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An Immersive Louis Vuitton x Murakami Pop-Up Has Landed in Soho
Remember the white handbags with the multicoloured LV logos? That collection, designed in collaboration with Japanese artist Takashi Murakami, came out in 2003 (!) and because we’re now obsessed with all things Y2K, Louis Vuitton is bringing it back with a re-edition collection called ‘Monogram Multicolore’ and an immersive pop-up in Soho. The Louis Vuitton x Murakami store features products from that new collection alongside original archival pieces, plus a vending machine filled with everything from games to limited-edition stickers and a ‘care and repair’ station where you can bring your old LV pieces back to life. Of course, the place is made for IG with its bubblegum pink interiors, Murakami flower cushions and a cafe serving unique monogrammed baked goods and drinks in specially printed cups.
Dough Hands Has Gone South of the River for its Next Residency
Dough Hands founder Hannah Drye has been slinging her London-style pizzas – regenerative flour dough and light, crispy bases – at The Spurstowe Arms in London Fields and now she’s giving south Londoners a chance to get in on the action by taking a second residency at the Old’s Nun’s Head in SE15. The menu features her signature 12″ pizzas topped with the likes of pepperoni, jalapeno and parmesan; nduja, hot honey and stracciatella; and soy-roast mushrooms, taleggio, tarragon and garlic, with her house-made hot sauce available for dipping, plus some exclusive specials in the works too. Dough Hands is cooking at the pub every day except Sundays as that’s being reserved for roasts.
Viral Jacket Potato Sensations Spud Bros Have Popped Up in London
With their videos going viral on TikTok and people from all over the world visiting their jacket potato truck in Preston, the Spud Bros (aka Jacob and Harley Nelson) have come down to London to bring their social media-famous spuds to the capital. Popping up on Archer Street in Soho, Spud Bros Express is serving the same giant baked potatoes topped with the likes of cheese, beans, chilli and tuna mayo. The Spud Bros seem just as popular down south, with lengthy queues forming at the pop-up, so if you don’t mind waiting in a line for a potato, head on down.
Allday Goods Is Hosting a Pop-Up Shop in Hackney
Sustainable knife company Allday Goods is opening its first ever pop-up shop in Netil Market this December, giving you the chance to shop for gifts and bring your old knives in for repair. The full Allday Goods range, including the Everyday Range, the Forged Range, Butter Knives and other merch, will be available for the duration of the pop-up. From 11am on the opening day, a number of limited-edition knives created in collaboration with BAO will be on offer before they go on sale online. Given that Allday uses recycled plastic to make the handles, there’ll be a plastic-waste initiative running at the pop-up too – for every Marmite, Bisto, Heinz or Hellmann’s plastic lids you bring in, you get 1% off your purchase, so a 100 lids will get you a 100% discount.
IKEA Has Opened a Pop-Up Shop Dedicated to Its Famous Blue Bags
Before IKEA opens on Oxford Street where the big Topshop used to be, the Swedish retailer has turned the space into Haus of FRAKTA, a pop-up shop dedicated to its iconic blue FRAKTA bags. And forget the crumpled ones you’ve got stuffed into the cupboard under the stairs (apparently 45% of UK households own one), the FRAKTAs in this store are pristine and can even be personalised at the atelier (costing only £3 to add lettering). There’s also a curated selection of other IKEA products to shop from, including a blue edit paying homage to the signature FRAKTA colour, and an immersive experience that makes you feel like you’re going inside a FRAKTA bag, with a ‘press for candyfloss’ wall, where you can get some free (blue, obvs) candyfloss.
Sustainable beauty boutique big. beauty is going from Hackney to Carnaby Street for a pop-up at the flagship PANGAIA store. The pop-up will be stocked with a curated selection of zero-waste beauty and wellness products, including brands like AKT, LESSE, Subtle Bodies and ACTIVIST. There’ll also be skin consultations offered in store to help you shop – whether for yourself or someone else – with ease.
Charity Super.Mkt Is Bringing Pre-Loved Fashion to Spitalfields
After popping up at Livat Hammersmith over the festive period, pre-loved fashion concept store Charity Super.Mkt (which started life as a section at the Classic Car Boot Sale) is coming back to the capital for another pop-up at Old Spitalfields Market. The multi-charity store, which features charity fashion from the likes of British Heart Foundation, Havens Hospice, Shelter and Traid, will have plenty of gifting opportunities and there might even be some designer labels on the rails too. Since it started Charity Super.Mkt has raised nearly £3 million for charity and saved 102 tonnes of clothes from going to landfill, so swing by the pop-up and help them continue the good work.
Shop Vintage Christmas Jumpers at This Beyond Retro Pop-Up
Every year, Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day campaign raises funds to transform the lives of children globally and in 2024, Beyond Retro is supporting the cause with a seasonal sweater pop-up in Spitalfields Market. The shop will be stocked with a range of vintage Christmas jumpers and holiday wear, including jumpers for dogs, and there’ll also be in-store events like Japanese scarf making and jazz evenings to get involved in too. Beyond Retro will also be donating 10% of all the Christmas jumper proceeds from the pop-up to Save the Children.
Shop From Up-and-Coming Latin American Brands at the Casa Ágape Pop-Up
Casa Ágape is a platform that showcases Latin American retail talent and that’s exactly what will be on show at its pop-up in Notting Hill. The shop will be stocked with a curated selection of clothing, accessories and homeware from emerging Latin American brands, like Banzo, Fringe, Onora Casa, Alba Maria, Sixxta, La Granni, and Soften Hearts, and there’ll also be a series of events, including a botanical workshop, a candle workshop and a mezcal night, to get involved in too.
Deck the Halls at Pergola Brixton
After a sellout season in Paddington last year, Deck the Halls is heading south to Pergola Brixton. The venue is being transformed with twinkling lights, Christmas trees, candy canes, mistletoe and even a snow machine. There’ll be plenty of seasonal tipples on offer, including spiced cranberry margaritas, figgy pudding highballs, boozy hot chocolates and mulled wine, and with festive specials available at Brixton Market’s resident restaurants (which can be delivered straight to your table), you won’t be going hungry either.
By Rotation Is Running the Largest Ever Fashion Rental Pop-Up
Fashion rental biz By Rotation is back for another pop-up and this one is the largest ever fashion rental pop-up to open globally. Taking over a five-storey Mayfair townhouse, the pop-up will feature a range of brands available to rent, including Self-Portrait, 16Arlington, Terry De Havilland and Khanums. You’ll also be able to borrow from celeb wardrobes too, with pieces from Dame Helen Mirren, Sophie Hermann, Chrissy Rutherford, Matilde Mourinho and Abisola Omole in store. And with luxury menswear from the Huntsman Archive, there’s something for the guys too. As well as stopping to by to rent clothes, you can also get involved in a range of workshops and events.
Feast on Fire-Cooked Dishes & Beer With Whole Beast at Exale Tap
Enjoy a winter of fire-cooked food and BBQ at Exale Tap as the Walthamstow taproom plays host to Whole Beast, known for its big, bold cooking. The menu will feature dishes like the award-winning aged cheeseburger, pig’s head al pastor sausage tacos with smoked pineapple hot sauce, hash browns with trotter & smoked eel parsley liquor, pickled eggs in fermented red chilli sauce, and snakebite ice cream. Get your fix Thurs – Sun.
A Winter Gin Garden Is Popping Up at Ham Yard Hotel
Normally reserved for hotel guests, Ham Yard Hotel is opening up its rooftop terrace and garden, which has been transformed into a winter gin garden, to everyone this festive season. It’s the perfect place to get cosy with heaters, candles, blankets and hot cocktails, like Hot Buttered Gin (with Sipsmith Origin 1639 gin and berries) and Ginicillin (made with applewood smoked lemon drizzle gin) on the
drinks list. You can pair your bevs with food cooked in a wood-fired oven, such as cacio e pepe black truffle flatbread, kombu and soy glazed mushroom skewers, and toasted s’mores with toffee apple and cinnamon crackers.
Lucy & Yak Is Bringing Home Comforts to Shelter in Coal Drops Yard
Lucy & Yak is popping up at the Shelter’s Coal Drops Yard Boutique this winter with The Comfort Store. As well as featuring a donated selection of Lucy & Yak’s comfiest items, like dungarees, fleeces, jumpsuits and blankets for you to shop from, there’ll also be an opportunity to donate their own preloved pieces from the brand. All clothing donations and profits will be going directly to Shelter to support the charity in its work with people facing homelessness, and Lucy & Yak will continue to supplement monetary donations to the charity with clothing donations.
Shop Items From Your Favourite Netflix Shows at This Pop-Up
For one day only, you’ll have the chance to browse a selection of props, memorabilia and costumes from some of Netflix’s biggest shows and films – and you could even bring something home with you. The streaming giant’s As Seen on Netflix pop-up shop will open on Bethnal Green Road at 10am on Sat 12th October, stocked with the likes of original Lady Whistledown Papers from Bridgerton, Princess Diana’s jeans from The Crown, Otis’ bike from Sex Education, a Casio watch from KAOS signed by Jeff Goldblum and much more. Objects will be listed at a range of prices – starting as low as just £1 – and all proceeds will go towards Mind, a mental health charity that provides people with free advice and support, as well as campaigning for improvement in the mental health services available across England and Wales.
If you’ve ever paused a scene to clock a costume detail or wondered what happens to those iconic set pieces once filming wraps, this is your chance to get up close. Expect rails of recognisable looks, cabinets of small but significant props and a few bigger-ticket items that’ll have superfans queuing early. It’s part treasure hunt, part cultural archive, with each object carrying a bit of TV history attached.
Given the price points and the one-day-only format, we’re anticipating a swift sell-out, so if you’ve got your eye on something specific, you’ll want to get down there sharpish. Whether you’re in it for the nostalgia, the novelty or the charity angle, it’s not often you can say you picked up a piece of Netflix history on your way down Bethnal Green Road.
Head Up to Rooftop Igloos at Aviary
Igloos have made their way ten floors up to the Aviary rooftop. Grey Goose has joined the party so you can sip on one of their spesh cocktails (there’s even a ‘press for martini’ button in the signature igloo) whilst tucking into festive food and soaking up those epic views.
Shop From Sustainable Brands at This Shoreditch Pop-Up
Fashion upcycling platform Loom is keeping the Secondhand September vibes running through the autumn and hosting its first-ever pop-up in Shoreditch for a week of creativity and sustainability. At the pop-up you’ll be able to shop from sustainable brands and upcycling designers like Again & Again, Jetti, Grandpa’s Shirts, Aberdevine, Dot & Lola and Dorota Bojanowska. You’ll also be able to flex your creative muscles by getting involved in a screen printing workshop and life drawing class.
Natty Can Cook Has Taken Over the Kitchen at The Greyhound
Nathaniel Morley aka Natty Can Cook has taken over the stoves at The Greyhound in Peckham and is serving up his refined take on Caribbean food at the pub. We’re talking dishes like BBQ black cod with coriander & roasted corn salsa; pork belly with scotch bonnet mayo and pickled plantain; soft shell crab with scotch bonnet & tomato veloute and lime mayo; jerk chicken supreme with brown butter mash and tempura prawns; and plantain cake with white chocolate ganache, chocolate soil and lime chantilly. And it’s something of a full-circle moment for Nathaniel. Growing up the area, he began his career as a chef as a way to stay off the streets after being stabbed at 16. Following stints at the likes of Oblix and City Social and catering events like the 2012 Olympics, he fell back into crime and ended up serving time at HMP Brixton, where he cooked at inmate-run restaurant The Clink. Since then, it’s been his goal to showcase Caribbean food and provide a space where ex-convicts can turn their lives around through cooking, which is what he’s doing at The Greyhound.
