Couverture & The Garbstore

"Run by husband-and-wife team Ian Paley and Emily Dyson, this multilevel space is stocked with independent designers from all over the globe. While the women's section is home to plenty of international names that are hard to find elsewhere (along with a strong NYC contingent like Rachel Comey and Steven Alan), it's the meticulously edited kids’ selection—Morley tees, Oeuf toys—that's earned the shop praise from locals and visitors alike."

"Run by husband-and-wife team Ian Paley and Emily Dyson, this multilevel space is stocked with independent designers from all over the globe. While the women's section is home to plenty of international names that are hard to find elsewhere (along with a strong NYC contingent like Rachel Comey and Steven Alan), it's the meticulously edited kids’ selection—Morley tees, Oeuf toys—that's earned the shop praise from locals and visitors alike."

Where to Shop in London: You Could Spend a Lovely Afternoon Wandering This Boutique | Vogue

"From the outside, it looks like a small boutique, but inside a large open plan and grand staircase reveal hundreds of independent labels curated by Emily Dyson. More than twenty years ago, Dyson’s store, Couverture, joined forces with Ian Paley’s menswear brand, The Garbstore, to create three floors of clothing, accessories, and home goods, and the pair have run it ever since, turning it into something of an institution in the “town square” of Notting Hill. Set in a former timber yard Dyson once visited for DIY projects, the shop preserves the original structure; what appears to be a simple shop window opens into a t-shaped space that extends left and right behind neighboring buildings. The mix of old and new reflects Dyson’s eye and her community-minded approach—she buys with specific customers and friends in mind, thinking about what will give people pleasure. Their magazine, Forecast, which comes with online orders, coalesces their global community with Q&As with new designers and Dyson and Paley’s top picks for the season." - Carmen Rosy Hall

Notting Hill’s Garbstore is one of the best-known and best-loved retailers in West London. Since it was founded in 2008, the store has gained a reputation for its broad selection of brands, which covers everything from Brain Dead and Pop Trading Company to Japanese labels such as Kapital and NOMA t.d. As well as its multibrand offering — which also includes womenswear under its The Couverture sister store — Garbstore also stocks an eye-catching range of homeware products and its three in-house labels.