Islington shops

Annie Moss’s shop was the obvious choice for providing dresses for the 1980s Brideshead Revisited TV series. Knockout flapper dresses are the speciality.

This tiny interiors shop may not have a huge range, but what it lacks in quantity is more than made up for in quality.

This drop-in hair bar on a cosy Islington back street with have you washed, blow-dried and out on the street looking fabulous in just 30 minutes.

Islington stalwart Diverse does a fine job of keeping N1’s style queens in fashion-forward mode, with cool clobber, a chic layout and striking window displays.

Far less hidden away since its move from Cross Street to Camden Passage in June 2010, Loop is a joy to browse.

Graphic designer Lizzie Evans has decked out this new lifestyle boutique with all her favourite things; the result is a space that’s a labour of love as well as a canny commercial move.

New and vintage design meet in this design store beloved of, and frequented by, Islington’s substantial coterie of architects, designers and other assorted trendies.