London Places
London Places

Hamleys: Regent Street’s toy wonderland

The world-famous emporium of fun and games

London Places
London Places

Selfridges: The store that shook up London shopping

With its bold advertising and top customer service, Selfridges brought American glamour to the capital

Lifestyle & Leisure
Lifestyle & Leisure

Harrods: A location for luxury

From humble beginnings to one of the biggest emporiums in Europe

Fashion & Style
Fashion & Style

London’s lost department stores

Circus animals? Couture workshops? Shopping used to look a bit different

London Places
London Places

London markets photographed by Henry Grant

Historical bargain hunt

Fashion & Style
Fashion & Style

How Mary Quant revolutionised 1960s fashion

This champion of super short hemlines influenced how a generation dressed

Fashion & Style
Fashion & Style

Inside the Big Biba department store

Open for just two years, the 1970s flagship shop for this fashion label was a shopper’s paradise