My London Address Book

October 27, 2013
 

BOUTIQUES: Browns Focus & Dover Street Market for high end fashion pieces or maxing out your credit card; Joseph Brompton Cross has a great selection of designer labels and really helpful staff; Aime stocks pretty, wearable separates by French favourites like Isabel Marant & APC; Trilogy for jeans and my weekend wardrobe; Heidi Klein & Liza Bruce for swim and beachwear.

VINTAGE: London Vintage Fair at Hammersmith Town Hall hosts the best vintage fair once a month on a Sunday; Rellik for vintage designers brands, lots of Westwood, YSL and Dior; Mairead Lewin is London’s best kept secret for really dreamy vintage finds (by appointment only +447968 940 293).

ACCESSORIES: Charlotte Olympia for my shoe fix; for jewellery Harrods has a really good selection of both fine and costume, for vintage try the shops in the Burlington Arcade or Grey’s Antique’s market; Liberties for everything else.

LINGERIE: Agent Provocateur for fun and sexy, Carine Gilson for classic and the highest quality silk and lace, otherwise Selfridges has a great variety of brands and they also stock a good selection of shape wear. For fittings i would take clients to Harrods.

HIGHSTREET: Zara…if you have the opportunity to shop it abroad the price, quality and fabrics are much better.

DRY CLEANERS: Jeeves of Belgravia, they have lots of services, including leather, fur and suede; they also are the best at getting out the trickiest of stains.

SPECIALIST DRY CLEANERS: Blossom & Browne for vintage and couture.

COBBLER: KG Shoes, are my favourite, they even re paint my red Louboutin soles!

ALTERATIONS: Alina, I haven’t found anyone better.

DIRECTORY:
Agent Provocateur: Pont Street, SW1
Aime: Ledbury Rd, W11
Alina: +44 7515 148 928
Blossom & Browne: Regents Park Rd, NW1
Browns Focus: South Molton St, W1
Burlington Arcade: Mayfair, W1
Dover Street Market: Dover Street, W1
Carine Gilson: Pont Street, SW1
Charlotte Olympia: Maddox St, W1
Harrods: Knightsbridge, SW3
Heidi Klein: Westbourne Grove, W11
Jeeves of Belgravia: Pont St, SW1
Joseph: Brompton Cross, SW1
KG Shoes: Eversholt St, NW1
Liberty’s: Great Malborough St, W1
Liza Bruce: Pont St, SW1
London Vintage Fair: http://www.pa-antiques.co.uk/londonvintagefashionfair.html
Mairead Lewin Vintage: Latimer Rd, w10
Rellik: Golborne Road, W10
Rigby & Peller: Hans Rd, SW3
Selfridges: Oxford Street, W1
Trilogy: Duke of York Sq, SW3
Zara: every good high street!

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