London Shopping Guide

Glam yet affordable shop that specializes in shoes and bags from the '60s through the '80s.
114-118 Commercial St., 44-20-7247-0050

Products: Women's Clothing, Vintage, Shoes, Bags
Type of Store: Boutique

Hip, gallerylike, small-label store that pioneered the East End retail scene.
2 Hoxton St., 44-20-7684-2083, hoxtonboutique.co.uk

Products: Women's Clothing
Type of Store: Boutique

There's a vogue in London right now for retro, utilitarian home goods, like enameled dustpans and weighted rope doorstops—and general-store-style purveyor Labour and Wait kick-started the trend.
18 Cheshire Street, 44-20-7729-6253

Products: Decorative/Lighting, Furniture, Linens, Outdoor, Tabletop, Gifts/Design
Type of Store: Boutique

As featured in Lucky's City Summer Shopping Guide!

Esoteric, smartly designed gifts from Scandinavia abound.
16 Cheshire St., 44-20-7729-1494

Products: Decorative/Lighting, Outdoor, Tabletop, Gifts/Design
Type of Store: Boutique

Tons of small lines in a corner space located on the grounds of a former artillery range.
16 Artillery Passage, 44-20-7377-6668

Products: Women's Clothing
Type of Store: Boutique

Lo-fi shop with cute hand-screened cards, clever toys, and one-of-a-kind journals.
40 Cheshire St., 44-20-7739-9444

Products: Books/Stationary, Gifts/Design
Type of Store: Boutique

Start is bigger and better than ever. Co-owner Brix Smith-Start is a pioneer in an arena that has gone from gritty to gentrified over the past decade, and she's long been a champion of upscale indie labels; she continues the trend by offering Roksanda Ilincic pouf jackets, Alice McCall trapeze tops, and Karen Walker hourglass-shaped chiffon dresses.
42-44 Rivington St., 44-20-7729-3334, start-london.com

Products: Denim, Women's Clothing, Shoes, Bags, Jewelry
Type of Store: Boutique

As featured in Lucky's City Summer Shopping Guide!

Look for ethereal dresses, skirts, and tops—along with decor items—with an earth-friendly point of view.
4 Wilkes St., 44-20-7377-0313

Products: Women's Clothing
Type of Store: Boutique

Recently opened weekly market noteworthy for its adventurous mix of 140 vendors selling items new and old.
At the corner of Hanbury Street and Brick Lane in the Old Truman Brewery, no phone, sundayupmarket.co.uk

Products: Denim, Lingerie/Loungewear, Swimwear, Women's Clothing, Shoes, Bags, Jewelry, Beauty, Antiques, Decorative/Lighting, Linens, Tabletop, Books/Stationary, Gifts/Design
Type of Store: Fair/Flea Market