Jenny Schwarz

I went to the Felicities Showroom a couple of weeks ago to visit them for their Christmas Open Day.

Not only was it a great chance to speak to all the Flix Chix and eat Candy Canes, but I also got to take another look at their amazing designers.

One new brand that I hadn't come across before was Jenny Schwarz.

I particularly fell in love with the Mohair jumper in the image below.

I loved her modern take on traditional tailoring and was interested to learn that her tailoring runs in her family, right back to her Great Grandfather who was a successful menswear tailor.

The collection is very wearable, with beautiful fabrics and gorgeous detailing.

Jenny Schwarz is deffinetley a menswear designer that I will be keeping a look out for.

Boxpark Shoreditch

For those of you that don't know Boxpark is a pop up mall constructed entirely of shipping containers, based right next to Shoreditch High Street Station. After reading that they want to 'provide a challenging and exciting alternative to the stagnant 'High Street' concept' I was keen to check it out.

After taking a look around I felt let down that Boxpark hadn't achieved the 'creative village' feel that they originally sold the idea on.

Lots of the stores that were originally advertised as going to be in Boxpark didn't appear to be there and I was disappointed to discover that there were predominantly menswear street brands. I also found the aesthetic to be very industrial, uninspiring and unwelcoming.

I was happy to discover two stores, Cyber Candy and OnePiece, both of which I will be visiting again.

Although the original concept was fantastic, I don’t feel as though they have delivered and I think it needs a more creative input.