London (UK)

[prpx]

Will be spending some days in London mid August, so if someone would be so nice to update the list with some recommendations:

• good record stores
• good place to buy a nice sport jacket and some pleated pants
  thanks in advance

[Alex]

@prpx

For records, below list a friend sent me recently:

SOHO
• phonica records for dance music ( you can also listen before you buy here)
• Reckless Records for a great variety of stuff all 2nd hand
• Sister Ray has a mix of 2nd hand and new
• Sounds of The Universe - has a great selection of soul and funk and some reggae

HACKNEY

• Hidden sounds
• Atlantis records - weird shop but great rock and older selection
• Tome recordsgood 2nd hand selection variety
• Jelly records - cool basement find has a great medium sized collection of everything

For smart clothes, go to Saville Row

[prpx]

fantastic! thanks Alex!

[IrishHeart]

@prpx for trousers and sports jackets I would add Anglo Italian https://angloitalian.com/

[Bridger]

If you are interested in Japan, come to London.

The Samurai exhibition at the British Museum is excellent. It has great artwork and has something for anime and manga fans.

It finishes on the 4 May.

If you're hungry - grab a feed at Okan after (bookings recommended - it is popular for a reason). I understand their Okonomiyaki is pretty legit Hiroshima style.

[ARNC]

@Bridger good to hear the positive review. I’m going on 4 May (with the Mad Red).

If anyone is contemplating going, remaining tickets are very limited, so don’t hang about.

[endo]

I wish I could.

[Bridger]

Nice one @ARNC - a good outing for big red.

Check out the Samurai exhibition catalogue book in the gift shop. I didn't get one (kind of regretting it), one the value seems remarkable in this day and age.

[Bridger]

@endo said in London (UK):

I wish I could.

It's not far from city airport...

Make a day trip of it.

[Jack]

Definitely need to catch the Samurai exhibition, has anyone been to Japan House ?

https://www.japanhouselondon.uk/ its on my list along with V&A storehouse now that I have moved back to East London.

I was recently asked about clothing stores to check it out in London by a friend, the list is below if anyone is thinking about heading to London soon.

Drakes
Clutch
Liberty
Selfridges
Harrods
END
Rivet & Hide
Blackhorse Lane
Oliver Spencer Holborn
Lambs Conduit Street
Dover Street Market
American Classics
Aime Leon Dore
Dukes Cupboard
Foot Patrol
Kith
Lewis Leathers
Supreme
Natalino
William Crabtree
Trunk Clothiers
Brycelands & Co
John Simons
Our Legacy
Son Of A Stag
Brick Lane Market
Goodhood
Coal Drops Yard
Garbstore
Outsiders Store
Earl Of East
Vintage Threads
Portobello Market
Levisons
House Of Vintage
194 Local
Labour & Wait
RRL Carnaby
Ralph Lauren/RRL Mayfair
Our Legacy Workshop
Horatio

[will6er]

@Jack Wow! Not heard of a couple of these. Thats the weekend sorted.

[louisbosco]

@ARNC said in London (UK):

4 May

may the fourth be with you

[Bridger]

@louisbosco said in London (UK):

@ARNC said in London (UK):

4 May

may the fourth be with you

@louisbosco, this has more relavance to the exhibition than you realise. @ARNC can report back on the fourth.

[ARNC]

@louisbosco haha, I hadn’t thought of that but highly appropriate.

From the BM exhibition highlights page:

George Lucas, director of the motion picture Star Wars: A New Hope (1977), drew inspiration for the shape of Darth Vader's helmet from samurai armour – particularly visible in the flared lower section resembling the shikoro (neck-guard). The visor was added to explain how the character could breathe in space. Lucas based the plot of A New Hope loosely on the samurai film Hidden Fortress (1958) by Kurosawa Akira (1910–98).

[ARNC]

@Bridger I think we both landed at about the same time.