Ever wonder how the London girls dress? Well, fyi London is divided into 32 administrative boroughs (much like districts) which consists of Inner London and Outer London. From Enfield up north to Croydon at down south, Hillingdon on the far west to Barking & Dagenham in the east (Dagenham, as in the latest movie - Made in Dagenham). Yet, to most Londoners we always identify ourselves to just North, South, East and West Londoners (ooh, look.. I use the word 'we'..ahaks!). And people from each part of London dress quite differently from one another.
For example, if I see someone that look very street and sometime quite artistic (some even look chav, no offence), then I can identify them as the East London people. Or someone that look quite posh, he/she may come from the West since Notting Hill and Kensington are located somewhere around there. Or people who tend to look rock'n'roll glam in designer/street combo, well... most probably they hailed from the North (think Kate Moss, Amy Winehouse, Jamie Hince). From the south, anything can go ... but most look kinda boho chic since there's a huge 'melting pot' community living in that area like the Caribbean and South American as well as some African too.
Me? I'm from North London. That's why rocking in skinnies and mix-and-matching with designer/highstreet is what we do best. Ahaks!
Read on the article from ES Magazine in the previous Fashion Issue to have a glimpse on how the girls of London put their outfit together. All I can say, for men - it's not so much different either. :)
[pix from ES Magazine]
