Why I live in Hoxton: fashion designer Chet Lo on why his part of east London is better than New York

I live on Old Street and my studio is in Hoxton. I love it here, I’m obsessed. East is beast, it’s my London neighbourhood.

I’ve lived in deep east, like Homerton, and around Hackney as well. Old Street and Hoxton are perfect because I still get to call myself an eastern boy and it’s easier to travel to the centre.

I’m a born-and-raised New Yorker.

I moved to London around 2016 for school at Central Saint Martins, but for me it’s about