Here's a few things on the itinerary.
1) The Enchanted Palace exhibition in Kensington Palace. This combines my love of dresses and snooping around stately homes (and by extension, other people's lives) perfectly. Several designers, including Boudicca, Vivienne Westwood and Stephen Jones have taken over a part of the palace and transformed it according to their vision and a tale of one of the seven princess who lived in Kensington Palace at one stage or another.
2) The Fashion market on Portobello Road - If you're shopping for clothing, then your best bet is to hit the Market on a Saturday morning and focus a heavy sartorial assault on the Westway, which is where all the young designers and vintage dealers hang out on their weekends. You'll know that you're there if you see a massive concrete motorway flyover. Mmm, scenic. This would also be the best time to bellow the song 'Portobello Road' from Bedknobs and Broomsticks at the top of your lungs. Which I plan on doing.
Ah, sweet memories. Although Portobello Market has over 2,000 stalls, I'm fairly sure that they don't have an occult bookseller (though that would be pretty great. An impromptu multicultural dance-off would also be sweet).
3) RD Franks
Five minutes walk from Oxford Circus lies possibly the best and most comprehensive fashion newsagent I've ever been in. That doesn't say much, but if you're looking for anything hard to get, from Jalouse (must get a subscription one of these days...) to obscure trend forecasting mags, then this is the place for you.
4) London Fashion Week (cue a massive and incredibly uncool and unprofessional 'SQUEEEE!'). My press application came through today (massive thanks to Fiona for recommending that I apply), so I'll be spending the best part of Friday wandering around the exhibitions at Somerset House and doing some Licentiate reportage for The Cork Independent and this blog. Any London bloggers reading this who fancy meeting up for a coffee drop me a line. I do love meeting new peoples, so's I do.
I'll be in London as you're reading this, but if you have any secret hidey-holes or must-go places food (especially food), shopping or bar-wise, let me know!
