ALLEY WAY SALE

What: Alley Way Sale (Party)

Where: Cotton's Gardens Alley Way (off Kingsland Road), London, E2 8DN

When: Saturday 22nd August (tomorrow), 11am -6pm

Why: Seize some really great deals on new, used and vintage clothing and accessories, furniture, books, kitchenware,thingmabobs and whatchamacallit's. There will also be an array of home-baked goods, hot-dogs, an old-fashioned lemonade stand and live-music...escape from the Brick Lane/Broadway Saturday market routine and stop by this one time only alley way sale!

Brick Lane Vintage

Brick Lane's plethora of vintage stores is surely one of the area's greatest attributes, however there is no such thing as a one-stop vintage shop. Although many of the boutiques carry a range of apparel and accessories, if you're looking for the very best that Brick Lane has to offer, in the words of Smokey Robinson 'you better shop around.'


Accessories (Belts, Scarves and all that jazz)- Rokit, 101 Brick Lane

Jewelry - Spitalfields Antiques market, every Thursday (alright, not an actual store but to be honest this is one area that Brick Lane vintage is lacking - Spitalfields on a Thursday makes up for this though)

Shoes and Bags - Absolute Vintage, 15 Hanbury Street

Vintage T's -Beyond Retro, 110-112 Cheshire Street

50's garb - Paper Dress Vintage, 114 - 116 Curtain Road ( not Brick Lane but in the general vicinity)

Vintage bathing suits - This Shop Rocks! 131 Brick Lane

Men's - Brick Lane Thrift Store, 68 Sclater Street

Fashion craze of the second - Beyond Retro, as listed above (exploiting tomorrow's trends is Beyond Retro's speciality, rows and rows of what is deemed to be en vogue in the east are pushed to the front of the store periodically resulting in a bevy of homogenous individuals).

It's tea time!

VINTAGE HEAVEN is a self-proclaimed “treasure trove of retro and mid-century objets d'art,” complete with a delightful tearoom, the CAKE HOLE, concealed within. 

The boutique stocks crockery of yesteryear combined with quirky thingamabobs and a small selection of vintage clothing.  

The Cake Hole steals the show in my eyes.  The selection of cakes and teas are certainly a special treat and the equally delicious soup of the day is on location for those craving a savoury snack.

Vintage Heaven/Cake Hole is not to be missed.  Where else can you buy your vintage china and sip from it too?

Vintage Heaven: Open Fri. 12 noon to 5.00pm, Sat. 12 noon to 6.00pm & Sun. 8.30am to 5.30pm

Cake Hole: Open Sat. 12 noon to 6.00pm & Sun. 8.30am to 5.00pm.                                   

82 Columbia Road.