Sefton

Today, kind readers, we need to tell you that you guys rock. In the past few weeks we've gotten a slew of suggestions for our guide and they've been better than we could have ever hoped for. We've gotten stores in Seattle, New York and Zurich, selling avant-garde fashion, mid-century modern furnishings and vintage jewelry and accessories; they've been a joy to research and add to the guide. Which brings us to Sefton, suggested just last week.

The pair of boutiques in the Islington neighborhood of London carry an admirable variety of men's and women's clothing and accessories. The mix of design in the shops is simply fabulous.

They have high-end fashion standards like Alexander McQueen, Stella McCartney, Paul Smith and Martin Margiela.

And less established labels like Eley Kishimoto, Antonio Berardi and Poltock and Walsh.

(By the way, these are a killer pair of pants, are they not?)

And, if that wasn't enough, they've also created their own line of men's and women's accessories mixing classic and quirky elements.