COLUMBIA ROAD FLOWER MARKET

 There's no doubt that East London's Columbia Road flower market is the place to be on a Sunday, just a short walk away from Brick Lane's PUMA YARD, it hosts live music, a farmers market, coffee pit stops, cafe's and of course, the flower stalls overspilling with freshly cut or grown greenery. The sound of merchants trying to out shout each other is deafening as you walk down Columbia Road (GET YOUR ROSES £5 A BUNCH!), and always brings a smile to my face. 

For lunch I stopped by Printers and Stationers, an old printing workshop converted into an eatery just off the square where you can watch the buskers play, it's the perfect chill out spot for a beer a beer and pulled pork sandwich, as well as being just around the corner from the fresh Oyster bar. The flower market is open from 8am to 4pm on Sundays only.   

Helpful tip: turn up around 4pm, closing time, for bunches of flowers for £2 or £3!

BREAKFAST ON COLUMBIA ROAD

It was clear that Spring was on it's way yesterday on Columbia Road, all the flowers were out and blooming despite the cold rainy day it was in reality. Alexxsia and I headed down, following the delicious smells of coffee and cakes at Lily Vanilli but it was so rammed we settled in the little oyster place down the road, nestled in the corner beside a victorian heater, could have easily stayed there all day. The new jewellery I've been living in is from Back Stage, they sell all kinds of awesome stuff; the bangle I'm wearing is actually an anklet which I'll be looking forward to wearing with bare legs in the summer. I hear a heat wave is on it's way, so fingers crossed for that! Also the pony cuff I was pioneering on Facebook yesterday will be making its way onto the blog sooon. Hope you all had a good weekend!

COLUMBIA ROAD

Wearing: Ann Demeulemeester jacket, Next loose knit jumper, Topshop silk shirt, Vintage leather trousers, Camilla Skovgaard shoes, Alexander McQueen knuckleduster ring, Mimco Bag.

Columbia Road flower market is definitely worth a poke around on a Sunday morning, I can't believe I'd never had the chance to properly look around the side streets. Vintage antique shops, a pottery, oyster bar and all to the tune of the most random buskers. I couldn't believe we found that old tiger skin/rug, so creepy! 

Thank you to Alexxsia for taking my pictures.