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Fashion: Indian tailor residency at Flaxon Ptootch

Fancy the perfect Xmas party dress? A well fitted suit? Flaxon Ptootch’s new resident weekly tailor has got it covered

Fashion

Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Clare Zerny, artisan patissier

‘I used to pretend I only had one cat so I didn’t have to pay two insurance policies’

Art

Review: Amy Winehouse: A Family Portrait, Jewish Museum, Camden Town

Subtle and un-sensational, this thoughtful exhibition, curated by the singer’s brother, is more than justified in telling one side of the story

Fashion

So what’s it like being a one-handed hairdresser?

Tufnell Park boy Ashley Thomson was determined that nothing would prevent him from fulfilling his dream

Art

Pinboard: Queen’s Crescent on the up? Help Shebeen. And who won Pub of the Year?

1. The rise and fall and rise again of Queen’s Crescent Market? Regular readers will know how much we love Queen’s Crescent Market, and so …

Fashion

Fashion: Katy Lubin on vintage shopping in Camden

[quote] “The key is to appreciate the shabby aesthetic value of all the overpriced mock vintage tat on offer, but buy none of it.” [/quote] …

Drink

Southampton Arms: London’s #1 hipster joint?

This is very silly indeed. Some American blog – connected to marketing thingy Spotistic – has issued an ‘infographic’ (see below) comparing American vs European …

Art

Fashion: Valentino, Master Of Couture, Somerset House

What better time to see a Valentino exhibition than on the eve of London Fashion Week, when there’s a buzz in the air as tents …

Art

Review: Tim Walker: Story Teller at Somerset House

What better way to spend a secret day off from the kids than at the fashion photographer Tim Walker’s Story Teller exhibition in Somerset House? …

Art

Community Pinboard: It’s Summer Now – with (Olympic) bells on.

1. Ring My Bell? You may be aware that the work that opens the Olympics is Martin’s Creed’s All The Bells, which takes place tomorrow …

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