Founded by Hannah Crosbie, “Dalston Wine Club is a space for everyone—no membership required. It is a constantly evolving reimagining of the traditional wine tasting. It’s a place I wish had existed when I was first starting out in the industry. There were three things I about the events I went to at that time: unfriendliness, pretentiousness and small pours. Dalston Wine Club has none of these.” (https://www.hannahcrosbie.com/store)
I personally attended a couple of events before and had a really great time. My goal, after the course, is to create an ethical fashion version of the Dalston Wine Club – my project being called Controra Fashion Club after all. I have a list of people and places (for instance, I recently had a chat with someone who works at the FARA charity shop in Angel) who I can work with to turn my dream into reality. I would love to host events, collaborating with different emerging designers and brands to create spaces where young consumers can interact with them directly and connect with the stories and humans behind the brands/clothes.