Help me blow all my money in London!!

[TintoTerra]

Originally Posted by Pablo-T

you might find a knock-off/interpretation of a vintage item for a scarily low price
That's why I compared it to Banana Republic. Browsing through their outerwear selection it's like a 'who's who' of designer rip offs. Burberry trench, Shadow Project jacket, WWM Maine Guide, etc. etc. While I can see what you mean, I'd rather spend all I have at decent high end boutiques than get a cheap interpretation thereof.

 

[chroMe]

Originally Posted by Get Smart

been to most of the Brick Lane shops....Present is brand new since the last time we were there. And also want to hit up Start in shoreditch again since they were closed the last time we went. Fuggers dont open until like 1 or 2pm.

^^ saw those boots w/vibram sole (and tried on) at Isetan Mens in Tokyo a couple months back. Pretty cool, but at $1000ish not just something you pick up on a whim

Yep, my gf bought me a pair of purple trickers x present last night for xmas. I've seen the most amazing cowl neck sweater by japanese designer RT, super want for £300+.

Eff the westend these days (few exceptions); all the good shops are mostly in east london in/around spitalfields/bricklane.

Present is one of my top nu fav stores as is:

oliver spencer (lamb's conduit);
albam (spitalfields & off carnaby);
hurwundeki - korean store full of retro and up&coming (commercial street across from albam & 34 marshall off carnaby);
The Menu (spitalfields);
Agnes b (marylebone & floral);
paul and joe (floral st);
trevor bolongaro (off carnaby);
folk (lamb's conduit & nu store at truman brewery, brick lane);
vivienne westwood (conduit st);
b store (savile row);
john rushton (wimpole);
lodgers (savile row);
libertys (gt marlborough st/regents);
COS (regents street, westfield shopping ctr);
oki-ni (savile row);
oscar milo (spitalfieds);
l'homme designer exchange (off marylebone on blandford);
the library (old brompton - carries noten, poehl, mcqueen);
the old curiosity shop (off lincoln's inn fields);
a couple of nu shops on dray walk as butcher have closed.

you must get to the sunday upmarket and spitalfields in general on a sunday - there you can find numerous stalls with dandy accessories.

 

[chroMe]

My pair from Present:

brogues are £275/boots £295 - fixed price not on sale

Going to go back for the red pair.

I've asked what they are getting in come Jan/Feb and it will be nu suede Trickers with different stitch patterns.

 

[ANIKETOS]

If still interested i would add Boggi and Harrods along with Westfield mall to blow my money.Try Byson,the burger joint there its amazing..

 

[Chrispy]

I believe there is a Krispy Kreme in Harrod's.

 

[montyharding]

Originally Posted by Chrispy

I believe there is a Krispy Kreme in Harrod's.
Maybe it's across the road. There's a dedicated Harrods for food across from the main store. On the matter of indians, I've been to Lahore Kebab House several times - never at my own choice - as well as apparently highly regarded places around Brick Lane, and I don't really see the point of getting enthused about it. If you're going to make an occasion out of eating a cuisine style that was developed as a means to allow you to eat slightly off food, then you might as well make the location an occasion too. Veeraswamy's is still the only Indian restaurant here I'd actually invite someone else to go with, or recommend someone go.

 

[London]

Go to George's fish and chips on Portobello Road.

 

[Gutman]

aaarggh ks you have made me quite depressed. have fun and want to see pics of purchases. i can't think of anything else to add to your list, been 10 years or so since i lived there. tired of london, tired of life as they say

 

[chroMe]

Only tourists and drunken city workers and dull suburbanites venture to brick lane to eat curry- stay away from it unless you like rat dropping masala. Better abodes are found in Southall, Tooting, and dotted around sporadically. Krispy kreme is on the backend of harrods but you can also find them dotted around now, another example of infestation unfortunately.

 

[VKK3450]

You can buy Krispy Kreme in ******* Tesco.

For good Indian (well, Pakistani) in a centralish area hit Tayyabs in Whitechapel.

Do not go to the Cinnamon Club...

Fish & Chips always = Golden hind for me (though fish is better than chips).

K

 

[gawkrodger]

Stoke Newington also has some really good curryhouses

 

[newinny]

Originally Posted by kelvinsense

The End - 18 West Central Street, London, WC1A 1JJ
http://www.endclub.com/news/index.php

I used to bartend there.

 

[Chrispy]

Originally Posted by VKK3450

You can buy Krispy Kreme in ******* Tesco.

Yeah, but you can buy them fresh off of the conveyor belt in Harrod's. There's nothing like a fresh fried Krispy Kreme.

 

[jaac]

Just got back to London, here for 2 weeks. Simple question:

Where are the best sales?

 

[ANIKETOS]

Originally Posted by Chrispy

I believe there is a Krispy Kreme in Harrod's.

Ur right ,there is..its close to the entrance and the place that sells that Pizza.