Maison Assouline
Bookworms and mere magazine skimmers alike will enjoy a trip to this publishing house on Piccadilly.
Karl Lagerfeld Regent Street
The German eccentric brings his fun-filled flagship store concept to London’s Regent Street.
Bookmarc
A little Marc Jacobs for you to get even the least bookish turning pages. Great books and gift items.
El Ganso
Forget Ralph Lauren and Tommy – for that Euro-prepster look, make a beeline straight for Spanish label El Ganso.
19 Greek Street Gallery House
Hot names and Brazilian Espasso’s first UK space at this Soho showroom of socially responsible, high-end design.
Opening Ceremony London
Packed with cutting edge – though still highly wearable – style from their own label and a desirable selection of exclusive designs from others.
Anthem
A modern, yet crafted collection of choices that feel ‘heritage’ from the man behind Liberty’s menswear department.
Topman General Store
A timely hookup with b-Store sees the high street giant infiltrate too-cool-for-the-Circus (Oxford that is), Shoreditch.
Blitz London
Duck and cover your credit cards, as this new vintage emporium gets set to blow second-hand shopping out of the water, Spitfire style.
Darkroom London
Put your rolls of undeveloped film away and, for the truly hopeful, zip up; this is neither of those dark rooms. A concept store with an actual, well, concept.
Hostem
Avant-garde designers, exclusive Japanese labels and edgy streetwear at this special menswear store on the ever-growing Shoreditchian Redchurch Street.
Albam Soho
Stock up on understated classics that’ll last a lifetime at this Soho branch of a fast-growing London favourite.
Y-3 London
Ten years on, Adidas and Yohji Yamamoto’s lovechild gets its first flagship store in London. A swanky address and not a council estate in sight.
LN-CC
The arrival of this appointment-only, menswear-heavy concept store has only heightened the hype around the Dalston area.
Labour & Wait
Kit your kitchen out with the finest retro cookware from soaps and ceramics to kettles and crackers. Everything here is as beautiful as it is functional.
Aubin & Wills Shoreditch
With a gallery above and a boutique cinema in cahoots with Shoreditch House below, this preptastic Sloane style favourite is gaining some cool East End credentials.