Walking the Fashion City: West End

Carnaby Street during the 'swinging 60s'

© Henry Grant Collection, Museum of London

Couturiers, boutiques, department stores and more

From individual dressmakers to designers providing the highest level of couture clothing, the West End has been home to a wide range of Jewish fashion makers over the twentieth century. On this walk, you’ll see the sites of these businesses, hear more about how they operated, and the ways in which the designers behind them managed to both transcend stereotypes and defy expectations. Covering sites of iconic boutiques, renowned London fashion houses and high street stores we all know and love, this walk with Nick Collinson, The Urban Rambler, is part of a special series inspired by our exhibition, Fashion City.