Today I was walking past the Bethnal Green railway arches near the underground station when I noticed a sign I had never seen before: “New gallery open” and “Fashion boutique”.
Of course me and my companions had to go and investigate immediately. I had been down the Gales passage before - with its dark and musty second hand furniture and junk shops- it’s not the most glamorous location for a fashion enterprise.
So imagine our surprise and delight when we stepped into Gales number 10, freshly painted, brightly lit, blindingly white spacious gallery.
At the entrance green fake grass, kitschy glam chairs, tea and cakes waiting to be served. Lovely! The gallery downstairs had an exhibition of colourful pop paintings by John Lee Bird. In the back there was a separate room- a hairdresser’s salon!!! Very reasonable prices by the way!
Dramatic steps took you from the entrance to upstairs, to a rather large fashion space/ gallery office, under the curved roof of a railway arch. There was a well edited selection of designer wear, absolutely charming in-house Staffordshire bullterrier, modern furniture and quite a luxurious atmosphere. Not in a Prada Boutique kind of expensive and polished way, but in a arty and cool way. Altogether it was a great find that completely lit up my day!
10 Gales
Arch 10,
Near Bethnal Green tube station and Salmon and Ball pub.
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