"Now the pale morning sings of forgotten things"

Last week I took a trip to East London for an interview for uni. My interview wasn't until the afternoon so I spent the morning milling around the Spittlefields area. I probably should have gone with minimal cash and without my card  because I may have accidentally bought a few things, but I'm convincing myself that it's okay, as I've worked quite a bit recently.

As well as the popcorn lip scrub from Lush (It's so addictive!) and a simple skirt from Urban Outfitters I also went into a shop called Bolongaro Trevor. They have six stores across the country and you can find where abouts they are here.

Even before I entered the shop I thought that the aesthetes reminded me of All Saints. Once inside, I fell in love with all of the clothes and started chatting to a really lovely shop assistant. I then discovered that my initial thoughts weren't too far off, as the founders and designers of Bolongaro Trevor originally founded All Saints, but sold it off ten or so years ago, and so their joint adventure began.

It wasn't just the dark and quirky clothes that i fell in love with, but also the interiors of the shop, and I couldn't resist taking a few pictures. The shop can be found not too far from the market its self, so if you are in the area, I would definitely recommend a visit. Once I had purchased my items, they were carefully wrapped up in tissue paper and put in a really cute tote bag with the shops logo on. Also their business cards are printed onto mini place mats, which gives you 10% off your next purchase.

After shopping there was still some time before my interview, so I went to the Bishopsgate Kitchen. This is also just outside of the market (near Starbucks). It has a really rustic feel to it which was added to by the red and white checkered cotton napkins, and the presentation of the food (a mini wooden board for meats and a cute brown-paper-lined mini tin for chips will always be a winner with me). The staff here are also really lovely and I honestly couldn't recommend this enough. Whether it be for coffee and juice's or lobster basque, this restaurant is definitely worth a visit.

I also took a few street-style snaps, but I will save them for a separate post once I've got a few more to share with you.

Below are a few pictures I took of the inside of Bolongaro Trevor.

 

 Love Maddie x

Shoreditch Adventures on a Monday Night

Recently I've made a few Monday night trips up to Shoreditch to go to some fashion illustration classes.

The classes are run by Clara and you can find more information about them here. The classes are held in a vintage shop called Paper Dress Vintage. It's a shop and caffe by day, and bar at night. As well as the fashion illustration classes they hold other events throughout the month which you can find out about here.
The shop has a really lovely feel about it, and sitting on miss-matched charirs, surrounded by rails of vintage clothes and listening to 70's style music is the perfect atmosphere for the class. The model is also amazing, and everyone is so friendly!

On the way to Paper Dress Vintage I popped into a caffe/bar a stones throw away and had an ice latte whilst leafing through the array of leaflets promoting bands, gigs and events galore. Opposite was an American Aparrel that closed it's doors before I had the chance to pop across for a browse. Ther's always next time though!

Outside of Shoreditch station is the "BoxPark" (aswell as a vast sporting ground which made me feel quite inferior for not doning a pair of trainers or gym kit, but do not fear a couple of yards around the corner and you're in hipseter-ville!) The Box Park is a series of shipping containers stacked and painted to create a mini shopping mall. Unfortunetly many of the "shops" were empty, and the ones that wern't were closed as I got there, however I did manage to take some picturese with a backdrop of fairy lights on the top floor of the "mall".
Annoyingly I left my camera at home, so had to make do with my not-very-good phone camera, so sorry for the poor quality of the pictures. I will definitely be returning soon, and I will take my camera next time! 

Hat: Urban outfitters, Shirt: Urban Outfitters Jacket: MaxC, Necklace: New Look, Skirt: H&M, Boots: Office

Necklace: New Look Shirt: Urban Outfiters

Boots: Office, Socks: Primark

Box Park

London bus through twinkling lights

Paper Dress Vintage decor

Iced Latte and flyers

Box Park Shoreditch adorned with fairly lights

Clara's illustrations

The model

Drinks to warm you up on a February evening

A jacket that a very nearly bought, and regret not doing so!

The bar

Silk scarves for sale