Camden Market

[furtech]

Fascinating Camden Market Set!

fatkraken had to get back home, so I left her at the tube station. I noticed that I was right next to Camden Market. Normally, I would have little desire to tour what is know as a "fashion district", but this area had played a role in a book I'd just finished reading ("Lonely Werewolf Girl"<--best werewolf book ever!) and I needed to find a MUSE t-shirt for martes anyway, so I decided to walk through.

Wow. I used to think Melrose Avenue was hip/chic, but this place is -crazy-! The scattered showers didn't deter the vendors: there were shops in every nook and cranny of this area. While the majority was clothing-oriented, there were also a number of interesting stores scattered among them.

Clothing that covers the entire spectrum, weird gee-gaws, $15 didgeridoos, fast-food from all corners of the earth (the "Authentic Mexican Food" place cracked me up), all in a rather gothic setting. Half of the market is in an area that used to house horses (the origin of the market? Livestock market?), with some shops even housed in former horse stalls. There are fantastic bronze statues of horses and horse-related themes, from life-size to gigantic. This place is a feast for the eyes, with outrageous sights wherever you turned.

This place has to be seen to be believed.

Comments

[millencolinf0x.livejournal.com]

Wow, looks like something out of a movie!

[furtech.livejournal.com]

It's totally like that! You can spend a day just wandering through all the alleys and nooks. One shop that made me oogle: a service where you put your feet into tanks of little fish, who then nibble the dead skin off and leave your feet fresh and neat. There's a pic of it in the set somewhere. So weird!

[vlen.livejournal.com]

I spent a good 2 months just outside of Camden. I must say I absolutely love everything about it. Mind you this was before the big fires, and them revamping the whole area. I only saw a couple of the new bronze horsies they were putting in, but have yet to go back and see it all. I'm totally envious, thanks for posting these :D

[desertcoyote.livejournal.com]

That place looks all kinds of awesome.

[c-eagle.livejournal.com]

WOW! I wonder how long this has been up... I haven't been over there for at least a year.... Thanks for the heads up!

[vandringar.livejournal.com]

I love Camden! I haven't been back since the fire, but should go soon.