The unofficial queen of women’s utility wear, Australian fashion designer Louise Markey is the creative force behind brands LF Markey and Meadows.

London

"There’s a really great little restaurant-slash-wine bar called Little Duck The Picklery — so delish. I always recommend this. They do these delicious drinking vinegars which are really yummy. The food is great: loads of pickles and the kimchi is really yummy."

Little Duck The Picklery

"House of MoMo is a Nepalese dumpling restaurant in Dalston that’s really yummy. They don’t take bookings; I think you've got a queue. It's just delish."

House of MoMo

"Dalston Curve Garden is nice for a little bit of an inner city break. Especially good if you’ve got kids and you want to take them somewhere to just chill. You can get a nice cup of chai there and have a seat, and they’ve got wood fires going in winter. It’s an all year round thing."

Dalston Curve Garden

"Cafe OTO do really great live music, really interesting bands. It’s always very left-of-center sort of stuff; sometimes pretty art house. It’s generally just such a great asset to the area."

Cafe OTO

"Wander down Broadway Market if it’s a Saturday. Broadway Market is just a really beautiful creative market; lots of different stores and lovely food."

Broadway Market