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http://www.farfetch.com

 A luxury online retailer, not any online shopping experience! It features extra pages such as blogboutique, editorial and my personal favourite “london showrooms” following up and coming designers supported by the BFC (British Fashion Council), such as menswear designer James Long

http://www.farfetch.com/london-show-rooms/on-the-road.aspx#tabs-3      

http://www.oki-ni.com

oki-ni, A contemporary Mens online retailer,created in 2001 working with brands and progressive designers, such as A.P.C, Kenzo and Rick Owens. It also offers Exclusive limited-edition pieces which collaborates with brands such as Adidas, Paul Smith and Porter to produce unique one off items. Prices vary from £65 trainers to a £2000 shearling sleeve Rick Owens Jacket. 

http://www.net-a-porter.com

Not just an Online shop, Net-a-porter.com offers a luxury lifestyle, (a brand) From the weekly magazines including luxury editorials, style how to’s, beauty and travel, to fitness videos to get Perfect pins for this season’s heels, or tight tank top arms! I particularly enjoy the interviews & videos with designers and stylist’s, getting and insight about thier collections and work related projects, it’s good because you see thier vision for the product, it’s not just buying a pair of shoes! You are shown what to wear them with, what makeup and hair trends, and with one click of a button (and a hefty receipt) The item is yours!! See the interview with Tabitha Simmons, http://www.net-a-porter.com/magazine/210/28.

http://www.notjustalabel.com

Speaks true to its name! The endless list of eclectic designers and labels of new innovative designs. If you don’t believe me click on the designer directory http://www.notjustalabel.com/designers/all_designers

Described as, “…a place for those who find their way off the beaten track, allowing them to express themselves in a community where everything goes…” NJAL offers a community where talent can grow. Featuring fashion films, interviews, competitions and destination reviews. 

TOPSHOP

Whats amazing, is you can walk in one person yet leave and entirely different person, wheather it be punk, ladylike, 90’s raver, You want that style topshop will have it. Thats the pro to the overwhemingly large store, on a negative note, unless you have been you won’t realise how overwhemling and huge the store is, to point where you get so lost and sucked up in topshop land you leave feeling like you have sqaure computer eyes as there is just so much to look at, like marmite you either love it or hate it.

Urban Outfitters

A fun, edgy store, from the visual merchandising to the crooked wooden floors and help yourself shoe boxes, it adds an edge with extra gimmik toys, a playful take on fashion.

Selfridges

Gateway to luxury designer heaven! I like the smell of leather and powerful perfume the staff are also helpful and friendly.

Acne

Welcoming staff, from the white open space of the builing lets your eyes look at nothing but the clothes. 

The shop at Bluebird

Nice selection of garments from independant designers, the books, perfumes mixed well with the vibe of of the store (not so keen on the brow bar however) it looked slightly “debenhams” in what seemed like an individual store

Matches fashion

Luxury deisgner pieces, could have been interesting to mooch but the staff made me feel so uncomforatble and watched i just wanted to leave! Not a store I will go to for inspiration

Burberry

(New store on regent street) It felt like a department store, potentially from the layout but the top Burberry porsum collection was beautiful! And the staff were happy to have a chat and very welcoming!

Dover Street Market

Walking up the stairs into what seemed like a time portal! With Art pieces such as portaloo cabins and Shanythouse stye tills, its like shopping in an art gallery, making the already beautiful garment seem even more appealing! The art adds to the art!

Browns & Browns focus

Browns focus have a great range of young stylish, outlandish clothes any fashion forward youth would LOVE to wear, whereas Browns is a slighty older market, just as luxurious, just as stylish! 

Oxfam Boutique

A quiet, small store, not neccesarily somewhere I would choose to shop, but I think you could find a decent bargain if you went often enough to catch something !

Absoloute Vintage

Layed out like an organised junk shop,  with a wide variety of handbags, boots, shoes, slightly pricey compared to other vintage store in Brick Lane but they do sell some designer peices. (Recommendation: Avoid going saturday’s! Too many people and not enough space to browse, week days however, are relatively quiet)

Present.

I like the Visual merchandising in the store! The shoe section in particular. (Shoreditch Menswear)

Islington Boutiques!

Diverse

I loved the stock from designers such as marc by marc jacobs, kenzo and isabel marant, however the store layout seemed quite heavy, almost as though there was too much stock (ressembling more of a thrift store as opposed to a high end boutique)

Sefton

Stylish mens boutique, I like the neon Nikes in store and some of the items seemed to be unisex!