|
|
|
|
Kings Rd |
 |
Located in London’s fashionable area of Chelsea, Kings Road has gained a reputation of being one of the trendiest shopping streets in the capital. Home to a diverse range of brand name designer outlets and smaller independent fashion boutiques, Kings Road also has several antique shops, lifestyle stores and roadside cafes making it a stylish hangout spot for both the rich and the more budget conscious shopper as well!
Running past lively Sloane Square, London’s Kings Road was initially used by royalty namely Charles II, in order to travel between Whitehall and Hampton Court Palace. One of the focal points of England’s counterculture during the `swinging sixties` and punk rock seventies, Kings Road with its inventive and trendsetting styles helped put the London fashion scene on the map. Today Kings Road is still a place for trendsetters looking to make a statement or even just mingle with the who’s who of London.
Popular Stores
Once the home of Vivien Westwood’s `Sex` shop which sold punk style clothing and accessories, London’s Kings Road still has many cutting edge fashion stores and boutiques which cater to all manner of tastes, styles and budgets. Shops well worth visiting include Jigsaw which deals in reasonably priced clothes for women and children, the Italian Coccinelle outlet with its delightful range of handbags, John Smedley and its stylish knitwear and Steinberg & Tolkien where one can loose oneself in over 1,000 items of classic haute couture. Shoppers will find a modern French Connection fashion outlet on Kings Road as well.
Those looking to visit some of London’s famous department stores can head to the Habitat household store and the long established Peter Jones department store which are both on Kings Road. Collectors of antique goods can make their way to Antiquarius which is home to a number of stalls selling jewellery, glassware and vintage odds and ends. When your shopping day is done why not spoil yourself by stopping by the Body Shop on Kings Road where one can purchase organic and fully natural products geared towards healing for mind, body and soul.
Fashion and Personal Care
Jigsaw: 124 Kings Road, London SW3 4TR (Tel: 020 7589 5083)
Coccinelle: 13 Duke of York Square, Kings Road, London SW3 4LX (Tel: 020 7730 7657)
John Smedley: 19 Kings Rd, London SW3 4RP (Tel: 020 7823 4444)
Steinberg & Tolkien: 193 Kings Road, London SW3 (Tel: 0207 376 3660)
French Connection: 140-144 Kings Road, London SW3 4UU (Tel: 020 7225 3302)
The Body Shop: 54 Kings Road, London SW3 4UD (Tel: 020 7584 0163)
Department / Lifestyle Store
Habitat: 208 Kings Road, London SW3 5XP (Tel: 020 7351 1211)
Peter Jones: Sloane Square, London SW1W 8EL (Tel: 020 7730 3434)
Antiques
Antiquarius: 131-145 Kings Road, London SW3 (Tel: 020 7351 5353)
Close by shopping streets / areas
Kings Road provides shoppers with easy access to London’s Knightsbridge area which is well known for its designer fashion shops as well as for its Harrods and Harvey Nichols department stores.
How to get to Kings Road
Sloane Square London Underground Station (8 minute walk)
South Kensington London Underground Station (13 minute walk)
Knightsbridge London Underground Station (18 minute walk)
Victoria Railway Station (21 minute walk)
|
|
|
|
 |
|
| |
|
|