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Shopping Sprees
Montage Resort & Spa, Laguna Beach, California, USACleverly, this luxury resort is bringing top designers in to share passion and showcase works. On July 25-26, 2008, you can meet Philip B of Philip B Hair Care and Larry Cohen of Fili d'Oro Linens. Yael Alkalay of Red Flower is among the names scheduled for August 1-2, 2008, and modern alchemist Douglas Little of DL & Co is August 8-9, 2008. |   |
Younger visitors are pretty happy here as American Girl Place is in the same block. There is shopping, and dining and grooming, and having her professionally styled and photographed. The more mature will also appreciate the length of The Magnificent Mile, with our favorite Crate & Barrel and fashion to last a lifetime. | |
Somewhat suitably, this 188-room luxury hotel is on the site of the Maison de Couture opened in 1890 by Isadore and Jeanne Paguin, who organized Paris' first fashion shows. The hotel's shopping concierge can direct you to Avenue Montaigne for Dior, Nina Ricci and Ungaro, or Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré for Hermès, Lanvin and Louis Ferraud - and the Marché aux Puces, Flea Market. | |
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InterContinental De La Ville Roma, Rome, ItalyHead down the 132 steps of The Spanish Steps and you find Via Dei Condotti, home to such top designers as Armani, Dolce and Gabbana, Gucci, Prada, Versace, and other notable names. You are only a few minutes from Via del Corso, home to the Ferrari flagship store and Swarowski Crystal. The hotel's personal shopper has private contacts with all big brands and the most important stores in the area. | |
The concierge here can offer a five hours' shopping tour. You visit the famous pedestrian street, Tretyakov Drive, and its signature boutiques, plus GUM and TSUM and such small conceptual boutiques as Cara&Co, Le Form, Garderrob and Podium Concept. You will be introduced to the works of such fashion legends as Igor Chapurin, Denis Simachev, Masha Tsigal and Helen Yarmak. | |
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Everyone has their favorites in this fascinating city. If you really do not know where to start, head for Central Department Store, seven minutes' walk away, to pick up extra shopping bags and anything like a bikini that you forgot to pack. You must of course visit a Jim Thompson store, named for the legendary silk king who disappeared in the Cameron Highlands on March 26th, 1967 - there is one of his stores in this lovely hotel, which also offers a selection of some of the best Thai souvenir boutiques right on hand. | |
You really cannot be closer to big-name stores than here. There is a walkway through to the Landmark complex, which has such must-visit spots as de Beers, Harvey Nichols and Kiehl's. At Lane Crawford, there is an exclusive Platinum Suite shopper's salon where a VIP visitor can be waited on hand and foot, with required items brought to you. | |
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