Twenty years ago, this was rough-and-ready Hackney heartland, then London's artists moved in and now it is the trendiest place in the capital, a Mecca for skinny jeans, checked shirts, ironic haircuts, edgy art galleries and hip bars that play music that will only become fashionable in about six months time.
Serviced Apartments Hoxton: Twenty years ago, this was rough-and-ready Hackney heartland, then London’s artists moved in and now it is the trendiest place in the capital, a Mecca for skinny jeans, checked shirts, ironic haircuts, edgy art galleries and hip bars that play music that will only become fashionable in about six months time. Hoxton Square and Jay Jopling’s White Cube gallery are where it all started and remain the heart of the area, while on a Friday night, the bars and clubs of Old Street are a strange place where the pinstripes and ties of the City mingle with the extravagant fashions of the avant-garde.
Once the heart of the furniture industry in London, Hoxton has changed enormously since the Second World War, as businesses gradually moved out and in their places, loft and warehouse spaces were filled with artists and creatives. Populated mainly by the working class for centuries, the area has become considerably gentrified but retains the wonderful charms of its former years with an immense sense of community.
Today Hoxton is home to some super fun and quirky clothes shops and homeware stores; it’s the birthplace of acceptable facial hair grooming for men in London; it borders the terribly trendy Shoreditch, and really for us is a place where things happen. We love being in Hoxton and the energy that surrounds this creative hub in London – it’s a place where we feel just about anything is possible.
