https://spitalfieldslife.com/2010/09/27/at-the-pearly-kings-queens-harvest-festival/img_7637/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Fri, 19 Sep 2025 07:58:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://spitalfieldslife.com/2010/09/27/at-the-pearly-kings-queens-harvest-festival/img_7637/#comment-1802599 Fri, 19 Sep 2025 07:58:32 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/IMG_7637.jpg#comment-1802599 This article made me reflect on how proud I am to be a cockney. Those outfits , whilst admittedly perhaps a little gauche, are incredibly intricately designed and constructed pieces of art. My cousin, a dressmaker who works in film & theatre, would be highly impressed with the standard of their work I’m sure. What skill is on display here. It’s a lovely tradition which I hope they manage to keep going.

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