Favorite shopping spots around the world

What are your favorite shopping spots around the world?
In England, I love Harrods and on the other end of the scale, I love H & M
Debbie in Atlanta

Harrods = Yeah!
TJ Maxx = Yeah!


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Since you've included the world and not just our immediate shopping areas,
my favorite shopping spot is Firenze. There are upscale
designers and wonderful small shops. I adore leather and silk and there are
so many beautiful items to drool over. The Santa
Maria Novella pharmacy has wonderful products. I have found bracelets,
handbags, scarves, clothing, costume jewelry and
beautiful gold jewelry in Italy. Also Firenze is a small, compact walking
town and if you need a break from shopping there are the museums,
churches, galleries, restaurants, cafes etc.
In the United States I like to shop in Los Angeles, but the shopping areas
are spread out. I usually gravitate first to Beverly Hills
and then from there go to Santa Monica.
Audrey

Harrods in London. The stores in the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas.
Ellen

Savile Row, Bond Street & Jermyn Street in London. There are a few other good
spots for men outside London, in Milan, Florence & Rome, but they are less
concentrated and you have to schlep past a lot of trendmongering
establishments.
–Joe in SoFla
I don't care, and you can't make me.

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Oxford street in London to hit Liberty, Marks n Sparks, Selfridges,
Topshop, Virgin Vie and other British chains I like, then walk down
Regent, past Burberry and Hamley's (sentimental journey stop) to
Picadilly and hit Fortum and Mason and the arcade shops along
Picadilly.
Venice – all of it. Just put a roof over it and make it a shopping
mall. It has a small Santa Maria Novella, an Yves Rocher store, loads
of great places for glass and leather goods if you look carefully.
Coin Department store near the Rialto has wonderful hoisery and
accessories and there is a Wolford store just down the street from
there. I found a few great stores for glass jewelry and handmade
leather goods around Rialto, buried amongst the touristy crappe and
will get back to all of them if I get back there again. And like
Firenze, Venice is compact with plenty of great places to take breaks
from shopping.
In the US, I'd have to say 5th Avenue in NYC between 50th and 60th for
Saks, H and M's US flagship, Bergdorf's, Tashikayama, and Bendels,
plus the big BR and Gap stores at Rockefeller Center. And the Dean
and Deluca is a great break stop. Or just getting a hotdog or pretzel
and sitting at the plaza to watch the ice skaters if they're there, or
people watch if they aren't. Soho is a close 2nd and has better
street vendors and I still *need* to get to Canal Street.
Vicki in DC

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Florence would have to be up there on my list of shopping favorites, too.
(Plus it's one of the most beautiful cities.)
Claire in SF

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Harrods is great, but I'm more of a window shopper there unless I'm hungry
and then I can do a whirlwind round–the–world eating tour through the food
halls.
I also like oxford street and Chelsea for a more general area.
I also love St. Germain and Montparnasse in Paris. Book shops, antique
shops, boutiques, food, bits and bobs.
–julie

Hong Kong, Tokyo, Milan and NYC.
Hilton Head, SC and The Villages, Fl.
Jo Ann
www.exclusivelyjoann.com

Hahaha! I never call it that outloud (I don't think), but it's so much easier to
type. I haven't been down there in ages. I want to go to Moxie.
–KMS, who never goes anywhere but is going to Nordstrom's on Friday, finally

is FIFTH AVENUE NY, NY. still a great place to shop?
i remember it fondly from MANY years ago!
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rosie
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I'm really close to the Americana here (much more famous and well known as the original Miracle Mile
immortalized in song by Billy Joel) with some amazing shops – everything from Cache and Coach to an
EL spa; Prada, Vuitton, Oilily, Hermes and of course, the one, the only HIRSHLEIFER'S. Payard's is
fantabulous and...., well you get the idea.
But for *favorite * shopping, nothing beats Paris. Boulevard Haussmann is one incredible spending
opportunity after another with Galeries Lafayette , Printemps, and great smaller stores. Then, one
can stop at Le Maison de Chocolat or Fauchon to "relax", One should never, *ever* visit France
without seeing Paris (and then reporting back to Alt.Fashion so we can all enjoy it vicariously).
I would definitely agree with Vicki about 5th Avenue in NYC between 50th and 60th for
Saks, Bergdorf's, etc. I'd also agree with her about Venice, and Oxford Street, and well, I agree
with everything Audrey and Vicki have said so far <g>. Michele, is Worth Avenue in Palm Beach
still considered the "Rodeo Drive of the South"?? I used to love to wander in and out of every
store as an exercise in heat relief as well as awesome shopping opportunities.
Jackie
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oh, the miracle mile was such a treat for me as a child! my mom worked in a
hospital about 1/2 hour away and i'd love to go there with her. i thought i was
such a grownup, eating my vanilla ice cream with creme de menthe at patricia
murphy's...
i like to think of rodeo drive as the 'worth avenue of the west' :)! i adore
all the little vias to wander into, and the doggie water fountains along the
street. and lunch at the bar at ta–boo, what a great break from shopping.

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I really like:
NYC –– Chinatown and further up Canal St., SoHo, and odd little places
tucked here at there. plus 5th Avenue. the Hermes store. for makeup,
sadly, the actual makeupmania store was a disappointment for me. Ricky's
is fun for little odds and ends.
Chicago –– Michigan Avenue, of course.
Austin –– South Congress area (I refuse to call it "SoCo," which they're
trying to push on us), plus a few places on The Drag (Guadalupe across
from the University), and the evolving corners of 5th and 6th and Lamar.
Last Call, of course. finally, I like Saks Off Fifth in San Marcos.
Houston –– Galleria and Montrose, plus a few thrift shops in The Heights.
San Antonio –– the downtown mercado along the Riverwalk, with a little
diversion of lunch or dinner at La Fogata. North Star Mall is a must.
L.A. –– actually, usually buy in Pasadena or South Pasadena, also Little
Tokyo and Koreatown, plus all the big beauty supply shops like Naime's,
Frends, Cinema Secrets, etc.
Mexico –– Nuevo Laredo, of all places, for Retin–A and all the Garnier
products they haven't yet released here. Also Guadalajara for having
such a beautiful setting in which to shop, and for being close to the
gigantic mercado.
there are more; those just come to mind at the moment.
–Diane

I also love Covent Garden. Sweet little shops and a wonderful pub that DH
and I had a romantic lunch at during a rain shower <sigh>...


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On Tue, 26 Aug 2003 19:08:35 GMT, Diane Hardin <dia...@naming–schemes.org> wrote:
Oooooh, I ***loved*** Guadalajara – especially Plaza Galería Del Calzado – a 60–70 shop mall with
only SHOES!!!!!!! I got my fabled boots there. I loved this place but the security guards wouldn't
let hubby take pictures there. We stayed in the Hotel Francis on the top which, while beautiful,
was also on the same level as the thousands of churches in Guadalajara (seemed every corner had
another beautiful old church) all of which had church bells and every bell rang on the quarter hour
(at disparate seconds, of course) from 5 AM in the morning until 1AM at night. Not good for
sleeping :) :)
Jackie
Support your local Attorney....Send your kid to Medical School!

I hope so, im going to NYC next month and planned on spending a little time
there. My hotel is located nearby...yay!!
Aimee

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Fashion Island is smaller, but it is much better than SCP. Much prettier
with the flowers and all. It is outdoors, which I like. I am not too
thrilled with the covered malls unless there are bad weather conditions and
we usually don't have bad weather here.

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Also Firenze is a small, compact walking
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Audrey, I like your priorities!!!