The English are outdoing us in the fashion dept.
I just love London, England. It's undeniable that Paris is gorgeous, but London just has a better vibe.
Londoners know how to dress,
but they have to pay for it. Our dismal
dollar definitely doesn't stack
up to the English currency, in fact,
10 pounds (British dollars) is
approximately $25 Canadian with
the exchange.
But despite the price, everyone
it seems over there has such
unique personal style. They look
so put together, yet casual.
Many well-known people in the
fashion-know, in my opinion,
come from Britain. Icons like Kate
Moss, Victoria and David
Beckham, Elton John, The
Beatles, just to name a few.
And what a treat it was to see
the men in England looking different
and fashionable. It would put
most Canadian men to shame. It's
pretty obvious that British and
European men know how to dress.
It might be because England, interms of fashion, in my opinion is
ahead of Canadians by about two and-
a-half years.
The English are into eco-friendly
everything. From hemp bags to
clothing, many different kinds of
companies had jumped on the
‘green band-wagon.' Besides fashion,
Londoners, like Parisians,
stay green by taking the ‘underground,'
their term for the subway.
This gives any Brit extra pocket
money, in not having to pay for
gas. As a matter of fact I don't
remember seeing a gas station.
We did most of our shopping on
Oxford Street. Sound familiar?
Oxford Street in England had all
the cool and semi-affordable shopping
sores. Such as Marks and
Spencer's, TopShop, Miss Selfridge, River Island and French
Connection. We also made our
way down to a place called
Camden. This was a market-type
set up with the most unique little
vendors and shops I have ever
seen.
Piccadilly Circus is the London
version of New York City's Time
Square. With flashing billboards,
heavy traffic and live theatres,
London is a perfect mix of tourist
and local folks. London does have
a great nightlife, but it comes at a
high price. For some clubs the
going rate for cover is around 20
pounds ($45 CAD).