Paper Dress Vintage
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| Location | 352a Mare St, London E8 1HR |
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| Owner | Hannah Turner Voakes and Steve Dix |
| Genre(s) | Rock and roll, Soul music, Punk rock, Indie rock, Indie pop |
| Opened | 2007 on Curtain Road, 2016 on Mare Street |
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| https://paperdressvintage.co.uk | |
Paper Dress Vintage is a vintage clothes shop and live music venue on Mare Street in the London Borough of Hackney.
Started as a seller at vintage fairs, before opening as a traditional vintage clothing store on Curtain Road in Shoreditch in 2007, founder Hannah Turner Voakes and husband Steve Dix began throwing parties in the shop eventually leading to bands regularly performing in the window. It added a bar in 2011 and in 2016 the shop moved to its current location.[1][2][3]
The current building has two storeys, with a stage on the upper floor. There’s a beer garden through the back and a yoga studio in an adjoining room.[1]
In 2019 it was awarded a grant by Arts Council UK's Supporting Grassroots Live Music Fund which was used by the venue to upgrade the sound and lighting.[4]
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Cockerell, Claudia (22 February 2025). "Hidden London: Paper Dress Vintage, Hackney". The Evening Standard. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ "Paper Dress Vintage". Time Out. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ Barnett, Adam (16 April 2018). "Paper Dress Vintage seeks late licence for music and drinks – as police fear 'nuisance on the streets'". Hackney Citizen. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ "'Best birthday ever!': Hackney music venue celebrates 12 years with funding boost". Hackney Citizen. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2025.