Are you visiting London this summer? Fashion insiders Tracy and Russell Rose can save you precious shopping time and effort through their must-have shopping guide’s third edition, Fashion Fabulous London 2013, which reveals the Top 10 shopping postcodes in the British capital.
Launch of the third edition of Fashion Fabulous London at La Suite West. Photo credit : Simon Jacobs
Once again, the West End tops the list of London districts with the most retailers in the Top 200, but new neighbourhoods have arrived in the Top 10 shopping districts. Shepherd’s Bush, boosted by the presence of fashion destination Westfield London, now sits in the Top 10 ahead of Camden and Islington. Shoreditch has cemented its position as a fashion hotspot by ousting North Kensington from this year’s Top 10.
The changes in the guide’s Top 10 shopping districts reflect the increasing spread of quality retailers across London. Tracy Rose comments, “The West End remains London and the UK’s retail heart. However, we found from our visits across the city that lavish outlets and high-end service is far from limited to the boutiques of Bond Street and Savile Row. We are finding that retailers further afield in the capital are increasingly improving the quality of the customer experience, even in the current economic climate.”
Below you will find this year’s top 10 shopping districts in London, ranked by the number of Fashion Fabulous London’s Top 200 shops in each district and compared to the 2012 ranking.
| 2013Rank | Postcode | District | 2012Rank |
| 1 | W1 | West End | 1 |
| 2 | SW1 | Belgravia | 2 |
| 3 | W11 | Notting Hill Gate | 4 |
| 4 | E1 | Brick Lane /Spitalfields | 3 |
| 5 | SW3 | Chelsea | 6 |
| 6 | E2 | Bethnal Green | 7 |
| 7 | WC2 | Covent Garden | 5 |
| 8 | W12 | Shepherd’s Bush | =11 |
| 9 | N1 | Islington | 8 |
| =10 | EC2 | Shoreditch | =11 |
| =10 | NW1 | Camden | 10 |
Fashion Fabulous London 3rd Edition is published by Monjune Publications (RRP £12.99), launched in association with Lavazza and La Suite West, and it is now on sale at leading retailers nationwide including Harrods, Selfridges and Waterstones, and online from Amazon.
