Designer Warehouse Sales

The Designer Warehouse is one of my favourite London discoveries.
Not far from my home, and just off Seven Sisters road is a monthly sale for designer clothes — having heard from it from a colleague, I didn’t really know what to expect. It was great and would definitely recommend giving it a visit.
When getting to the warehouse, you have to leave your bag and coat (including your phone) in a cloakroom, and may a small fee of £3 (or 2?) to be able to get in.
The sale is over 2 floors, and organised by designers — some are really well known, some are smaller names I’ve never heard of.
It’s not a posh environment, it’s just rows and rows of clothes on hangers — and you have to take the time to go through them to find the gems, and also your size.
There aren’t any changing rooms, but there is an area where you can go and try them on at the back of the venue — it’s closed off to men, but you do have to accept getting changed in front of other women.
I am myself a massive fan of Vivienne Westood, and this was also the opportunity for me to try on a few pieces of her clothes — and yes, I did cave in and buy a top (¹⁄₃ of the original price) and a scarf.
Good to know: they separate their sales between womanswear and menswear — their schedule is updated on their website.