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Another name in London, invariably associated with big money, is Bond Street. And it is associated with it exactly for more than 300 years.

Bond Street is occupied exclusively by boutiques - shops of high-class, high-priced producers. Here you can find many luxury brands: Chanel, Tiffany, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Armani, Yves Saint Laurent, Dolce Gabbana, Christian Dior, Barberry , "Prada" and many others

The history of creation

The street named after the first truly serious builder, Sir Thomas Bond, who bought land here and in 1683 began a large construction, erecting new houses and laying streets , and Bond Street is one of them. At that time it was already a very elite place - after the transfer of the Royal Palace from the Tower to Westminster, the right to build buildings here was received only by the most notable aristocrats.

The history of shopping

The first floors of the houses were allocated for shops, and already a century later Bond Street became one of the most-most fashionable shopping streets in the world. Shops in that era there were almost the same women - "like London's dandy" it was impossible to get dressed in the store, expensive men's suits were sewn only "to order", and accessories were sold on another street.

Women's stores also had a very small volume of ready-made clothes - expensive women's clothes were mostly sewn "to order", so shops were usually combined with a tailor's workshop - the chosen model could be ordered immediately, and fabrics and accessories predominated: gloves, hats, furs, etc.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the Sotheby's auction house moved to Bond Street, and since then, some of the shops are occupied by art dealers selling works of art.

Purchases and not only

Since years nothing has changed. Bond Street is still one of the most famous shopping streets in the world, it still sells the most expensive brands of clothing, footwear and accessories, and Sotheby's still operates in the middle.

Bond Street is exclusively occupied with boutiques - own stores of high-end, high-priced producers. Here you can find many luxury brands: Chanel, Tiffany, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Armani, Yves Saint Laurent, Dolce Gabbana, Christian Dior, Barberry , "Prada" and many others. The only more or less democratic place (and that is very relative) is the "Fenwick" department store. The part of the street that is closer to Piccadilly is occupied by diamond boutiques with De Beers at the head.

If you need just this class of shopping, then go for sure, for this case this is a convenient place, there are a lot of shops here, and all they are in the same place

If you do not need it, you still go there: almost no change in the buildings, so you can see the original buildings of the 17-18th centuries of the Jane Austen era (by the way, this street is mentioned in her books), the auction " Sotheby's ", well, in general, the place is calm-pleasant - in Britain, even very large amounts of money lead is much more restrained than in Moscow.

Bond Street and neighboring streets

Practical information

The price level is very high, there are no democratic stores, sales are symbolic.

Two Bourt Street metro stations (coming to Oxford Street, always wildly overflowing) or "Green Park" (it is further away).

Bond Street consists of two parts - Old Bond Street and Novaya. The difference between them is only 40 years, and they go one another, do not get lost.

Around Bond Street

Bond Street connects two tourist streets - Oxford Street with a mass of democratic shops and Piccadilly, which has many historic buildings . On one side of it is the aristocratic district of Mayfair, with the old buildings on it, and Regent Street on the other with an abundance of good shops, followed by a bustling Soho.

There's no problem eating on Bond Street itself - there are no cafes or restaurants there, but they are in the neighboring alleys. Prices here are significantly higher than the average for the city, but the quality is usually good.