London-based designer Nicholas Daley honors the King of Calypso, Trinidadian singer Lord Kitchener. This collection is titled London Is The Place For Me after a song written by Lord Kitchener on the journey to London upon HMT Empire Windrush.
The Barbican is a marvel of brutalist architecture.
Inside the Grade II listed building, are a school, a church, a library, an artificial lake, a vast conservatory, and a full-blown arts center (complete with a cinema, theatre, and exhibition spaces). And that's before we get onto its sought-after apartments.
Originally founded in 1894 as an importer of decorated enamel cloths, Barbour is a quintessentially British outdoor brand. Outfitting everyone from James Bond to the current King of England, its heritage can't be understated.
Cédric Grolet, the celebrated French pastry chef who runs a pâtisserie in the esteemed London hotel The Berkeley, enters the fold for a pastry-themed collection.
And this isn't only a collaboration with one of the world’s leading pastry chefs, it also includes a work jacket created with the Scandinavian label NN.07, featuring the ingredient list to create one of his pain au chocolats.
A celebrated hotel and restaurant located in one of the city's original firehouses, Chiltern Firehouse is a storied London venue. Its classic red-brick facade, in the center of Marylebone, houses a restaurant by chef Luke Hunns and an invite-only cocktail lounge.
Guided by a series of lectures by Ellis Gilbert, founder of London-based label Talk Nice Studios, fashion students from the prestigious Central Saint Martins created graphics expressing their view of Britishness.
The designs by Avaro Azkue, Macy Grimshaw, and Luca Fabry have now been produced and are available as a limited-edition Not In London drop.