Appletree Boutique

When I visited this shop last spring (2011) I absolutely loved it! It is disappointing, however, that they haven’t kept their website or Facebook page up to date. Neither do it justice.

I like the store, but it’s just not quite worth it when it comes down to it.
They’ve got a decent selection of cute looking dresses, usually ranging from £35−60 — but these dresses are also the ones that you can find at Brick Lane on Sundays and Spitalfields markets and whatnot. Basically, things sold here seem to be often sold elsewhere as well, so minus one on the unique scale. Furthermore, the actual quality of the dresses are mediocre — the fabric is typically very thin, dingy material. It does have a vintage appeal to the store… but nothing is vintage (except maybe the quality). Jewelry is overpriced. a pair of button studs were around £10.

Apple Tree is ideal for picking up a present for your mum or friend– the shop is full of cutesy picture frames and candles. There are also some really lovely clocks and venetian mirrors but I know that I could them a lot cheaper from Camden Market. There are also some bags which can hit or miss– if I want real vintage I would go somewhere else probably nearby Portobello market. There is a clothes rail but I have never found anything or maybe I just don’t have the patience to browse. Whenever I’m in Portobello I usually pop into Apple Tree as it’s pretty local but I wouldn’t trek across London to shop here.

Four score and seven years ago, somebody decided to found the Appletree Boutique. These illustrious forefathers decided that one was not enough to find equality, so they built another a few minutes walk down on the same street, but I will not speak of this second shop
We all know that not all shops are created equal. Ye olde shoppe does not trounce upon others. Neither does ye olde shoppe fall to the bottom of the ranks of inequality. It remains normal. There are fashionable pantaloons, blousons, shoes and robes at half the price of a goat. That is to say that it is not inexpensive like a sac of cotton, but it is not a bargain like getting a new plough for the price of an ounce of molasses. On the other gauntlet, there are some mighty tempting items there for few doubloons as with the Lego man pin. I thought about bartering for the pin. Then I thought — why not be a robber of artistic integrity and affix a Lego man to a pin myself. Like this I could skirt the few pound fee.
If you are in need of a gift to present to your sister or mother or friend, or a gift to give to your dressmaker or notary, you might find something useful here among the frames and games, the swags and the bags.
It is not as good as my nearby general store, and I would not ride my horse very far to reach this olde shoppe, but I would stop by again if I was in the region.