Throughout September, we’re inviting some of the capital’s finest fashion influencers to explore the pre-loved and vintage offerings at Camden Market. From the upcycled to the unexpected, check in every week to see their picks.

When M&M Leather Workshop opened their stall in Camden Market Stables in 2010, London was awash with preppy fashion and Indie bands. A lot had changed since four brothers founded M&M together in 1995 – a statement that still stands today, as we chat to founder Yacine Mouhi stall-side on a warm June day in 2023.

On a sunny afternoon in June 2023, we welcomed Camden star, Jazzie B to Hawley Wharf for a two-hour canal-side set of club classics and crowd pleasers.
Founding member of Soul II Soul and local legend here in Camden, we were so excited to see Jazzie perform a free gig for the community in his own neighbourhood, right here in the Hawley Wharf quarter of Camden Market.
“Camden is my ends” said Jazzie, when we caught up with him a few minutes before he jumped on the decks. “This is the place where I started”.
“I live in Camden and it’s a very innovative and creative space”
“Technically” he adds, gesturing the the canal and open area we’re standing in “this is my back garden – and that’s why I’m here today”.

From the understated to the uncommon, explore the artisan makers putting the jewels in Camden Market’s crown.

Camden Market Stables is a labyrinth of cultures and subcultures, overground and underground, home to brands both global and local. Once a network of saddlers workshops, tack rooms and a horse hospital and stables, it’s now home to our listed cobbled yards, umbrella alley, incredible experiences and so much more.

Setting up shop in Camden Market in 2015, Anneke Short and Jerome Robert are the power couple behind the Camden Watch Company. As the name suggests, Camden is an intrinsic part of the brand’s DNA; their designs take inspiration from the history of Camden – from markings on the dials to the watch straps themselves. With Camden in their blood, they make the perfect focus for our first article in the Icons Made Here series, telling the stories of the unique businesses that call Camden Market home.
They tell us what makes this watch company tick.
How did you end up here in Camden Market?
We first opened in 2014 with a pop-up shop on Camden High Street. Running our own shops wasn’t actually part of our plan, we were just planning on a pop-up to kick things off and then to go down the traditional route of selling via other stores, but that first pop-up shop worked so well that after some deliberation, we decided to change tack. And where else to enquire about opening our first store than Camden Market? We got in touch, and around 11 months after opening the doors to that very first pop-up, we now had our own permanent store to call home in the heart of Camden Market.
 
Did you always want to make watches?
A: I’ve always loved designing and creating things, but my passion for watches really came from Switzerland, where I studied watch and jewellery design. I’ve never looked back.
J: Not only am I Swiss, but I’m actually from La Chaux-de-Fonds, which is the Swiss watch town, so watches are in my blood.