Shoreditch: London's hipster hangout

In honour of London Fashion Week, Claire Droney hangs out in the city’s coolest spot — Shoreditch.

THERE are models everywhere. Amazonian giants smoking in the covered porch beside the flower shop, and drinking plastic cups of green juice from the bar, skinny legs jutting out under the over-sized granny-chic coats and checked, blanket scarves thrown casually around shoulders.

At a cement block table, a couple feed chocolate croissants to their toddler; middle-aged men in turned-up jeans and multi-coloured trainers stride past with clip-boards, and a twenty-something listens to music on oversized headphones, bending his head over a silver MacBook.