Hvis du er motebevisst så vil du bli bortskjemt av utvalget. For topp mote gå til Knightsbridge eller Bond street. Det er ikke en eneste større motedesigner som ikke eier en «flagship shop» i et av disse områdene; Gucci, Armani, Tommy Hilfiger, Prada, Louis Vuitton, Ralph Lauren, Vivienne Westwood, Versace – de er alle der. Hvis du foretrekker «street fashion» så prøv Covent Garden eller Foubetts Place (bak Carnaby street), der du finner etablerte britiske designere som Paul Smith samt dusinvis av hippe «unge butikker» som the Duffer of St. George eller Fletcher.
London har mange områder son har spesialisert seg innen en genre. Soho for eksempel har en mengde bitte små butikker som selger mat og delikatesser fra hele verden. Charing Cross Road er kjent for alle sine bokbutikker som enorme Foyles.
Ikke glem London’s mange markeder når du ser etter noe uvanlig. eller vil prøve å gjøre et kupp.
Hvis ikke noe av det overnevnte appellerer kan du alltid prøve Harrods – de fleste havner der før eller siden.
Department Stores
Army & Navy
101 Victoria Street
London SW1E 6QX
Tel: 0171 834 1234
Fenwick of Bond Street
63 New Bond Street
London W1Y
Tel: 0171 629 9161
Conran Shop
81 Fulham Road
London SW3
Tel: 0171 589 7401
55 Marlybone High Street W1
Tel: 0171 376 2448
Regent Street
Dickins and Jones
224 Regent Street
Mega-shop devoted to fashion and beauty.
Liberty
0171 734 1234
This faux-tudor store has successfully over-the-top character in its worn oak and starkly modern interiors as well as its goods. Famous for its textiles and fabrics – a mix of exotic imports and its own rather twee designs – the store now also has a reputation for stocking the funkiest classiest fashions and accessories in London.
Picadilly
Sogo
7th Floor, Haymarket House, 28 Haymarket SW1.
Japanese haven for luxurious brands – men’s and women’s wear, gifts and china.
Fortnum and Mason
0171 734 8040
181 Piccadilly
Stately old store to purr around and buy excellent foodie gifts and life’s little essentials like imported teas, chocolates, wines and tinned grouse. Table and clothes collections too.
Knightsbridge
Peter Jones
Sloan Square
Part of the excellent John Lewis department store chain.
Harrods
87 Brompton Road, SW1
This department superstore, certainly the most famous in Britain, maybe the Universe, is breathtakingly extravagant in its flash cash décor and departments stocked with every conceivable luxury. The famous food halls are worth a whirl.
Harvey Nichols
109 Knightsbridge SW1
Harvey Nicks has evolved from being the store where Sloanes went to have their tiaras polished or to buy a kilt to the most leading edge contemporary fashion store in Britain for men and women. It is now synonymous with style; its directional and it’s sexy. The fifth floor combines posh nosh bar and restaurants with a food hall.
Fashion
Muji
157 Kensington High Street
London W8
Tel: 0171 376 2484
Hermes
173-176 Sloane Street
London SW1x
Tel: 0171 259 5091
Red or Dead
41-43 Neal Street
Covent Garden
London WC12H
Tel: 0171 397 7571
Sally Parsons
15 Bute Street
London SW7 3EY
020 7584 8866
and
610 Fulham Road SW6 5RP
Tel: 020 7471 4848
A la Mode
36 Hans Crescent
London SW1
Tel: 020 7584 2133
MaxMara
153 New Bond Street
London
Tel: 0171 491 4748
and
32 Sloane Street
St. Christopher Place
Whistles
0171 487 4484
Contemporary womenswear.
Oxford Street
Selfridges
Oxford street?s most famous shop is Selfridges, a vast department store near Bond Street tube station. The shop was built in 1909 by the American Gordon Selfridge, and was the biggest shop in Britain.
The shop is so large that a printed floor plan is available near the entrance to help you navigate around.
Top Shop/Top Man
0171 636 7700
214 Oxford Street
DJ’s whip up the music blasts while the young-at-heart cruise packed rails of inexpensive, fashion-conscious clothes.
Designer Labels
Barrett Street
Jigsaw
0171 491 9169
Classic, contemporary women’s clothing and accessories with a design-led appeal
Gees Court
Paddy Campbell
0171 493 5646
Original English womenswear with classic references.
Prohibito
0171 409 2769
Designer labels for men and women.
Changing Room
0171 408 1596
Ladies designer fashions, including Ally Capellino, Issey Miyake, and Workers for Freedom
Mulberry
0141 493 2546
English clothing and accessories.
St. Christopher Place
Vicky Martin
0171 486 1102
Fab designs from this young British designer.
Droopy and Browns
0171 486 6458
Beautifully designed suits and special occasion wear, and a fantastic selection of hats.
Buckle my Shoe
0171 935 5589
Trendy shoes and clothes for kids.
Jane and Dada
0171 486 0977
Contemporary fashion labels including Fenn Wright and Mason
Nicole Farhi
0171 486 3418
Stylish womenswear from the famous designer.
Woodhouse
0171 486 1099
Large selection of menswear designer labels.
Covent Garden
Duffer of St. George
0171 378 4884
London is famous for its street-style the world over. Duffer’s has been at the forefront, supplying the city’s fashion victims for over a decade.
Also at 18 Haymarket, SW1 0171 930 3343.
Paul Smith
0171 379 7133
41-44 Floral Street WC2E
Paul Smith is one of Britain’s leading menswear designers. Loved by both young trendies and their dads. Clothes that are best described as classic with a twist.
Accessories
Osprey
0171 935 2824
British Handbags to die for.
Toko
0171 486 8332
Silver Jewellery specialist.
Amber centre
0171 224 2953
Beautiful amber and silver jewellery
Hair & Beauty
Yves Rocher
0171 408 2975
Natural beauty products and salon offering full range of treatments at competitive prices.
James Street
JF Lazartique
0171 529 6487
Specialist hair and scalp treatments.
SK Hair Salon
0171 935 0096
Specialist hair salon also offering shiatsu massage.
Covent Garden
Penhaligons
0171 836 2150
41 Wellington Street, WC2
Classic British fragrances for both men and women. An Institution.
Shoes
Armando Pollini Design
35 Brook Street
London W1Y
Tel: 0171 629 7606
Bruno Magli
207 Sloane Street
London SW1X
Tel: 0171 235 7939
Audley Shoe Makers
96 Mount Street
London W1Y
Tel: 0171 491 3441
Bertie Shoes
36 South Molten Street
London SW1Y
Tel: 0171 499 7524
Clio of Bond Street
75 New Bond Street
London SW1X
Tel: 0171 499 7524
Jimmy Choo
20 Motcomb Street
London SW1X
Tel: 0171 235 0242
Kalliste
37 Brook Street
London W1Y
Tel: 0171 491 8562
Kurt Geiger
49 New Bond Street
London W1Y
Tel: 0171 491 8562
Manolo Blahnik
49 – 51 Old Church Street
London SW3
Tel: 0171 352 3863
Jimmy Moke
398 Kings Road
London W2
Tel: 0171 225 0663
Sergio Rossi
12 Beauchamp Place
London SW3
Tel: 0171 225 0663
Wannabe at Patrick Cox
124 Sloane Street
London SW1X
Tel: 0171 730 8888
Health & Beauty
Nicky Clarke
130 Mount Street
London W1
Tel: 020 7491 4700
A salon of renown, Beauty & grooming rooms
Martyn Maxey
Hairdressing
18 Grosvenor Street
London W1
Tel: 0207 629 6161
This beautiful salon in situated in Mayfair
Molton Brown
54 Rosslyn Hill
London NW3
Tel: 020 7794 2022
Pioneers and innovators in the world of hairdressing
John Frieda
4 Aldford Street
London W1Y 5PU
Tel 020 7491 0840
Very exclusive, high profile clientele
Crispin
10 Abingdon Road
London W8 6AF
Tel: 020 7938 9977
One of the longest established salons in the area
Aromatherapy treatments available.
Regent Street
Aquascutum
0171 734 6090
Burberry’s ancient rival in the raincoat stakes.
Burberry’s
0171 734 4060
165 Regent Street.
There is a far greater range of clothes than the raincoats and scarves with that unmistakable check
James Street
T Burrows
0171 935 9275
Exclusive men’s casual wear . Famous for bathing shorts!
Wigmore Street
Robert Clergorie
0171 935 3601
Much covered designer shoes for men and women. Shoes are hand-cut from the best French leather.