We love this guide to Columbia Road by Kylie and Patrick. As well as the famous flower market, the area has loads of independent shops and cafés such as Printers & Stationers, Jones Dairy, Campania Gastronomia and Marcos & Trump, all recommended in the video.
Archive for the "Shopping" Category
9 May
2013
2013
London Shopping News: The World on Regent Street, Clerkenwell Vintage Fashion Fair, Boxpark and E17 Designers Market
From shopping festivals to fashion fairs, here are this week’s top London shopping news stories. The World on Regent Street Festival Shopping hub Regent Street is becoming a traffic-free zone this Sunday (12 May) to make way for fabulous global-themed …
Read more...24 Apr
2013
2013
London Shopping News: Carnaby Shopping Party, Greenwich Market, Seven Dials, Soho Flea Market
From glitzy shopping parties to glamorous flea markets, here are this week’s top London shopping news stories. Carnaby Shopping Party Anyone with a serious interest in fashion should hotfoot it to Carnaby Street on 2 May when it will be …
Read more...12 Apr
2013
2013
London Shopping News: Carnaby Street, Charity Fashion Evenings, Westfield London, Seven Dials
From shop openings to designer sales, here are this week’s top London shopping news stories: New shops for Carnaby Street Start flexing your credit card because a slew of under-the-radar labels are opening up in Carnaby Street, in London’s West …
Read more...21 Mar
2013
2013
London Shopping News: H&M Oxford Street, Regent Street, Phase Eight, BuyMyWardrobe
High-street favourite H&M has re-launched its Oxford Street store. Boasting 3,750sqm of fashion spread across six floors, shoppers can expect a flashy shoe lounge, a chill-out area with swanky seats and a whopping 80 fitting rooms. Does that mean no …
Read more...6 Mar
2013
2013
Shopping News: & Other Stories, Selfridges Shoe Carnival, Vintage Fashion Fair, Boxpark, The Vogue Festival 2013, Affordable Art Fair
Swedish retailer Hennes & Mauritz’s latest venture & Other Stories is opening its doors on Friday (8 March) on Regent Street. The much-anticipated new launch is a one-stop shop with lingerie, shoes, bags, jewellery, skincare products and make-up as well …
Read more...21 Feb
2013
2013
London Shopping news: London Fashion Weekend, The Cambridge Satchel Company, Jack French London, Pop, Divine Chocolate
As London Fashion Week draws to a close, the spectacular Somerset House will morph into a giant shopping extravaganza for London Fashion Weekend (21-24 Feb). You can experience the buzz of the city’s biggest week of fashion by enjoying glamorous …
Read more...20 Feb
2013
2013
Visiting the Past: London’s Sweet Tooth
Sixty years ago this month, official rationing of sweets and confectionery came to an end. Sweet-loving Londoners (adults as well as children) raised a big cheer!
Read more...14 Feb
2013
2013
London Fashion Week AW13: Events You Can Go To
For one of the most high-profile and stylish events in the world, London Fashion Week is remarkably accessible. If you can’t blag your way in as a fashion professional, journalist or Anna Wintour’s long-lost relative, you can still get a taste of the glamour that infects the city twice a year.
Read more...6 Feb
2013
2013
Valentine’s Day Shopping News: Boxpark, Carnaby Street, Penhaligon’s and the William Morris Gallery
Love is in the air in London’s shops and markets in the lead-up to Valentine’s Day on 14 February. If you want to find the perfect gift for your loved-one, London has a whirl of Valentine’s shopping events to tickle your fancy.
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