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While Oxford Street, Regent Street and Piccadilly have all gone
down-market, Bond Street, which runs parallel with Regent Street,
has carefully maintained its exclusivity. It is, in fact, two streets
rolled into one: the southern half, laid out in the 1680s, is known as
Old Bond Street; its northern extension, which followed less than fifty
years later, is known as New Bond Street. They are both pretty
unassuming streets architecturally, being a mixture of modest Victorian
and Georgian town houses. However, the shops that line them, and those
of neighboring Conduit Street and South Molton Street, are among the
flashiest in London, dominated by perfumeries, jewelers and
designer clothing stores like Versace, Gucci, Nicole Farhi,
Saint-Laurent and so on.
In
addition to fashion, Bond Street is also renowned for its auction
houses and for its fine-art galleries. Sotheby's, 34-35 New Bond St
( www.sothebys.com), is the oldest of the auction houses, and its viewing galleries are open free of charge. Bond Street's art
galleries - exclusive mainstays of the street - are actually
outnumbered by those on nearby Cork Street.
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The
main difference between the two locations is that the Bond Street
dealers are basically heirloom off loaders, whereas Cork Street
galleries sell largely contemporary art. Both have impeccably presented
and somewhat intimidating staff, but if you're interested, walk in and
look around. They're only shops, after all.
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Green Park or Bond Street.
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