It’s often been said that London and New York are like twins. Both are eclectic cultural melting pots and both scream talent and creativity. Unfortunately we also were both bombed in 9/11 and 7/7. The last two weeks have seen the fringes of Carnaby Street be tuned into a little slice of the big apple, where you can get the tastes, sights, sounds and shopping of New York.
The last 2 months has seen a sort of foreign exchange program of designers happen between the two cities. Two pop up shops have popped up in the Newburgh Quarter off Carnaby Street. They contain 30 independent boutique designers from New York’s ultra trendy Lower East Side.
In August we sent over a load of the designers from the Newburgh Quarter to the Lower East Side. They included Beyond the Valley, Blaqua, Chateau Roux, Concrete, Cowshed, The Face, Fred Perry, The Great Frog, Hurwundeki, Joie, Peckham Rye, Social Suicide, Savage, Twenty8Twelve, and Van den Berg.
Now, until 1st of November we have Adrienne’s, By Robert James, Earnest Sewn, Hairy Mary’s Vintage & Design, In God We Trust, Kaight, Reed Space, Shut Skateboards, Still Life, Wendy Mink Jewelry and Zarin Fabric Warehouse.
There are also events going on:
Sunday 18th October
New York style Block Party – 2-5pm
New York style block party with guerrilla catwalk show
Vote for your favourite LES (Lower East Side, not lesbian) look as styled by a guest NYC stylist, for your chance to win the outfit
Live LES entertainment
A Taste of New York street vendors
Hail the ‘Wish You Were Here’ New York cab for a free ride to the Newburgh Quarter
Saturday 31st October
New York Halloween Closing Party – From 6pm
New York Halloween Street Party
Prizes for best in show outfits
Pumpkin Carving Contest
Live music from LES DJ’s and in-store entertainment
This comes at a time when New York and London are seemingly ever closer. We’ve had a replica of Central Perk to celebrate the launch of the Friends something or other (aren’t people over that yet?). We also had the Telectroscope designed by artist Paul St George that linked New York and London by what appeared to be a giant telescope.
So if you’re looking to get your winter wardrobe together, why not go to the Newburgh Quarter to stock up on New York’s latest designs. And that Halloween party doesn’t sound too bad either!
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