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For fabulous one-off fashion, chic homewares, sophisticated design and furniture, and killer art, you can't do better than multicultural London. Fashion in this city is all about taking risks, and Londoners know how to mix and match cheap and chic to perfection. They buy their clothes from the midprice-to-expensive chain stores and fashion megastores of Oxford Street and Regent Street and from vintage boutiques or quirky independent shops in less central neighborhoods. For gorgeous homewares, furniture, and fashions, head to Marylebone High Road, Westbourne Grove (in Notting Hill), Islington's Upper Street, and Bloomsbury's Lamb's Conduit Street. For edgier design wares, gifts, and art, make for trendy Shoreditch and Brick Lane. Foodie travelers will delight in the sheer panoply of gourmet offerings at the excellent historic markets of Broadway and Borough, and shoppers seeking traditional, classic British tailors, cobblers, shirtmakers, and milliners will find several places to part with their cash in the posh central enclave of Mayfair. Several new shopping centers have opened in recent years. One of them—the designer mall Westfield, in West London—is well worth the detour for its elegant interiors and impressive selection of stores and eateries. For a heady melange of tradition and cutting-edge style, try Liberty or Selfridges department stores.
Quintessential British brand Aubin & Wills was founded in 2008 but already has carved itself a here-to-stay niche for clean-lined APC-meets–Steven...more
First and foremost, Bamford & Sons is a shop for the boys. The clothing is classic casual; think crisp linen shirts, bleached cotton suits, cashmere V-necks...more
Not a market at all, Rei Kawakubo's 13,000-square-foot West End store is where, as the Comme des Garçons visionary said when it opened in fall 2004,...more
In this labyrinth of over 200 tiny antique shops crammed full of collectibles and curiosities, you'll rub shoulders with serious collectors in search of a...more
The No. 1 fashion store, with the No. 1 cosmetics floor, Harvey Nic's is practically a cult. All the established, and many emerging, designers—women's and...more
Kirsten Goss's small jewelry shop is tucked away behind the busy shopping neighborhood of High Street Kensington, but it's well worth the detour. Goss, who...more
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