Which London tribe do you belong to? - ES Magazine - Life & Style. Find them at Blitz vintage store Modern London is rubbish, according to its vintage tribe. That’s why they prefer to live in sexier, more stylish eras, spending their spare time scouring eBay and the Blitz warehouse for bygone bargains. Rosie takes meticulous care to match the perfect 1940s tea dress with authentic nylons and headpiece. The devil is in the detail. Her look is a mesh of wondrous signifiers, treading a fine line between subservient girly-whirlishness (gingham dresses, cupcake stalls, pearls) and resilient 1950s biker-girl chic (armful of sailor tattoos, stiff quiff – thanks to regular appointments at The Painted Lady on Redchurch Street – and red Cupid-bow lips).
By night she takes swing dance lessons and learns burlesque moves – which isn’t ‘just stripping’ as she’s wearing a vintage corset and Agent Provocateur nipple pasties. Lactivists Find them on Church Street Trinny first met Josie, Liza and Gretchen during a ‘Midwife-led unit or water birth?’ Label lads W11 literati.
Explaining Londoners. London Sound Survey featuring London maps, sound recordings, sound maps, local history, London wildlife. A Soundmap Of London’s Waterways. Click here to visit the audio version, with embedded sound files. London Sound Survey is a truly extraordinary site. Truly extraordinary. No hyperbole or exaggeration. It patently deserves some kind of award for outstanding achievements in the field of excellence. Site owner Ian Rawes has spent years compiling audio recordings from around London – from street sounds to the clicks, whistles, squarks and hoots of the capital’s wildlife.
Most splendidly, Ian has found imaginative ways to present his recordings. The Waterways map is just one of many addictive sections of the site. See our long list of other alternative tube maps. Soundmap of London canals and minor rivers.