Albam Clothing - Covent Garden, London
Henrietta Street, in the centre of Covent Garden, has slowly turned into one of the best places to shop for menswear in London. It was only a couple of years ago the street was packed with tired looking restaurants, cafes and unused units, but if you take a wander down the street in 2016 picture couldn't be more different.
This historical street is now its own close-knit community; with Oliver Sweeney, Fred Perry and The Real McCoys on one side, and Nigel Cabourn, Club Monaco, Edwin and the recently opened Albam store sitting opposite. The news of Albam opening its 4th store in the city prompted me to swing on by to see how they were getting on.
The store packs everything you'd expect from Albam; well designed, durable and fuss-free clothing. The current collection features sweatshirts and unstructured outwear in navy, grey, neutral and khaki, summer-weight shirts, jersey and chinos, selvedge denim and a few final bits from their successful collaboration with MR PORTER. There's also a small concession of Nike footwear and independent magazines, with the wall space decorated with print by local a local artist.
Garcon Jon recently went to meet the store managers that keep things ticking over, worth taking a look. 31 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 8NA. See more of our Store Visits here.
What a spiffy store! The color story in their clothing is so ideal. I think I need that cobalt blue sweater...
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ReplyDeleteNice photos dude, the store looks really clean! I need to get my hands on some new albam gear too, did you pick anything up?
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Looks great, cracking photos as always. I'm looking forward to seeing what Albam have got lined up at this Good Life Experience, they had a pretty cool little stall last year. Also, I seriously need to get down to Henrietta Street!
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I picked up some selvedge denim from their collection with Mr Porter. Bit heavy for now, but will get them going late September. I'm always been a big fan of their fits.
ReplyDeleteOh nice, I know they do that every year? Mid September in Wales, is that right? cheers dude, nip down soon
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ReplyDeleteThat's the one that caught my eye too. Such a nice colour. Cheers mate.
ReplyDeleteYeah, they had a little stall last year, hopefully they'll have more gear this time round. Should be god this year, meeting up with the With Love guys and Best Made Co again!
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