Comments on: So Long, Old Town https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/12/29/so-long-old-town/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Sun, 29 Dec 2024 17:37:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 By: Cherub https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/12/29/so-long-old-town/#comment-1673298 Sun, 29 Dec 2024 17:37:23 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=201827#comment-1673298 I was very sad to read about this in the news last week.

]]> By: Liz https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/12/29/so-long-old-town/#comment-1673132 Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:12:52 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=201827#comment-1673132 Sadly I think this is a by-product of our current state funded education which prizes getting a degree, any degree, above any trade or craft. Even those who might want to learn tailoring will find it extraordinarily difficult to obtain an apprenticeship now.

]]> By: Catherine Morris https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/12/29/so-long-old-town/#comment-1673031 Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:56:22 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=201827#comment-1673031 I remember Marie back in the 80s as fashion editor of 19 magazine. An absolutely lovely woman. Will also used to make the original outfits for Spandau Ballet (and a lot of other Blitz club goers) and was highly regarded then too.
It is sad that such quality and workmanship will no longer exist but I do wish them a happy retirement

]]> By: achim https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/12/29/so-long-old-town/#comment-1672994 Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:17:33 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=201827#comment-1672994 I spend years looking for such a store, and when I find it now, it’s no longer there… It’s such a sad pity that I won’t be able to experience it again when I come back to England. Too bad, too bad!

Love & Peace
ACHIM

]]> By: Barry E J Smith https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/12/29/so-long-old-town/#comment-1672984 Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:05:46 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=201827#comment-1672984 I have my Old Town suits from the 1990s and, apart from a few moth holes, remain comfortable and eminently wearable. Thank you Old Town.

]]> By: Marcia Howard https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/12/29/so-long-old-town/#comment-1672979 Sun, 29 Dec 2024 10:52:33 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=201827#comment-1672979 I had a very dear cousin who lived in Dereham Norfolk that I visited annually. We always had a day out to Holt, which is a delightful place, not least for the wonderful shop Baker and Larners there – Norfolk’s equivalent to Fortnum and Mason. My cousin sadly died under tragic circumstances a few short years ago, but since her passing, several of my cousins have now moved to Holt – so I still have reason to visit there.

]]> By: Maura https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/12/29/so-long-old-town/#comment-1672926 Sun, 29 Dec 2024 09:42:59 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=201827#comment-1672926 Beautifully made. I wish I had managed once to buy something. Too late!

]]> By: Greg T https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/12/29/so-long-old-town/#comment-1672910 Sun, 29 Dec 2024 09:26:29 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=201827#comment-1672910 I didn’t even know these people existed & now it’s too late ….

]]> By: Jonathan Madden https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/12/29/so-long-old-town/#comment-1672817 Sun, 29 Dec 2024 07:26:45 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=201827#comment-1672817 This is very sad news indeed. I own a couple of Irish Linen shirts I purchased quite a few years ago and a treasured ‘Stanley’ corduroy jacket that I wear in Autumn and Winter, so much so that the lining and pockets are completely worn out now. I have followed Old Town virtually from its beginning and will miss it awfully. Good luck to Marie and Will for the future and thank you Old Town for pioneering workwear and utility style with such skill, originality and passion.

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