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There’s nothing quite like it when you enter a shop selling Vintage Clothes and bric-a-brac, the smell of pre-loved clothes from decades past just waiting to be discovered from amongst the crammed racks, sun dresses from the 50’s, wool lined leather jackets from the 70’s, a skinny eighties tie. You never know what you are going to find, it is like a treasure hunt for adults. And one of the best vintage clothes hunting grounds has to be London. Here is a guide to some of the best Vintage shops in London.

Yes, it’s that time of year again and the post-Christmas sales have returned to London even bigger and even better this festive season with scandalous reductions on shopping for a very merry New Year! They’ve already started but the discounts will be flowing right up until the end of January so get ready to fight your way through the stampedes and bag yourself a bargain.

Tis’ nearly the season and very soon London will be adding to the festive cheer with an array of Christmas Markets dotted across the city. Fabulous gift ideas, Christmas handicrafts, seasonal specialities and a merry atmosphere are guaranteed in the British capital. Here are some of the main Christmas Markets springing up this festive season.

Everyone loves a deal, and we don’t know anyone who doesn’t like browsing around markets to get some fabulous alternative clothing, trying out tasty international food and treats, and checking out the craftworks, jewellery, toys, and canvases amongst the many other things you can find at these exciting places. As you can imagine the markets in the British Capital are exceptional as they are large and offer a wide range of different and alternative products at some unbeatable prices, and we’re not referring to the Christmas markets set up in London at this time of year but some of the most famous in this exciting city open all year round. So, here are not three but five of the best markets in the British capital where you can go and search for some fabulous gift ideas for your loved ones and soak up the bohemian and cosmopolitan atmosphere of the city of London.

Are you lucky enough to be in London this Christmas? Would you like to to take something back for your loved ones and looking for some ideas? Well, you’ve come to the right place because here are so fabulous British gift ideas, just guaranteed to please. Whether you’re looking for some festive food, some typical British sweet treats, or something a bit more ´up market` we’ve got just the thing for you so you have no excuse whatsoever to return from your holidays empty handed, or with the habitual pair of Christmas socks donning Rudolph the red nose reindeer (shameful, truly)… So, check out our following suggestions which may be of interest to you;

Fashion’s night out, a global shopping extravaganza, is being celebrated in 16 great cities of the World, therefore it will come as no surprise to you that London is participating in the celebrations on the 8th of September which promises to be bigger, better, and more exciting than ever!

Hold on to your handbags ladies because the Jumble and Pearls Vintage Sale is being held this Saturday 4th of September in London at The Horatia, and if you’re a fashion fanatic and want to get your mitts on some high chic fashion finds from the past this event is definitely not to be missed!

As another fashion capital of the world, London has a lot to offer in the way of diversity, originality and imagination and nobody personifies British fashion quite like Vivienne Westwood. She is one of the UK’s most culturally significant British fashion designers due to her tireless individualism, and her constant exploration and reinterpretation of style.

London can claim to be a city with a very heterogeneous cultural and intellectual movement. This effervescence has not been limited to a specific period, but it has been mingling to give rise to a wide variety of styles meeting the needs of various cultural and urban groups. Since the late 50s with the entry into the British Isles of modern jazz and rhythm and blues musicians, the British fans of this music, so called mods, imitated that new trend and soon it was created an important market-focused on this characteristic urban tribe. Two of today's most known and used brands inside and outside the islands, Fred Perry and Ben Sherman, replied to this need and provided a good quality clothing that delighted the most demanding mods.