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January 07, 2006
A Compendium of Shopping Gala
Introducing... the Queens of Oxford Street! They achieved the amazing feat of conquering major outfit lines in the shopping paradise of London! How they manage it, that's something my Y chromosome can never comprehend..
December 23, 2005
Shopping day!
H&M, Accessorize, Zara, Urban Outfitters, to name a few.. My memory aint that sharp enough to distinguish between a cardigan and a slack bottom, lest the names of those trendy fashion shops along Oxford Street.
By the end of the day, I became familiar with Oxford Street and the art of shopping.
To escape the maddening crowd that seemed to grow in Oxford Street in the middle of rush hour, we went to Harrod's 5 tube stations away. Other than its nice cheese scones and doughnuts, there's nothing else sold in the place that we can afford to buy. A normal woman's top which you can get for a decent $20 was priced 200 pounds; all top line shoes such as Jimmy Choo (he's a Penangite!) and other paraphernalia are tagged with extraordinary figures. Even its wet market (which was ironically dry and extravagant-looking with its high ceiling and chandelier and whatnots) sold a variety of poultry, dairy products, caviar, lavish pies and bakery products.
I had just caught a glimpse of the lifestyles of the rich and famous.
To be continued>>
Posted by peixin at January 7, 2006 12:54 PM