There are plenty of good retro shops in London from Absolute Vintage to Bang Bang!, but none are as big and bad as Beyond Retro (at the end of Cheshire Street furthest away from Brick Lane), a huge warehouse-sized place with over 10,000 garments that has the air of a jumble sale . It’s particularly good for bags – you can see where all the accessory designers get their inspiration. There’s also an excellent selection of shoes, old-skool trainers and cowboy boots. Best of all is the properly cheap prices, which start at about a fiver for a 1950s printed skirt.
