HOTCAKES is an independent, on-shore tax paying business, and real living wage employer.

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It started out on a local market stall with Sam clearing out her wardrobe. She enjoyed selling nice things to good people so she took on a little shop, handmaking much of her stock, flipping vintage finds, and ‘giving it 6 months’.

Things escalated. HOTCAKES is now a team effort and we’ve been making people in the happy valley smile for over 18 years.

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Ever evolving, HOTCAKES carefully curates design-led gifts, stationery, music merchandise, thoughtful, colourful, fun and functional things that we love, and superb quality hand-picked sustainable vintage clothing.  Somehow we still marry all these things together within the same small space.  

We’re art, design, print, and music junkies, we’ve a fondness for the left of field, we don’t like being pigeon-holed, and we’re passionate about preloved, kind, and sustainable fashion.  

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Everything is connected. Keeping the clothes we wear within a continuous chain of utility, paired with a distinct punk ethic of wearing whatever makes you feel good, is a core part of our story.

Sustainability is high on our agenda; prior to HOTCAKES, Sam founded one of the UK’s first textile recycling projects of its kind. Our younger team members and customers are the new generation of environmentally conscious consumers - and this matters, as the global fashion industry contributes 10% of all greenhouse gas emissions (source: United Nations). 

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We curate something a little different, supporting and showcasing independent creatives, and contributing to the unique experience of shopping in a town full of amazing independent retailers who genuinely put their heart and soul into their enterprises.

Pop in for a warm welcome when you’re next shopping in Hebden Bridge. Don’t be afraid if we hand you an emergency moustache or random cocktail…it’s all part of the service.

With love,

Catriona, Catherine, Jess, Maya, Nina, Pete, and Sam

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| inset image: Vintage Thea Porter Butterfly Print Dress circa 1970’s.