Shorditch is Shining

While studying and culture absorbing in London I had the greatest opportunity to stay in one of the most fashionable and artsy neighborhoods in East London: Shorditch. The neighborhood is a mecca for for trendy boutiques, galleries, pubs, restaurants, and a huge cycling scene. This is where you will find your Bansky's and Horfe's not to mention Roa one of my new favorite street artists.
A couple blocks from where I was staying is Brick Lane, one the main drags in the hood which includes the Truman Brewery, an old Brewery that has been converted to art galleries, vintage market space, boutiques, showrooms, and offices for creative projects( like the one my friend Bobby was co-producing with Tim Kring, called Conspiracy for Good). Down Brick Lane are many exquisite boutiques, including a store that seemed to only sell Margiela and Rick Owens. I mean, do you really need to sell anything else? At the top of Brick Lane a store called 123 opened just a couple of weeks ago that has three floors, and each floor is a different designer, including Dr. Noki who made the loose knit shrug with a hood worn by M.I.A. on the cover of Nylon a couple months ago. If I ever move to London, this would be the place I would choose to live, preferably in one of the huge spaces in the Brewery.