The Tower of Babel – Shop of the Day No. 74We have reached the top! There are 11 levels to the Tower of Babel, each with a different price band, reflecting their status or perceived status in our capital. The top level of the Tower is made up of 10 shops. Still to be hotly debated but surely Christie’s needs to be there. With annual sales last year of £5.1 billion – $8.4 billion I...
The Tower of Babel – Shop of the Day No. 72We are certainly reaching the heady heights now, going back to Soho and this time a relative newcomer to London but an absolute giant in the art world. Wonderful to see one of the most influential gallerists open a space in London. New York gallerist Marian Goodman needs little introduction she has been operating at the pinnacle of the art...
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'Shops' not there anymore - Continuing my Top 10 today with one of my favourite art galleries. Sadie Coles HQ (which funnily enough actually no longer resides at this address). That’s another sub-genre that have closed/moved/changed since I photographed them. So back to the gallery – they always have great shows on although buying is not...
The Tower of Babel – Shop of the Day 100Wow! 100 days to go until The Tower will be up at the V&A!! We’re in St.James today and who else could have been number 100 – David Gill Galleries of course – not only a beautiful space but the gallery I have been with for 11 years now. Without their help this whole project wouldn’t be happening – so thank you. By the way you can see my ‘...
The Tower of Babel – Shop of the Day no.18Enough of the lower tiers of The Tower, let’s go ‘up west’ to the establishment…Undoubtedly the most glamorous ‘local supermarket’ you’ll find in town. Did you know that William Fortnum was a footman in the royal household of Queen Anne. The Royal Family’s insistence on having new candles every night meant a lot of half-used wax which he...
The Tower of Babel – Shop of the Day 106The most counterfeited brand in the world! I was lucky enough to be allowed to film inside the flagship store known as the #Maison the other day. It is as you imagine – meticulous. It is beautiful, sumptuous, sparkly, shiny; everything is there for a reason, it is theatre; it is luxury in every sense of the word. You go in and you want to buy, I...
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Got to be at the top today, breathe it in!!!! Ah the exclusive air of Bond Street home to the big jewellers in London. Inextricably linked to the gorgeous, glamorous Audrey Hepburn. Amazingly there was no Tiffany’s in London until 1986 when the first exclusive store was opened on Bond Street. It says a lot about London over the last 30...
The Tower of Babel – Shop of the Day No. 73Are we nearly there yet? At the top I mean? I don’t know, that is all still to be debated. What should be in the top 10? Perhaps this ‘shop’. I’ve been browsing luxury yacht building and buying this morning. Refreshingly elite, a world unknown to 99.9% of us. I must say it certainly keeps you away from the riff-raff on holiday that’s for...
The Tower of Babel – Shop of the Day No.43We’re taking the boys on a big Easter Egg hunt today … doubt we will find any eggs from this shop though.
The Tower of Babel – Shop of the Day 119Continuing our shoe journey through London with this chic shop on Maddox Street off Bond St. Ladies’ favourite Charlotte Olympia with it’s cat motive and fun bags. I did some filming in here with a friend who described shoe shopping like candy buying for grown ups! She spoke about the physical emotions of seeing and buying a new pair of shoes. The...
