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Harrods

87 Brompton Rd.
London, SW1

Phone 020 - 77301234

The only English department store classed among monuments and museums on every visitor's list, it hardly needs an introduction. It is swank and plush and as deep-carpeted as ever; its spectacular food halls are alone worth the trip; and it stands out from the pack for fashion, too. You can forgive the store its immodest motto, Omnia, omnibus, ubique ("Everything, for everyone, everywhere"), because there are more than 230 departments, including a pet shop rumored to supply you with anything from aardvarks to zebras on request and a toy department---sorry, "kingdom"---which does the same with plush versions. During the pre-Christmas period and sales---the legendary one is during the last three weeks of January, but another storewide event, usually only one week, is held in mid-July---the entire store is a menagerie. Tube: Knightsbridge.

Harvey Nichols

109 Knightsbridge
London, SW1

Phone 020 - 72355000

It's just a block away from Harrods, but it's not competing on the same turf, because its passion is fashion, all the way. There are nearly six floors of it, including departments for dressing homes and men, but the woman who invests in her wardrobe is the main target. Accessories are strong suits, especially jewelry, scarves, and makeup---England's first MAC counter here was 10 deep for months. The fourth floor now has a chic home-design department, featuring such names as Nina Campbell, Mulberry, Ralph Lauren, and Designer's Guild. A reservation at the Fifth Floor restaurant is coveted. Tube: Knightsbridge.

John Lewis

278 Oxford St.
London, W1

Phone 020 - 76297711

This store's motto is "Never knowingly undersold," and for an increasingly wide range of goods at sensible prices, John Lewis is hard to beat. The brother store, Peter Jones, in Sloane Square, has a place in Sloane Ranger history, and you will probably encounter more Barbour jackets, velvet hair bands, and pearls here than anywhere else in town---and that's just on the customers. For the visitor to London who's handy with the needle, John Lewis has a wonderful selection of dress and furnishing fabrics. Many's the American home with John Lewis drapes. Tube: Oxford Circus.

Liberty

200 Regent St.
London, W1

Phone 020 - 77341234

With a wonderful black-and-white mock-Tudor facade, this is a peacock among pigeons in humdrum Regent Street. Inside, the labyrinthine building is full of nooks and crannies stuffed with goodies, like a dream of an Eastern bazaar. Famous principally for its fabrics, it also has an Oriental department, rich with color; menswear that tends toward the traditional; and women's wear that has lately been spiced up with extra designer ranges. The store is hard to resist, as you may well find an original gift---especially one made from those classic Liberty prints. Tube: Oxford Circus

Selfridges

400 Oxford St.
London, W1

Phone 020 - 76291234

It's near the Marble Arch end of Oxford Street, where blocks are crowded in the middle of the day and at sale time. This giant, bustling store was started early in the 20th century by an American, though it's now British-owned. If this all-rounder has one outstanding department, it has to be its Food Hall, or else its frenetic cosmetics department---one of the largest in Europe---which seems to perfume the air the whole length of Oxford Street. In recent years, Selfridges has made a specialty of high-profile popular designer fashions and has spent a lot of money sprucing up. There's a theater-ticket counter and British Airways travel shop in the basement. Tube: Bond St.

Shopping

Antiques

1.		Alfie's Antique Market
		13--25 Church St., London, NW8, 020 - 77236066

2.		Antiquarius
		131--145 King's Rd., London, SW3, 020 - 73515353

3.		Antiquing in London
		London

4.		Christopher Gibbs
		3 Dove Walk, Pimlico Rd., London, SW1, 020 - 77308200

5.		Coach House
		189 Westbourne Grove, London, W11, 020 - 72298306

6.		Colefax & Fowler
		39 Brook St., London, W1, 020 - 74932231

7.		Facade
		196 Westbourne Grove, London, W11, 020 - 77272159

8.		Gallery of Antique Costume and Textiles
		2 Church St., London, NW8, 020 - 77239981

9.		Grays Antique Market
		58 Davies St., London, W1, 020 - 76297034

10.		Hope and Glory
		131A Kensington Church St., London, W8, 020 - 77278424

11.		Judy Greenwood Antiques
		657 Fulham Rd., London, SW6, 020 - 77366037

12.		London Silver Vaults
		Chancery House, 53--64 Chancery La., London, WC2, 020 - 72423844

13.		Megan Mathers
		571 King's Rd., London, SW6, 020 - 73717837

14.		Rupert Cavendish
		610 King's Rd., London, SW6, 020 - 77317041

Shopping

Antiques

1.		Alfie's Antique Market
		13--25 Church St., London, NW8, 020 - 77236066

2.		Antiquarius
		131--145 King's Rd., London, SW3, 020 - 73515353

3.		Antiquing in London
		London

4.		Christopher Gibbs
		3 Dove Walk, Pimlico Rd., London, SW1, 020 - 77308200

5.		Coach House
		189 Westbourne Grove, London, W11, 020 - 72298306

6.		Colefax & Fowler
		39 Brook St., London, W1, 020 - 74932231

7.		Facade
		196 Westbourne Grove, London, W11, 020 - 77272159

8.		Gallery of Antique Costume and Textiles
		2 Church St., London, NW8, 020 - 77239981

9.		Grays Antique Market
		58 Davies St., London, W1, 020 - 76297034

10.		Hope and Glory
		131A Kensington Church St., London, W8, 020 - 77278424

11.		Judy Greenwood Antiques
		657 Fulham Rd., London, SW6, 020 - 77366037

12.		London Silver Vaults
		Chancery House, 53--64 Chancery La., London, WC2, 020 - 72423844

13.		Megan Mathers
		571 King's Rd., London, SW6, 020 - 73717837

14.		Rupert Cavendish
		610 King's Rd., London, SW6, 020 - 77317041

Shopping

Clothing

1.		Agn�s B
		111 Fulham Rd., London, SW3, 020 - 72253477

2.		Aquascutum
		100 Regent St., London, W1, 020 - 76759050

3.		Brora
		344 King's Rd., London, SW3, 020 - 73523697

4.		Browns
		23--27 S. Molton St., London, W1, 020 - 74917833

5.		Cath Kidston
		8 Clarendon Cross, London, W11, 020 - 72214000

6.		Connolly
		32 Grosvenor Mews, London, SW1, 020 - 72353883

7.		Debenhams
		334--348 Oxford St., London, W1, 020 - 74084444

8.		Droopie & Browns
		99 St. Martin's La., London, WC2, 020 - 73794514

9.		Fenwick
		63 New Bond St., London, W1, 020 - 76299161

10.		Georgina von Etzdorf
		61 Ledbury Rd., London, W11, 020 - 72350601

11.		Herbert Johnson
		54 St James's St., London, W1, 020 - 74081174

12.		Holland & Holland
		31--33 Bruton St., London, W1, 020 - 74994411

13.		Humla
		23 St. Christopher's Pl., London, W1, 020 - 72241773

14.		Jigsaw
		126--127 New Bond St., London, W1, 020 - 74914484

15.		Kilgour, French & Stanbury
		8 Savile Row, London, W1, 020 - 77346905

16.		Koh Samui
		65 Monmouth St., London, WC2, 020 - 72404280

17.		Lego Kidswear
		West One Shopping Centre, 383 Oxford St., London, W1, 020 - 76293929

18.		Lulu Guinness
		3 Ellis St., London, SW1, 020 - 78234828

19.		Mulberry
		11--12 Gees Ct., St. Christopher's Pl., London, W1, 020 - 74932546

20.		Next
		325--327 Oxford St., London, W1, 020 - 74092746

21.		Nicole Farhi
		158 Bond St., London, W1, 020 - 74998368

22.		Oasis
		13 James St., London, WC2, 020 - 72407445

23.		Ozwald Boateng
		9 Vigo St., London, W1, 020 - 77346868

24.		Paul Smith
		40--44 Floral St., London, WC2, 020 - 73797133

25.		Philip Treacy
		69 Elizabeth St., London, SW1, 020 - 72599605

26.		Scotch House
		2 Brompton Rd., London, SW1, 020 - 75812151

27.		Tom Gilbey
		2 New Burlington Pl., London, W1, 020 - 77344877

28.		Top Shop
		214 Oxford St., London, W1, 020 - 76367700

29.		Turnbull & Asser
		71--72 Jermyn St., London, W1, 020 - 78083000

30.		Warehouse
		19 Argyll St., London, W1, 020 - 74377101