Shoreditch Style

Shoreditch is a funny old place. Ten years ago it was what its further east counterparts, like Hackney Wick, are now:  awash of old warehouses being used as creative spaces with its inhabitants’ style choices reflecting this.

Being closer to central London, the idea of it being ‘up-and-coming’ has cottoned on as the bankers of the city and the media-savvy of Soho branch out to what they deem fashionable. It is still where cool kids and creative types live, work, and play, making it the perfect destination to kick back with a few good friends and get wasted quickly and cheaply.

Shoreditch still has a lot going for it, if perhaps it isn’t as exciting as it was a few years back; and it’s funky and creative dwellers are not afraid to embrace their own trends, even if it sometimes means falling a bit short.

There is a definite uniform when it comes to the Shoreditch inhabitant that identifies them, even when they venture out of their local stomping ground. The Shoreditch lady loves faux fur jackets, body con skirts, and prairie boots. She lives in grandad cardigans, unflattering high-waisted jeans, and vintage finds. As far as beauty goes, she usually has an affinity towards bright red lipstick which she proudly wears in the daytime; and she always sports unruly hair with winged eyeliner.

The men can often be spotted in excruciatingly tight jeans that are slung so low you can see their pants, and their choice of footwear is usually really dirty and canvas. On a Friday night the bars and streets are flooded with the most distinguishing article of clothing for the Shoreditch male: the plaid shirt in multiple colour combinations. He’s also anti-grooming and will surely be rocking a scruffy beard and long hair.

Shoreditch is insanely cool for so many reasons and so are its inhabitants. But this east London hipster crowd, always on the never-ending quest for uniqueness, share an unofficial uniform that is easily distinguishable from London Fields to Old Street.

Images by Bixentro courtesy of Flickr