{"id":117386,"date":"2020-06-26T20:35:32","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T13:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/from-wrecked-cars-to-catwalk-the-fashion-hothouse-born-in-a-row-of-lock-ups\/"},"modified":"2020-06-26T21:06:44","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T14:06:44","slug":"from-wrecked-cars-to-catwalk-the-fashion-hothouse-born-in-a-row-of-lock-ups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/from-wrecked-cars-to-catwalk-the-fashion-hothouse-born-in-a-row-of-lock-ups\/","title":{"rendered":"From wrecked cars to catwalk: the fashion hothouse born in a row of lock-ups"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nIt\u2019s had Huguenot weavers, Jewish traders and Bangladeshi tailors. But east London is not the clothing powerhouse it was. Could a \u00a36m startup built from garages in Poplar see it sashaying back? A clothing rail full of crisp new garments sits where a heap of old tyres and a mouldy old mattress once lay. All it needs is the models and the photoshoot can begin. Nearby, where a rusting car used to languish, rolls of fabric and patterns are laid out on a table ready to be cut, sewn and fitted.This is a new fashion startup hub in Poplar, east London, on the edge of the roaring Blackwall Tunnel approach road. Bringing a new lease of life to a bunch of old lock-up garages, Poplar Works was busy welcoming local businesses into its new workshops and studios \u2013 until the pandemic struck. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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It\u2019s had Huguenot weavers, Jewish traders and Bangladeshi tailors. 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