Where to go in Londontown
While you will be spoilt for choice in the number of high quality boutiques, don't miss stores like Debenhams who engaged Philip Treacy to do hats or Topshop for great 'seasonal' fashion items backed by Kate Moss. Then there is Primark for bargain organic Tshirts. New Look is also worth visiting, their 26,000 square foot store has great fashion items while mainly for the young, but a good selection of jeans for all ages (pic Jacket from New Look). All can be found on Oxford Street.
Fine Arts and Antiques Fairs - Olympia
Each year June and November. Items include furniture, jewellery, ceramics, clocks, books, silver, objects d’art anywhere from £100 to £100,000. Go on take a peak.
Olympia International Art & Antiques 4-14 June, 2009 then Winter Fine Art & Antiques FAir, 16-22 Nov, 2009
www.olympia-antiques.co.uk
National Hall, Hammersmith Road, W14 8UX
Grosvenor House Antique Fair
Dealers and buyers from around the globe gather in this elegant house for a weekend of ‘bartering’. After you’re ‘once in a lifetime’ purchase, take a break in the Champagne Bar or Collectors’ Cafe.
11-17 June 2009
Tube: Marble Arch or Hyde Park, Green Park
www.grosvenor-antiquesfair.co.uk
Grosvenor House AJW Marriott Hotel, Park Lane t: 20 73 99 8100
The Big Guns
Harvey Nicols is a beautiful store, small but packed with everyone you could want and some great UK designers. Enjoy lunch or if still opened the nail bar with champage. You’ll find Stella McCartney, Prada and the new label twenty8twelve by Sienna Miller. Walk around the corner to Multrees Walk for more prestigious brands. This area is close to St.
Andrews Square for more department shopping at Jenners
Jade Jagger - Jewellery
You might have read about Jade Jagger's latest jewellery venture with several high profile houses, now she has opened her own store in the hip village of Notting Hill.
www.jadejagger.co.uk
43 All Saints Road, W11 1HE
Oxford Street
All the big brands and, of course, Selfridges. Everyone and everything can be found in Oxford street, which often means large crowd and not always great shopping. But a mecca for tourists and locals looking for bargains from the big names.
Shops are open from 10am till either 6 or 7pm and Sundays 12 to 6pm.
Tube: Marble Arch or Oxford Circus.
Perfect Ballerinas? French Sole perhaps
If you can't find them here they may not exist. Hundreds, perhaps thousands of designs. Shop online if you can't get to the store. From £65.00 even less during sales periods.
www.frenchsole.com
61 Marylebone Lane t: 44 207 486 0021
The British Antiques Dealers’ Association Fair
Specialising in English and Georgian furniture as well as clocks, paintings, carpets and other treasures. Over 100 exhibitors.
2009 dates 25 March - 31 March, 2009. Open from 11am until 9pm
www.bada-antiques-fair.co.uk
Duke of York Square, Sloane Square
Burberry Factory Outlet
This great English brand reduced! Expect around 40% reductions from the retail price. Men, women and children.
If you every travel to Italy don't miss The Mall, just outside Florence which offers 60% reduction on most Burberry items, almost worth the plane ticket.
Open: Monday - Saturday 10am 6pm &
Sunday 11am - 5pm
www.burberry.com
29-53 Chatham Place, London E9 6LP t: (020) 8985 3344