| Wednesday 30 July, 2008 |
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They're hardly the height of glamour, and the merest mention of M&S, John Lewis and Debenhams sends shivers down your spine, but where else (and this is why your mum loved them) can you do anywhere near as much one-stop-shopping?
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Sure, you can scour for antiques in one vintage-themed shop, for books in another vintage-themed shop, and vintage clothing in, strangely, yet another vintage-themed shop. But can you do all of them at once in a truly gorgeous, well, vintage-themed shop?
Now you can, at A Child of The Jago. Named after
a 19th century novel about East End slums, the
store and its inhabitants come across like a contemporary
version of SEX and World's End. Unsurprising then
that it was created by Agent Provocateur's (and
son of Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren)
Joe Corre and stylist Barnzley.
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More than just gorgeous, Westwoodian, exposed-beam interiors and an entire wall of artwork, Jago sells books, antiques and clothes (including the pair's fabulous Terrorist line, inspired by historical no-gooders), as well as some seriously cool artifacts in the basement and records from McLaren's private collection (can you imagine?). It may not do a nice 5-piece matching crockery
set, but hey, when was the last time a kitchen
utensil started a revolution?
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Child of The Jago, Great Eastern Street,
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TODAY'S
EVENT PICKS |
Fringe preview comedy with Zoe Lyons by candlelight. 8:30pm, £5, Royal Vauxhall Tavern, 372 Kennington Lane, SE11 |
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Psychedelic semen - rapper Infinite Jazz lets you into his surreal world. 7:30pm, £6, Baba Yaga's Hut, Units 4/5 Elephant Rd, SE17. |
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Fool your eyes and ears with Jay Johnson's Tony Award ventriloquy.7:30pm, £17.50-£35, Arts Theatre, 6-7 Great Newport St, WC2H |
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Explore strange & uncanny art lurking in the shadows of a crypt. 12-6pm, Free, St Pancras Church, Euston Road, NW1 |
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