New for Spring, Peter Jensen has designed a capsule collection of six dresses especially for London's Dover Street Market.
Beyond the designers sending their creations down the London Fashion Week runways and getting tons of press are any number of talented designers that have yet to be widely recognized. Consider it Beyond The Valley's mission to foster and support these up and coming names. Clothing and accessories for women and men fill the bright, cheery store. The looks are more artful than avant-garde, with dresses and T-shirts using distinctive prints and jewelry made of unusual materials. Beyond The Valley's namesake label is not to be missed, offering pieces that are as fun and charming as we could have hoped.
Address:
2 Newburgh Street
London W1F 7RD
United States
Neighborhood: Carnaby
Metro Area: London
Website: http://www.beyondthevalley.com
Sadly, the Shop at Maision Bertaux is closing next month. Until then everything in the shop is 30% off.
Imagine a museum where patrons are able to pick up any piece they like straight of the wall. The Design Museum shop provides as close to this experience as possible. The museum features exhibitions around contemporary design, be it industrial design, textiles, architecture or typography. Be it that many of the exhibitions where made to be sold, the museum shop becomes an ever revolving emporium of good design. Watches and bags, tea towels and tableware, gadgets and kitchen tools will intrigue and delight.
Address:
28 Shad Thames
London SE1 2YD
United States
Neighborhood: Southwark
Metro Area: London
Website: http://www.designmuseumshop.com
Some might say Kokon to Zai stocks clothes to go dancing in. We say, clothes at the boutique practically do the dancing for you. Drawing from the most daring, most enthusiastic (and often most youthful) designers from London and Europe, the clothing and accessories represent the very cutting edge of fashion design. Color-drenched dresses in mind-bending silhouettes, brooding gothic shirts with Victorian embellishments, and billowing striped pants are par for the the course here.
Address:
57 Greek Street
Lonon
W1D 3DX
United Kingdom
Neighborhood: Soho
Metro Area: London
Website: http://www.kokontozai.co.uk
The quirky prints and bright colors of Jean Charles de Castelbajac's Pop Art influenced fashion have inspired designers and mesmerized fans for decades. With a host of younger designers heavily inspired by Castelbajac finding much success and support, the designer's work is as relevant as ever. In the London shop, Castelbajac's various fashion fantasies are in full, effervescent display. Womenswear and menswear will require a good bit of confidence to pull off, but fun they are.
Address:
50 Conduit Street
London
W1S 2YT
United Kingdom
Neighborhood: Mayfair
Metro Area: London
Website: http://www.jc-de-castelbajac.com
Click here for our complete profile of Jean-Charles de Castelbajac.
One of London's first high-end, multi-label boutiques, Browns has established a reputation of on the forefront of fashion. Throughout the decades Browns has been the first retailer in the UK to stock a host of important designers. Today the mission is no different. Exclusive luxury labels Browns has carried for years mingle along side avant-garde pieces from young talents. The selection favors more formal, glamorous pieces. Stunning evening dresses, towering heels, hardware-laden handbags, and serious, structured skirts and pants lead the way.
Address:
24-27 South Molton Street
London
W1K 5RD
United Kingdom
Neighborhood: Mayfair
Metro Area: London
Website: http://www.brownsfashion.com
Where does all that dynamic, creative fashion taught at Central St. Martins and presented at London Fashion Week anyway? Two See, for one, is where. A fervent supporter of the young and upcoming fashion designer, most of the labels wont be recognized by all but the most dedicated of fashion followers. Yet, the talent and creativity of the designs themselves--that is easy to recognize.
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