon I'm sure the cool-kids will follow! More art can be found at Chatsworth Palace Arts Centre is another important creative space, where you can find the Mini-Yeah-Yeah-Yeah Market.

There  plenty of characters to be found at Chatsworth Road Market, like Ash Green Organics. Charming man selling his fresh produce to the locals. It's certainly refreshing not to see at Sainsbury's local or Tesco Metro here. It does seem to keep local people in touch with local produce.

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Festive Markets in London

YES it's that time again! The season to be jolly is looming and us savvy market folk like to be kept in the know about where the best Christmas markets in London are. 

Whether you want to do your Christmas shopping or find a market to stall at, London has some fantastic festive markets lined-up for the winter season. 

Here is what we recommend so far!

Winter Sundays, Nov 18-Dec 23rd, Portobello Road Market. Running from Lancaster Road to Cambridge Gardens. A festive themed winter market with plenty or arts and craft stalls. Perfect for finding original gifts. Running for 6 weeks with approx 40 stalls. Want a stall? 

Find out more.  

East Street Christmas Markets, Nov 23rd - Dec, East Street, Southwark. 
Watch the lights go on for the market launch on Nov 23rd. Lots of festive events planned. including a cockney themed market taking place on Dec 6th, 7th & 8th. 

Find out more. 

                                                  Boutique de Noel, 14 & 15 November 2012
Kensington Town Hall, London W8 7NX

Shopping with a conscience! At the Junior League of London's annual charity fundraiser. Stalls selling toys, antiques, jewellery, gifts and more.

Find out more.

Southbank Christmas Market, 16th Nov-24 Dec, Southbank, London.

A hugely successful Christmas market beautifully with an idyllic London backdrop. Stalls set in little huts up the river. A big hit with visitors to London and tourists. 

Find out more.

WOW! Vintage & Craft Christmas Fair, Glenmore House, Surbiton KT6 4BN
Spread over two floors of the stunning 'Glenmore House.' Findunique Christmas gifts for adults and children. Supporting The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity.

Find out more.

The Kensal Flea Christmas Flea, The Paradise, Kensal Green, London. Sat Nov 27th

Eat, drink, shop and be merry! Plenty to fill your Christmas stockings with, set in the cosy Paradise Pub.

Find out more.

Festive Feast Indoor Market at Clisshold House, Stoke Newington, December 7th & 8th.

Mulled wine and minced pies and plenty of festive stalls. Stall priced at just £25.  

Find out more.

Bromley Town Centre Christmas Market, Thurs Dec 13-24th.

A festive market with entertainment for the whole family. Unique gifts, great stocking fillers and Santa and live reindeer. Promises to be quite a spectacle! 

Find out more.

Belgravia Christmas Sunday, December 02 2012, 12pm-5pm Elizabeth Street and Pimlico Road (City of London)

Elizabeth Street and Pimlico Road will be transformed into a winter wonderland, booming with festivities: handmade craft stalls, fairies, balloon modellers, choirs, brass bands and delicious food and drink.

 

Find out more

Kensington Red Cross Market, November 28 2012, 10am-4pm Kensington Town Hall (Kensington and Chelsea)

 Why not go try something different? Shopping with a difference? Shopping for a cause? Interest you show your support by visiting the vast stalls at this years Red Cross market.

Find out more

Christmas themed scandanavian market, November 23 2012, 10am-6pm, Albion Street Rotherhithe (Southwark)

The Scandinavian Christmas Market is the perfect location to pick up some unique Christmas gifts for your family and friends, with stalls selling homeware to gifts with some tasty food.

Find out more

 

For the full list of upcoming market events, including Christmas markets in London, click here. Share your market events and post them for FREE. 

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* Special thanks to Effy Williams for collating the research.

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Find your Woodstock Wardrobe on ILM!

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Summer is finally here and we know that you can't wait to rock that summer wardrobe!! Embracing the solaire we want to inspire our music loving festival goers with somesuggestions for obtaining the perfect Woodstock Wadrobe! Here are some of our favourite market sellers from the London Market Directory that we recommend!

Hippie Headwear

This is the staple piece of the Woodstock Wardrobe! 

Snakes and Faires at Portobello Market make beautifully hand crafted pieces, each piece is unique to you. These feather ear pieces and tiarra's are so festival chic and you won't catch anyone wearing the same! At Woodstock hippies were adorned in beads and feathers. Click here to view Snakes and Fairies.

Hippie Headbands

For your classic flower garlands head to Poppy Daisy at Old Spitalfields Market. They do garlands in every colour for just £2! 

Mu Du at Portobello Market have a great range head scarfs in vintage fabrics. She also has a great collection of hats. Why not rock a Red Indian head piece by Jules (right). Awesome with plaits and twists. 

Festival Shades

Good looking sunglasses can bring the most plain of outfits look ultra cool. Also, big shades (like Janis Joplin's left) are practical as they hide tired eyes. We LOVE Festival Specs,  they're big and round and they come with different coloured lenses so that you can change them as your mood and outfit desires! 

To shop vintage Lunnettes at Brick Lane Vintage Market specialise in vintage eyewear go for some big 60's shades or how about some 70's aviators? Auntie Aviator Eyewear are defintely worth checking out too, they can fit glasses to your perscription.

If you're into a funky hat, guys should head to Laird of Glencairn on Columbia Road, Hackney or Retrobates Vintage at Greenwich.

Airy Skirts and Big Print Dresses

With vintage you never know where you might find that dream piece, so here are a few suggestions to get your started. Berty and Gerty (left) at Camden Lock Market have rails of fabulous vintage dresses, clothes and accessories.

Eduardo Medina  at Brick Lane's Back Yard Market specialises in upcylcing vintage dresses, and creating new ones with vintage fabrics.

Tortoiseshell Vintage had some great psychedelic prints last time i visited Brixton Market. Thea Vintage at Chatsworth Road in Hackney are also fab. It's so hard to choose, click here to see the full list of vintage specialists.

ROCKING IT RHI-RHI STYLE AT ILM

We know there are haters, but we love Rhianna’s rock-chick-grunge street style. Soon to be launching her own collection, we thought we’d celebrate by recommending some of our favourite Rhi-Rhi inspired pieces from stall holders currently listing in our market directory.

Cult of Youth – Cross, bone and skulduggery 

Cult of Youth (COY) stall at Portobello Market. Jewellery designer by Kellly Seymour executes her fiscation with bones, sculls, crosses, love and peace with complete style. I couldn't resist buying the Peace and Love symbol braclet. 

Lavand Boutique - Hot Mama! Denim Shorts

The Lavand Boutique makes clothes and accessories to make a women look and feel as HOT AS SHE CAN BE!! We are certainly feeling these denim shorts. Totally Rhi-Rhi. Every Sunday at Brick Lane's Sunday-Up Market.

Pheonix Rising - Studded Sneakers! 

You gotta love these. Converse for the rock-chic in you, customised by hand by Pheonix Rising. I'd like to see them in pink!

They'd go great with her studded denim jacket (right). Get yours at Portobello Market.

YoCoco Camden- Wear a Rockstar!

 Paying homeage to the our favourite stars YoCoco Camden sure knows how to rock a good t-shirt! Not sure if Rhianna would be vain enough to wear one of herself, but maybe we'd like to. She can do Lil Wayne! Find Yococo at Camden Lock Market and Camden Stables. 

BIG Prints by Ivory jar

Rihanna’s style is not for the faint hearted. We love these big, bold and beautiful prints by Ivory Jar. Every Sunday at Brick Lane Sunday-Up Market.

 

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