A journey to discover the true English-Style passing in that small area in the heart of London between Piccadilly and St James which has more taste makers than any other place in the world, influencers that are part of the 500 companies in the St James Piccadilly & Business Improvement District of the Heart of London Business Alliance. It is in this exclusive neighborhood that the élite that stands out for its elegance and taste is dedicated to shopping. Therefore here are some of the must see destinations of these roads, considered the world mecca of the best of luxury and excellence in quality.
Turnbull & Asser, the famous shirts shop that counts among its customers Prince Charles, the co-founder of Microsoft Paul Allen and almost every theater and film actors, most notably the historian James Bond, Sean Connery. The cost of custom shirts varies from 245 to 495 pounds, with an initial order minimum of 6 shirts. The fabrics are exclusively made in Great Britain except the cotton, which is produced in Bergamo by Albini.
Foster & Sons, the most famous shoemaker in the British capital. It has packed footwear Fred Astaire, American presidents, billionaires from all over the globe, royals and political. A pair of its shoes, for whose realization of measures about two months, can cost more than 4500 euros and the shape of the foot of each client is jealously guarded in three ways are needed: in a large book with the measures and drawings, forms three-dimensional in beech wood and cardboard models.
Farlows, situated in Pall Mall, is a paradise for fishermen from around the world, a place of exchange of information that once dealt largely with fishing in the UK but now ranging up to the rivers of the distant Russia or fishing in the Seychelles , Argentina, Norway and Cuba. “Farlows is the kind of place where two customers, a marquis and an automobile mechanic, it can take 20 minutes to discuss whether it is worth buying a dry fly to £ 2.90 for next Saturday – says Jason Bowen, store director – while in the next hallway a Japanese businessman asks the merits of a fishing rod £ 1,500, built with the same material used for the new Boeing “.
Café Murano, in St. James Street. Here you are not done shopping, of course, but you can relax after the “hard work” of purchases. Starry cuisine and cellar 100% Italian by the owner chef Angela Hartnett, pupil of Gordon Ramsay. Among the taste makers who dine regularly here there are Michael de Cozar, head concierge at the Ritz Hotel, and Tim Webb, the principal owner and administrator of the landowner.
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