Street Feast keeps your tastebuds on its toes: it’s a weekly night market populated by the best of London’s street food traders alongside vintage clothing, craft and book stalls, and art you can buy and make – all to the sounds of a resident DJ. They’ve just announced a permanent slot on Kingsland Road in east London, with a sit-down pop-up restaurant from hot young chef Ben Spalding.
Series six started has just started on Sky Atlantic. Love the costumes? Of course you do. Our interview with the show’s celebrated costume designer, Janie Bryant, will provide you with a retro fashion fix.
Stay At Home: If the tentatively spring-like weather has got you in the mood for a new look but the idea of stomping the high street makes you want to hibernate again, try ELLE’s pick of the best online shopping destinations.
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Lovebox is London’s favourite festival: held over a weekend in July, it’s brilliant value for money, it’s local (it’s in Victoria Park) and you can go home at the end of the day to wash the beer off before you head back for another day of dancing. Disclosure, Duke Dumont and Fritz Kalkbrenner have already been announced as headliners; this week the festival announced that Annie Mac and SBTRKT would be joining them, and it will be announcing more acts in the coming weeks. Book now.
Haim is ELLE’s band of the moment. Hailing from LA, this sister trio (plus a mate on drums) has indie kids and mainstream radio stations alike going mad for their edgy pop. Their debut album is out in June. Until then, listen to ELLE’s Women We Love playlist to hear Haim and more ELLE favourites.
Read ELLE’s interview with Haim in the May issue – out now
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Check out the work of London-based light artist Chris Bracey in his first UK show at the iconic Soho gallery, Scream. Chris creates neon installation pieces that reference popular culture; he also designed lighting for Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut, Tim Burton's Charlie & The Chocolate Factory and Christopher Nolan's Batman series. The fash pack are fans: Vivienne Westwood and Stella McCartney have commissioned his work. See his name in lights.