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Shopping in Soho

Explore the eclectic mix of vintage shops, record stores and clothing boutiques in Soho

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From vintage treasure troves like Beyond Retro to high street heavyweights like Topshop, Soho is as brilliant and bawdy as ever when it comes to shopping. Explore a wealth of indie boutiques and hipster record stores, iconic Carnaby Street, the in-your-face market at Berwick Street and London's mock-Tudor masterpiece, Liberty. Discover why Soho is one of our favourite shopping destinations with our list of Soho stores.

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  • Carnaby Street

    London, W1F 9PB

    A few years back, the iconic strip had descended into tacky studded collar/novelty hat territory. Now it’s a decent destination for branded streetwear. Don’t miss Kingly Court...
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  • Topshop

    Best for: on-trend womenswear, 216 Oxford St, W1D 1LA

    Not strictly in Soho, but close enough to make a detour. Topshop is the biggest, bossiest, pushiest member of Philip Green's Arcadia group, the brand that has been the queen of the...
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  • Liberty

    Best for: directional fashion, Great Marlborough Street, London, W1B 5AH

    Shopping at Liberty is an experience to savour: artful and arresting window displays, exciting new collections, fabulous exclusives and luxe labels help to create a very special...
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  • Kokon To Zai

    57 Greek Street, W1D3DX (7434 1316/ www.kokontozai.co.uk)

    Kokon To Zai specialises in avant-garde weird and wonderful fashion. The selection is constantly changing, but labels the shop continues to stock include darling of the nu-rave scene...
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  • Berwick Street Market

    Berwick St, W1

    Berwick Street Market’s traders hawk fruit and veg alongside cut-price fabric, household goods and the less wholesome wares of the bordering red light district. The area is still known...
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  • Beyond Retro

    58-59 Great Marlborough St, W1F 3HN (7434 1406)

    This vintage treasure trove is the little sister of Beyond Retro's east London institution and brings a slice of Brick Lane style to Soho. If you have time and patience, you can literally dress...
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  • Foyles bookstore

    Foyles

    113-119 Charing Cross Rd, London, WC2H 0EB (7437 5660/ www.foyles.co.uk)

    Probably the most impressive independent bookshop in London, Foyles built its reputation on the sheer volume and breadth of its stock (with 56 specialist subjects in the flagship...
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  • Tokyo Fixed

    4 Peter Street, W1F 0AD (7734 1885/ www.tokyofixedgear.com).

    The fixed-wheel cycling scene - or cycling on a bike that has no free wheel so cannot coast - has seen an explosion in popularity and, in response, bike nuts Tokyo Fixed have moved...
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  • Beyond The Valley

    2 Newburgh Street, London, W1F 7RD

    There's a casual feel to the trendy offerings, with own-label T-shirts and sweaters plus choice pieces by cutting-edge designers. The range of affordable jewellery, is a strong point...
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  • Style bloggers Steve Salter and Susanna Lau shopping at Machine-A

    Machine-A

    60 Berwick Street, London, W1F 8SU

    Its voluminous windows remain infamous in the neighbourhood due to its controversial window displays...
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  • Kleins

    5 Noel Street, W1F 8GD (7437 6162/ www.kleins.co.uk)

    Tucked away behind an, unassuming-looking Soho shopfront, Kleins offers a welter of trimmings: lace trim, ribbons, shoulder pads, military styling, frogging and iron-on badges and motifs of...
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  • Sister Ray

    34-35 Berwick Street, W1F 8RP (77343297/ www.sisterray.co.uk).

    With its flat screen TV, turquoise walls and broad stock, Sister Ray is a veritable Mecca for Berwick street beat obsessives. Much of the music is on vinyl (over 20,000 plates and counting)...
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By katie Rowe - Oct 26 2010

Also in soho is a fabulous little vintage shop called 'Soho Vintage' which nobody has mentioned? If you haven't been you should go in there it's full of amazing theatre costumes, dresses, rock tees and designer clothes.

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