Affordable Fashion: Spitalfields Style Market

If you like unique and handcrafted clothes made with love, forget the High Street. The Spitalfields Saturday Style Market is a fashionista’s weekend treat, the perfect place to discover cool emerging designers and share their love for their craft. You’ll find fashion for all tastes, from extravagant hats to cashmere classic camisoles, vintage and second-hand dresses and fur coats and sparkly carnivalesque clothes for a night out in London. And the best thing of all? You can enjoy it with friends after Saturday brunch.

Here are some of the coolest designers to keep an eye on.

Fablou London

Looking for bags that are waterproof, scratchproof and stainproof? Fablou has a fantastic solution. With Fablou’s soft bubble-gum pastel bags you won’t need to worry about stains as simple soapy water will make them spotless again. These affordable minimalist tote bags and shoulder clutches are vegan friendly and made of silky silicone and faux leather. They are easily foldable and you can even write your last minute shopping list on them.

Find Fablou at the market’s entrance or online.

 

Tribeca Handmade Apparel

Tribeca’s little corner feels like stepping into a fashionista’s treasured self-made wardrobe. The label’s motto says it all: “made with love”. There’s a boho-chic feel in the silky-laced slip dresses, sleek pyjama printed shirts, multi-coloured flower crowns and embroidered jackets, adding a romantic and ethereal touch to any closet. Each piece is unique and handmade in Tribeca’s atelier in Spain with prices varying between £10 and £70.

Apart from Spitalfields on Saturdays, you can feel the vibe online too.

Chan Chan

Fran, the designer behind Chan Chan, is a master at transforming a basic piece of clothing into a catchy new essential. Taking drab dresses to the next level, it’s all in the precious details – a plain dark jersey is merged with Asian florals or stripes in asymmetric T-shirt dresses, while unexpected pockets and colourful seams create hip items. Entirely handmade in London, you’ll find Chan Chan’s products at occasional pop-up stores throughout the year, and online on Instagram.

 

Tanique Coburn

It’s impossible to miss Tanique Coburn at Spitalfields. You’ll know you’re in the right place when you spot outrageously oversized balloon-sleeved Nike sweaters. She plays with her signature trendy sleeves on denim jackets, classic blazers and jersey T-shirt dresses, making it a great choice to boost your instagram, and a good bet if you’re in the mood to be spotted by London Fashion Week’s street style photographers. If you can’t make it to the market, you can buy from Asos Markeplace.

 

Chung Rowe

If you’re in the mood for print miscellanies, go for Chung Rowe. Chung Rowe’s gorgeous abstract and geometric prints on drape dresses, tank tops and bomber jackets are some of the greatest treasures of the Spitalfields Style Market. Alongside delicate pendants and necklaces, huge leather necklaces and flower brooches, Rowe’s designs are a superb option to create sleek and trendy outfits.

Check her exclusive pieces at Etsy or find them inside the market on Saturdays.

 

by Maria Ana Vieira Lopes

 

 

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