Monday 19 July 2010

Fashion Hotspots.....

Here at 4couture.com we all love a bit of a shop, so we're always on the lookout for new shopping territories to explore, and haven’t we been spoiled lately! London will always be one of the best places for retail therapy and it's just getting better and better with new flagship stores and boutiques cropping up all over the place. If you have a spare couple of hours and nothing to fill them with, check out some of our city hotspots!

One of the big stories this week is the opening of Acne’s very first, four floor studio on London’s Dover Street last Friday. We're huge fans of Acne designs so are thrilled to see that we can go in and have a browse. The store seems minimalistic in decoration and layout, no doubt letting the fashion do the talking; they even have a whole floor dedicated to denim! So we recommend you pop along and check it out, and if you can’t get there just yet have a browse on www.net-a-porter.com who still have a sale on featuring many acne pieces such as this stunning printed body, now only £84, (see right) http://www.net-a-porter.com/product/63031.

Another big story recently has been the opening of Louis Vuitton’s most luxurious store yet on Bond Street, Mayfair. The store opened a couple of months ago now and was brought in with a bang with a star studded opening party. Marc Jacobs, creative director of Louis Vuitton has said about the store: "It's probably one of the most magnificent retail stores in the world for the best luxury house, the greatest luxury brand." At 1,500 square metres and comprising of three floors, it is a must visit when you feel like indulging in a bit of luxury.

Lastly, not a particularly new store but definitely worthy of a place in our top hotspots list is My Sugarland on St John’s Street. This wonderful place functions as part vintage, part high fashion store featuring pieces from past decades, new up and coming designers and established fashion greats such as Betty Jackson. It also houses a gallery with work from talented artists being displayed in the windows and if that wasn’t enough, you can even hire My Sugarland as a retail or exhibition space. It's such a great place and one of those really interesting visits where you never know what you might find! Check out their website too at http://www.mysugarland.co.uk/

Have fun exploring!

Love Katie x

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