Women's clothes from small labels, chosen one piece at a time.
An independent shop on Church Street, Stoke Newington, since 2016 — labels made in Britain and Europe, our own house line, and a new drop on the first Thursday of every month.
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On the cover
Hollin roll-neck, £165
knitted in the Borders
Next drop: Thursday 5 November
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In on Thursday 1 October
The October drop
Seven new pieces from our labels and our own. Most come in once, in three or four sizes — when they're gone, they're gone.
Reserve a piece
Hollin
Undyed Shetland roll-neck
knitted in the Borders
£165
Odile Varenne
Clémence slip dress, silk
made in Lyon
£295
Tessel
Wide-leg trousers, wool twill
made in Porto
£189
Saga Holm
Striped poplin shirt
made in Lithuania
£135
Pelle Orsa
Conker-brown calf loafers
made in the Marche
£240
Fenmoor
Long coat, bottle-green wool
made in Lancashire
£385
Edie
Button-front cotton dress
our own, from Leicester
£220
Every tag says who made it, and where.
We buy from labels small enough to know by name, and Josie has visited every workshop we buy from. Most pieces come in UK sizes 6 to 20; if yours has sold, we'll ask the label for another.
Hollin
Knitwear
spun and knitted in the Scottish Borders
Odile Varenne
Dresses and blouses
made in a small atelier in Lyon
Tessel
Trousers and tailoring
made in Porto
Saga Holm
Shirts
designed in Copenhagen, made in Lithuania
Pelle Orsa
Leather shoes and bags
made in the Marche, in Italy
Fenmoor
Waxed-cotton and wool coats
made in Lancashire
Edie
Our own house line
cut from Edie Marlowe's patterns in Leicester
Ten years in the old haberdasher's.
Josie Lambert spent twelve years buying for other people's shops before she opened her own at number 147, in April 2016. It had been a haberdasher's until 2009, and we kept the long mahogany counter, with the brass yard measure still set into its top.
Marlowe is named after Josie's grandmother, Edie, who made dresses for half of Dalston from her front room. Our house line is cut from her own patterns — three or four pieces a season, made by a family workroom in Leicester.
Edie's patterns, still in use.
Forty-five minutes, before or after hours.
A styling appointment is free, with Hana or Josie, while the shop is closed and quiet. Tell us what it's for and your sizes, and there'll be a rail ready when you arrive.
When
9.30am, before we open, or 6.45pm, after we close — Tuesday to Saturday.
Cost
Nothing, and there's no obligation to buy.
Bring
The shoes you'll wear, if it's for an occasion.
Book a styling appointment
We confirm every appointment by text the same day.
Request an appointment
“I came in for a wedding, slightly panicking, and left forty-five minutes later with a dress I've worn eleven times since.”
Ruth, Clapton
We'll hold it for 48 hours.
There's no online checkout. Send us a photo or the name of a piece, and your size, and we'll put it behind the counter with your name on the tag.
Reserve on WhatsApp
1
Message us on WhatsApp
A photo or the name of the piece, and your size.
2
We hold it for 48 hours
Behind the counter, with your name on its tag.
3
Pay by a link we text you
Then collect it, or we'll post it: UK delivery is £5, and free over £150.
Alterations
Hems, sleeves and waists on anything bought here, done by Aga in the back room, usually within a week.
Trouser hems
£18
Sleeves
from £25
Taking in a waist
from £22
Hems on the Edie line
Free
“Aga took up my Tessel trousers in two days. They fit like they were made for me.”
Meera, Highbury
Gift cards
From £25, in the shop or by phone. We post them in a hand-stamped envelope.
Call 020 7946 0835
Come in and try it on.
147 Stoke Newington Church Street, London N16 0UH
Tuesday to Saturday
10.30am–6.30pm
Sunday
11am–5pm
Monday
Closed
020 7946 0835
WhatsApp 07700 900835
hello@marlowe-n16.co.uk
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