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Intro Blah Blah LUXE Insider LUXE Loves LUXE Loathes Drab vs. Fab LUXE Itineraries 1 LUXE LONDON Prestige LONDON If there’s one city that is never out of fashion its London. You may not understand British humor (not even the British do) and you will almost certainly encounter inclement weather, but with her hyper-fash forward design scene, vintage and custom tailoring that’s the envy of the world, history, romance and intrigue in every footstep and treasure in spades, it’s little wonder that travelistas the planet over put London at the top of their pilgrimage wish list. Add a startling resurgence of fine, artisanally-sourced British cooking and a world class bar scene and nightlife, and you won’t just be visiting, you’ll be immigrating. The cult pocket city guides and mobile apps for the busy, sophisticated traveler www.luxecityguides.com Citi presents LUXE City Guides

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London

If there’s one city that is never out of fashion its London.

You may not understand British humor (not even the British do) and you will almost certainly

encounter inclement weather, but with her hyper-fash forward design scene, vintage and custom

tailoring that’s the envy of the world, history, romance and intrigue in every footstep and treasure in

spades, it’s little wonder that travelistas the planet over put London at the top of their pilgrimage wish

list. Add a startling resurgence of fine, artisanally-sourced British cooking and a world class bar scene

and nightlife, and you won’t just be visiting, you’ll be immigrating.

The cult pocket city guides and mobile apps for the busy, sophisticated travelerwww.luxecityguides.com

Citi presents LUXE City Guides

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Heathrow to Central: 50

mins / £50 by cab; 15 mins /

£18.00 by Heathrow Express to

Paddington Station; 30 mins / £5

by Underground

The Tube: depending on which line

you take, travelling on London’s

vast underground network can be

either easy and convenient or a

necessary evil, either way, buy a

multiple journey oyster Card, grab

a free map at the ticket kiosk, and

avoid rush hour if you possibly can

Metered black cabs can cost as

much as air tickets, and drivers do

expect a tip as well (min 50p), but

the upside is all drivers have the

world famous ‘knowledge’, know all

the streets and tend to be chatty,

cheery types

Mini-cabs (non-metered) need

to be booked ahead and you can

agree the fee upfront, but be wary

of illegal cabs soliciting you on

the street, they often don’t have

insurance and you could end up on

a wild goose chase

Best deal in town? Most major

museums/galleries in London are

free. How fabulous is that!

If you’re on a budget, make lunch

the main meal of the day, most

of the city’s wish list restaurants

feature an excellent set lunch

prix fixe

Bear in mind that clued-in

Londoners hit bars, restaurants

and clubs on weekdays as the

weekends in town can get, shall

we say, a tad bridge and tunnel

Tipping 10-15% is customary,

but do be aware that some

restaurants add it to the bill as a

discretionary charge, so do check

your bill first

The international code for Britain

is +44, and all landlines begin with

020, the numbers you encounter

prefixed with 07 are mobiles

In all emergencies call 999

(this does not include when

you break a nail, or need a

restaurant reservation)

blah blah

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RoLAnd MoURET

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For over a decade Roland Mouret has created some of the

world’s most coveted womenswear collections. The designer

has defined the era of the iconic dress, which, has become

known by a single name – Galaxy, Titanium, Moon ¬– and has

earned Mouret a reputation as magician, master of structure

and silhouette, and as a man with an intuitive understanding

of the female form.

www.rolandmouret.com

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1) What do you most love about London?

London has such an eclectic mix of people and styles. It’s such a vibrant city

and a constant source of inspiration!

2) What is your favorite neighborhood to visit for a day of shopping?

My favorite neighborhood is the Southbank. I particularly like to shop at Borough Market early

in the morning and spend the rest of the day cooking up a storm.

www.boroughmarket.org.uk

3) Where do you go to get clothes tailored/bespoke?

Anderson & Sheppard on Saville Row always do a fantastic job.

www.anderson-sheppard.co.uk

4) What are 3 of your favorite restaurants in London?

Helene Darroze at The Connaught, The Wolseley on Piccadilly, and Scotts on Mount St.

www.the-connaught.co.uk • www.thewolseley.comwww.scotts-restaurant.com

5) Where do you go to unwind and relax in London?

I like to go to St. James Park and watch the birds. I love the birds and the ducks!

www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/st-jamess-park

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6) What is your favorite store for vintage and/or antique pieces?

Jerome dodds’ store in notting Hill Les Couilles Du Chien. Jerome is a great friend of mine,

he helped source numerous pieces for my showroom at 8 Carlos Place and his space in notting

Hill is a treasure trove, I never leave empty handed.

www.lescouillesduchien.com

7) Where would you go for a cocktail and what would you order?

You can never go wrong with a Mojito at Momo.

momoresto.com

8) Where do you take visitors when they come to visit you in London?

The Victoria and Albert Museum is always on my list of places to visit. They have just opened

their Ballgowns exhibition in which I am honored to be showcasing the dress Maggie Gyllenhaal

wore to the 2010 Golden Globes www.vam.ac.uk

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THe ConnaugHT

More like a friendly luxury club than a hotel, with creamy,

classic, supremely comfy and wired-up rooms, personal

butlers, fine dine Hélène darroze, svelte socialite Connaught

Bar, quieter hideaway Coburg Bar, and thoroughly swish

Aman Spa. Its location at the very center of the happening

Mount Street scene places it perfectly for gentle ambles

in nearby Green Park as well as all important shopping in

Mayfair and Jermyn Street. divine

16 Carlos Place, W1 / T: Bond Street /+ 44 020 7499 7070

www.maybourne.com

Hotel

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DorSeT Square

After an extensive and expensive revamp, the Kit Kemp-

designed dorset Square Hotel has finally reopened in retail

central Marylebone. Inside its beautiful Regency townhouse

exterior are 38 individually designed bedrooms, each

appointed with bespoke furniture and bold color palettes,

many with picturesque garden views. downstairs, The

Potting Shed restaurant and bar serves Brit classics, while

the high-ceilinged drawing Room is perfect for a spot of

afternoon tea.

39-40 Dorset Square, NW1 / T: Baker Street / +44 020 7723 7874www.firmdalehotels.com

Hotel

Photograph: Andrew Meredith

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THe WoLSeLey

How do we love the Wolseley, let us count

the ways… for breakfast or elevenses, lunch

or brunch, afternoon tea, pre-theatre,

dinner and supper, this carbon and cream

marble ultra-glam verve and vibe café-salon

of mod Euro classics heaves from breakfast

to nightcap. And what’s more, if you like

the table settings, from condiments to

tableware, napery and cake-stands, you can

buy them all online. Hurrah!

160 Piccadilly, W1 / T: Green Park /

+44 020 7499 6996www.thewolseley.com

Dining

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DaBBouS

don’t let the industrial mesh, metal piping

and strictly functional corporate canteen

fitout put you off, this is an oasis of pristine,

full-blooded modern European flavor,

as you’d expect of ollie dabbous whose

previous work at Scandinavian bistro

Texture has seen it appear in all editions of

LUXE London since it launched. no wonder

then we’re fans of his new baby, although

getting a reservation here now is an

Augean challenge. If you are lucky enough

to have booked far in advance and been

granted a table, you’ll find produce-centric

small and large plates with a detectable

Scandinavian simplicity and acute attention

to clarity of taste.

9 Whitfield Street, London W1 / T: Goodge Street / closed Sun-Mon / +44 020 7323 1544

dabbous.co.uk

THe LeDBury

Chef Brett Graham’s deft antipodean hand

has fashioned a constantly evolving modern

European menu that has become one

of the city’s most important and desired

dining destinations. The wonderful surprise

with this 2-star Michelin eatelier is the

perfect fine dining blend of urbane and

sophisticated, but deliciously relaxed and

welcoming. It really is a treat, and you really

will need to book far ahead.

127 Ledbury Roadd, W11 / T: Westbourne Park

/ + 44 020 7792 9090 / closed Mon lunch

www.theledbury.com

Dining

Dinner By HeSTon BLuMenTHaL

The wizard Mr. B strikes platinum with his

forage through historic and heritage British

recipes, tweaking them as only a true

genius can and serving them up redux via

a startlingly effective and knowledgeable

staff who clearly love what they do. The

spacious dining room looks out over Hyde

Park, but it’s more likely your eye will be

firmly on your plate. The Meat Fruit and

Tipsy Pudding with roast pineapple are

already the stuff of legend.

Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park / Knightsbridge, SW1 / T: Knightsbridge / + 44

020 7201 3833www.dinnerbyheston.com

Dining

Dining

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CoBurg Bar

Sometimes you just want a nice

quiet drink, but in London that can

be hard to find. Step into the deeply

lovely Coburg nestled in the bosom

of the venerable Connaught Hotel.

The spacious, contemporary India

Mahdavi interior features warm, dark

paneling and Julian opie art, while the

bar concentrates on extremely well

made classic mixed drinks, expertly

served without fanfare, faff or cocktail

umbrellas. Sheer bliss.

The Connaught Hotel / 16 Carlos Place,

W1 / T: Bond Street / + 44 020 7499 7070 www.maybourne.com

Bar

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urBan reTreaT

London has a wealth of really top

notch spas, but when it comes to a

one-stop shop, no one does it better

than Urban Retreat, Here you’ll find a

veritable phalanx of experts dedicated

to manicure and pedicure, waxing,

facials, non-surgical, wigs, brows,

make-up and blow out. not to mention

Roja dove’s extraordinary paean to

perfume, the Haute Parfumerie.

Harrods / 87 Brompton Roadd, SW1 / T: Knightsbridge / + 44 020 7893 8333

www.urbanretreat.co.uk

Spa

Tea aT CLariDge’S

Quite apart from being one of

London’s most iconic hotels, with

a legendarily beautiful deco foyer,

Claridge’s has becomes the glam-

daddy of champagne, pastry and

piano with its perfectly balanced

afternoon tea service and palm court

atmosphere. If the mood takes you,

afterwards you can always drift into

the divine little Fumoir bar for an early

evening refresher, it’s but five steps

off the lobby.

55 Brook Street, W1 /

T: Bond Street / + 44 020 7107 8872 / served daily 3-5.30pm www.claridges.co.uk

Dining

exPeriMenTaLCoCkTaiL CLuB

So you think you know about cocktails?

direct from trouncing all-comers in

Paris, the ECC melts silkily onto the

London scene with glass after glass

of classic reinvention, which takes

this rare spirits ultra-speakeasy way

beyond most of its competitors.

Set over two floors of a Georgian

townhouse with a £5 cover charge

payable after 11pm, it’s as well to

reserve a table ahead if you can.

13A Gerrard Street, W1 / T: Leicester

Square / + 44 020 7434 3559 /email to ensure entry at

[email protected]

Bar

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THe MonuMenT

Super simple, and one of our all time

favorite things to do is a jaunty climb

up all 311 steps of Mr. Wren’s doric

column. Commemorating the Great

Fire in 1666 and featuring exhilarating

bird’s eye views across London, you

also get a fabulous thigh workout

for free! note: agrophobics and

claustrophobics may well prefer to

keep their feet on the ground.

Monument Street, EC3 / T: Monument /

+44 020 7626 2717 / daily 9.30-5pmthemonument.info

Activities

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ForTnuM & MaSon

This perennial one-stop shopping

landmark is traditionally associated

with chic groceries and hampers,

especially at Christmas, but what

many people miss are the four floors

of wonderful gifts, sweet little Beauty

à la Carte spa, and rather good

wine bar. The Fountain Bar’s famed

Welsh Rarebit is a naughty treat,

and afternoon tea at the St. James’s

Restaurant the perfect start or finish

to your retail therapy in nearby, iconic

Jermyn Street.

181 Piccadilly, W1 / T: Green Park / +44 020 7734 8040

www.fortnumandmason.com

Shopping

Sir JoHn Soane’S MuSeuM

Piled to the rafters with art, sculpture,

wonders and curiosities, the eminent

Victorian architect Sir John Soane

filled his house with museum quality

artifacts and then very sweetly left

them to the nation. once a month the

museum opens in the evening and is

candlelit, and while the queue to get

in beggars belief, it’s an absolutely

unique treat.

13 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, WC2 / T: Holborn

/ Tue-Sat 10am-5pm / 1st Tue of each month 6-9pm the museum is candlelit

www.soane.org

Activities

DeniS SeverS’ HouSe

denis may have passed on to the great

tableaux vivant in the sky, but his

spirit lives on in this extraordinary and

delightfully atmospheric recreation

of a C.18th Huguenot silk weaver’s

home life in once again fashionable

Spitalfields. The Monday and

Wednesday candlelit evening tours are

a delight.

18 Folgate Street, E1 / T: Liverpool Street

/ + 44 020 7247 4013 / every Sun noon-3.15pm / book ahead for Mon & Wed

evening candlelight tours /see website for full detailsdennissevershouse.co.uk

Activities

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Berry BroS & ruDD

It’s not often you get the chance to

enter a shop that has been trading

since 1698. Home to legendary

C.18th wine merchant Berry Bros.,

the building has changed little,

and whether you’re a tippler or a

temperance-r, it rates among the

world’s most unique retail experiences

for sheer age alone. In the little alley

just before the shop is London’s tiniest

public square.

3 St James’s Street, SW1 / T: Green Park /

+ 44 020 7396 9600 / closed Sundaywww.bbr.com

Shopping

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CroWDS

Avoid the tourist infested Leicester

Square, oxford Street and Regent

Street like you would dinner with

Lizzie Borden

reTaiL

London’s shopping streets are

becoming swamped with torpid and

ubiquitous international brands, in

a city with so many wonderful and

quirky independent retailers it would

be insane to miss them

WeaTHer BoreS

ok, so this isn’t just London, but

Britain in general. Yes, it rains (get an

umbrella), it’s often cold in summer

(take a woolly) and get over it!

CoST

There are no two ways about it,

London can be an expensive city, and

if you’re on a tight budget, you’ll find

it challenging

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MuSeuMS

With such a wealth of fabulous (and

often free) museums in the city it can

be difficult to know where to start, and

even when you get there the sheer

scale of somewhere like the British

Museum can be really daunting, so

expedite your cultural visits by hiring

your own private tour guide, as the

experience of a personally tailored tour

far outweighs the expense and you’ll

remember your visit for years to come.

www.contexttravel.com

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PiCniCS

There’s nothing quite as

quintessentially British as a summer

picnic (complete with rain), but faffing

about trawling delis and trying to find

paper plates and chilled bottles of wine

can be a serious drain on precious

time, so head straight to the specialists

Picnic 2 U for alfresco hamper heaven!

Just order 48 hours ahead and they

deliver right to your door.

picnic2u.co.uk

arT CoLLeCTing

The world class London art scene is

famed not only for its breadth and

eclecticism but also because there

is so darn much it’s difficult to know

where to start, so if you’re a budding

first-time buyer, don’t waste time

trawling endless websites and galleries,

go straight to the gal who knows, art

consultant Flora Fairbairn.

florafairbairn.com

Free ConCerTS

Londoners are spoilt rotten with an

absolute wealth of concert and music

venues, but paying full price for

tickets can be an eye-watering affair,

so make like the savvy Londoners do

and you can fit a concert into your

lunch hour and often for free! Hasten

along to St. Martin In The Fields for

recitals Mon, Tue & Fri at 1pm, or St.

James’s Piccadilly for recitals Mon,

Wed & Fri at 1.10pm.

www.smitf.org

st-james-piccadilly.org

inSiDer TourS

When your stay in London is limited

each day is precious, and with so

many interesting neighborhoods to

explore and things to discover, it’s

easy to be distracted from your main

interests. Urban Gentry are a super-

hip and friendly outfit that curate

and customize tours on all manner of

subjects from fashion and shopping to

markets, design and architecture, so

you see everything you want to see!

www.urbangentry.com

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roManTiC

Ahh London, nightingales in Berkeley

Square, a stolen kiss on Chelsea Bridge…

but first how about sharing a birds-eye

view over the city? Book ahead to avoid

the queues, and take a gentle turn on

the London eye – you can even book a

special Cupids Capsule complete with

champagne and truffles. Back with your

feet on the ground take an amble over

Waterloo Bridge or catch a cab down the

Strand (home to the divine Savoy Hotel)

and on up to pretty St Martins in the

Fields church to catch their free lunchtime

concert. now, presuming you’ve booked

in advance, six quick skips will have you

seated at lovely old J Sheekey’s oyster

Bar. After that zinc and fizz fix you’ll be

set up for a little retail, and what could say

‘I love you’ better than cashmere? (okay,

diamonds are good too). If something very

special is called for, grab a cab to Elizabeth

Street to find the divine Hawick who not

only specialize in beautiful contemporary

cashmere for men and women, but

choose from their 49 color and they will

also custom knit just for you. oh, what

greater joy can there be? Well, good that

you asked. Back into your trusty cab and

if you’ve timed it just right, there will be

the city’s loveliest afternoon tea (and

champagne, of course) waiting for you at

the divinely deco Claridge’s Hotel. All this

gadding about can take its toll, so to be

sure of being in the pink for ce soir, off with

you now to the sublime espa Life at the

Corinthia Hotel. This vast, deeply delicious

slink-a-dink top to toe-r is spread over four

fabulous floors of marble and leather, or if

time is short, plump (ahem) for the handy

rush Hour Beauty menu that offers

natty, time saving combinations of all the

signature therapies in 60-90 minutes.

Smart! Feeling pretty? All you have to

decide now is, are you feeling flush or

flushing? For a gourmet à deux you’ll have

booked the blissful Ledbury, but for heart-

melting Gallic charm with all the gingham,

dried roses and candles you could ever

wish for, head to London lovers’ all time

favorite, little La Poule au Pot in Pimlico.

It’s but a short step or two to find the river

for a post supper moonlight amble along

the Embankment, or if something a little

spicier is called for, head to Soho and find

saucy, burlesque boîte The Box – even

Prince Harry and Princess Beatrice have

visited! Let the show begin!

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There is no end of stylish areas in London,

but for hip without the grunge you can’t

beat notting Hill’s Ledbury Road. First

off, zap in a cab to Westbourne Park Road

and straight into breakfast and brunch-

ster joy granger & Co for Bill’s signature,

fabulous sweet corn fritters with roast

tomato, spinach & bacon, oh stop it!

Replete and caffeinated, step around the

corner onto Ledbury Road and have your

credit card ready. The joys of Ledbury

Road are manifold, not least Melt for

chocolates, orlebar Brown for guy shorts,

fabulous men’s and womenswear at

Matches, and divine ottolenghi for ultra

colorful salads and cakes that look like

art and taste like heaven. now, there’s

precious little point being on a stylish

itinerary and not looking your absolute

best, and you’re in luck. one of London’s

finest spas is but two shakes of a lamb’s

tail away. Beauty Works West offers one

of the best mani/pedis in town plus all the

Ling and rodial products you could wish

for, amazing oxygen facials and great

anti-aging. darling, it’s wiped ten years

off you! no time to waste. Hop a cab and

ask for Bruton Place, for SHoWstudio

which features unique and one-off props,

items and artifacts from fashion shoots,

plus jewelry and great original prints.

on you go now to The royal arcade on

old Bond Street to find sultry ormonde

Jayne for exotic and sensual, beautifully

packaged fragrance. Stepping through

the Royal Arcade will bring you out on

Albemarle Street, home to the discreet

and lovely Browns Hotel, which in turn

is home to London’s stylista’s favorite

afternoon tea tryster. After you’ve

exercised your little finger on fine bone

china, exit and on parallel dover Street,

you’ll come to the grand slam of fission

hot styling Dover Street Market – five

floors of fashion. Finally, Wolf&Badger

is an innovative concept hosting up and

coming designer wear, individual interior

pieces and custom made clothing. oMG,

look at the time! Its wine o’clock, or rather

it’s cocktail hour, tarry not, into a cab with

you and off to Gerrard Street and the

wondrous emporium of liquid loveliness

eCC (see LUXE Loves). When the dinner

gong goes, your cab awaits to gritty

Bethnal Green and the molecular mouth

magic of nuno Mendes at viajante,

followed by squishy sofa nightcaps at

pretty Zetter Street Townhouse. night

night, one very tired but stylish kitten.

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Uh oh, dropped your morning coffee

over your suit and you’ve a meeting in an

hour?

Gentlemen, you could do worse than hop

in a cab to Vigo Street in Piccadilly to

pick up an RTW at Suit Supply, where

the in-store tailors can turn around

most alterations on the spot. True, it’s

not exactly anderson and Sheppard,

but needs must! With meetings in the

city, the choice of lunch spot is crucial

to avoid long cab journeys in traffic,

and refettorio fits the bill perfectly.

Giorgio Locatelli’s Italian stallion attracts

foodies and serious biz-bods alike for

its easygoing atmosphere and perfectly

provenanced menu. For men in need of a

serious sartorial kick start The refinery

in Brook St is the gentlemen’s club of

good grooming, even going as far as to

offer the all or nothing special ‘galaxy’

wax for those intimate areas… For busy

businesswomen, your all time best shot

is the amazing urban retreat at Harrods

(see LUXE Loves), where you’ll find a top

to toe of every conceivable treatment

and service from a battalion of the city’s

best therapists, all under one time-saving

roof. After work drinks with colleagues or

clients is all very well at any of the myriad

square mile pubs, but for something a

little (or a lot) different take the time to

try The Jerusalem Tavern in Clerkenwell,

this very special little inn is the only

one in the city to serve the wonderful,

nectar-like ales from Suffolk’s St Peter’s

Brewery. For something a lot more swish

The Connaught Hotel’s Coburg Bar (see

LUXE Loves) ticks all the boxes of style,

panache, peace and seriously good

cocktails, and would make the perfect

starting spot before heading down to

the Mandarin oriental in Knightsbridge

where you’ve taken the time to book well

ahead for a table at Dinner by Heston

Blumenthal (see LUXE Loves). When it

comes to business dining you need just

the right amount of show with just the

right amount of taste and surprise, and

dinner serves them both, big time. If

cigars, whiskey and ribald anecdotes are

called for afterwards, shoot up the road

to the Lanesborough Hotel’s garden Bar.

This most luxurious of smoking rooms

contains the city’s largest walk-in humidor

and a cognac list that features labels

dating back to 1770. Careful, you’ve got

work in the morning!

BuSineSS

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London EyeSouthbank

www.londoneye.com

St Martins in the FieldsTrafalgar Sq, WC2 / +44 020 7766 1100

/ recitals Mon, Tue & Fri at 1pm / www.smitf.org

J Sheekey’s Oyster Bar28 St Martin’s Court, WC2 /

+44 020 7240 2565www.j-sheekey.co.uk

Hawick51 Elizabeth Street, SW1 /

+44 020 7259 9995 / www.hawickcashmere.com

Claridge’s(see LUXE Loves)

Corinthia HotelWhitehall Place, SW1 /

+44 020 7321 3050 /www.espaonline.com

Ledbury (see LUXE Loves)

La Poule au Pot231 Ebury Street, SW1 /

+44 020 7730 7763 / www.pouleaupot.co.uk

The Box11 Walker’s Court, W1 /

+44 020 7434 4374www.theboxsoho.com

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Granger & Co175 Westbourne Grove, W11 /

no reservationswww.grangerandco.com

Wolf&Badger32 Dover Street, W1 / +44 020 3627 3191

www.wolfandbadger.com

Beauty Works West11 Lambton Place, Westbourne Grove,

W11 / +44 020 7221 2248www.beautyworkswest.com

SHOWstudio1 Bruton Place, W1 / +44 020 7399 4299

showstudio.com

Ormonde Jayne12 Royal Arcade, 28 Old Bond Street,

W1 / +44 020 7499 1100www.ormondejayne.com

Browns33 Albemarle Street, W1 /

+44 020 7493 6020www.brownshotel.com

Dover Street Market17 Dover Street, W1 / +44 020 7518 0680

www.doverstreetmarket.com

ECC(see LUXE Loves)

Viajante / Town Hall Hotel, Patriot Square,

Bethnal Green, E2 / +44 020 7871 0461 / www.viajante.co.uk

Zetter Street Townhouse49 St John’s Square, EC1 /

+44 020 7324 4545www.thezettertownhouse.com

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Suit Supply9 Vigo Street, W1 / +44 020 7851 2961

www.suitsupply.com

Refettorio19 New Bridge Street, EC4 / +44 020

7438 8052 www.refettorio.com

The Refinery60 Brook Street, W1 / +44 020 7409

2001 www.the-refinery.com

Urban Retreat (see LUXE Loves)

The Jerusalem Tavern55 Britton Street, Clerkenwell, EC1 / +44 020 7490 4281 www.

stpetersbrewery.co.uk

Coburg BarThe Connaught Hotel

(see LUXE Loves)

Dinner by Heston Blumenthal (see LUXE Loves)

Garden Bar The Lanesborough / Hyde Park Corner,

SW1 / + 44 020 7529 5599 / www.lanesborough.com

thE EssEntials

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