Tag: London
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CHRISTMAS WINDOWS- ANNABEL’S MAYFAIR
If ever there was an award for places that absolutely smash Christmas each year, Annabel’s would take the top prize every single time because I am mesmerised by what they do with the front of the private members cub, smack in the middle of Mayfair where precious few would deign to enter. Bear in mind…
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CHRISTMAS WINDOWS – DIOR
Oh Dior… I don’t know that I like this. Yet I know that I don’t not like it. On the one hand, it feels lazy because what we have here is a massive butterfly thingy on the façade of the store warmed it up with gold and hope for the best. On the other hand,…
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CHRISTMAS WINDOWS – LOUIS VUITTON
At first when I saw this, I wasn’t too sure about it; I was in two minds, because I thought they played it safe, but then the more I stood to look at it, the more a theme emerged at play. I like the clean lines of it without it being austere, it is still…
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CHRISTMAS WINDOWS – HARVEY NICHOLS
The merry go round that is Christmas. This is too high octane to be Christmas it is more suited to New Year’s Eve. I think it’s the colours, actually I know it’s the colours. Christmas wonderland which is reminiscent of the winter wonderland not five minutes from the store but where is the warmth? It’s…
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CHRISTMAS WINDOWS- LIBERTY
Liberty. Oh Liberty. I always feel sorry for Liberty because it has those pokey windows and not a lot of real estate to play with in comparison to say Harrods or Selfridges or Harvey Nics. But I think this is where it could lean (for fuck sake with that expression but it works) into that…
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CHRISTMAS WINDOWS – RALPH LAUREN
This is not so much a window as it is a store front because brands, especially with their stand alone stores are often at a disadvantage somewhat because of the range of products to play with; as opposed to the department stores that can flex their muscle which is why I am always harder on…
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CHRISTMAS WINDOWS – HARRODS
We’ve been here before. Where’s the story? What is the narrative? This feels cold as cold as the gold and clinical, sterile even. Yes we know; Harrods is the home of extraordinary luxury, unparalleled if you ask me, and it will not be bested on that front by a mile, but this is a Christmas…
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BARDO ST JAMES- MAYFAIR
Besides dessert, Italian cuisine is my Achilles heel. I love it for its simplicity and its synergy with other elements that make a good meal; olive oil, cheese, wine… what I find incredible about Italian food is that there is no pretence; where French is all fine dining and techniques of the cuisine and is…
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THE LONDON SUMMER WALK
Get ready to see London in all its wonderful glory, because there is nowhere quite like London in the summer, it is pure vibes and good times. We are traversing across boroughs to see some of my very favourite spots in the capital. https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1YYq9aGosxUObg8ek8l8ZFxB-PgkOcTA&usp=sharing START at 1. South Kensington Tube station and prepare to head…