Ivory

Ebony (that’s me) and Ivory (the shop) come together in perfect harmony, side by side la la la la… ah yes, what a great song, but more to the point what a great shop. They really should change their signage and their name though because the naff silver graffiti style is so down market Dalston and really does not do the place justice.
They have lots of pretty dresses and tights in rainbow colours, jewels and accessories aplenty. The woman working the last time I went in was nonchalant to the point of rudeness, but I don’t mind, maybe she was having a bad day.
It’s not worth going out of the way for but if you are in my neck of the woods it’s worth a look, there is a probability of finding a nice, afordable party outfit or at least something special to jazz up your get up with.

I spent a lot of money in here when I discovered it — not because the clothes were expensive, but because they were so cheap and so different. The shop is quite small but somehow I fell in love with everything on the rails. I thought that the four identical dresses in different sizes in front of me were the only four on the planet, however, so I was gutted when I went to my hometown and saw someone wearing it. I didn’t mind so much, though, she was the only person I saw wearing it and I’ve never seen anyone in the other clothes I bought from there (a bright green long top with mid length sleeves and black swirls all over it — my favourite item of summer clothing). I had to hold myself together when I was in this shop — my heart rate was going crazy — I couldn’t believe how much I wanted everything in front of me.
But why haven’t I rated Ivory with five stars, then? Well — my favourite item of summer clothing that I bought from here (that I did wear almost every day of the summer, fair play) has got a bit tatty having been washed several times — I’m a little bit scared of washing and ironing it too much now.
Wear and tear aside, I cannot directly recommend this shop to you because I don’t want anyone to wear the same clothes as me, but from my moral strand within me, go now — it’s great!