London shopping: The Shop (no.3)
You know you have to be prepared to sift as you step inside the cosy vintage nest that is The Shop (at no.3 Cheshire Street). But it’s worth being patient as there are many treasures to be found, including graphic ‘50s barkcloth fabric and vintage silk scarves (from an overwhelming collection of 500). Spanning the 1930s to the 1980s, The Shop stocks vintage clothes, accessories, jewellery, fabric, trims, ribbons, buttons, laces, linen and curtains. There is also a small selection of vintage childrenswear.
I can't help feeling I’m in someone else’s house as I rummage through dresser drawers stacked with doilies, sheets and white linen tablecloths. But it's a nice, comfortable "no-pressure" feeling. The Shop also has a sister store at no. 7 which focuses its collection on vintage women's and menswear. Well worth checking out.
The Shop
3 Cheshire Street
London E2 6EH
Tel. 020 7739 5631
Click here for a Wee Birdy map.
Opening hours:
Wednesday to Saturday 11am-6pm
Sunday 9am-5pm
Nearest tube: Liverpool Street
For more shops on Cheshire Street, click here.
For more shops in East London, click here.
