Synopses & Reviews
"Gershman's guide may be the best guide for novice and pro shoppers alike," praises
The Washington Post, and you'll agree. For more than ten years, Suzy Gershman has been leading savvy shoppers to the world's best finds. Now
Born to Shop London, 12th Edition is easier to use and packed with more up-to-date listings than ever before. Inside you'll find:
- The best of the shopping scene, from world-class department stores ands trendy boutiques to street markets and sample sales
- Excellent values, from antiques to Doc Martens
- Great gift ideas, even for the friend who has everything—plus the best gifts for less than $15
- The best airfare, hotel, and dining values—so you can maximize your shopping dollars
- Detailed city maps and shopping tours
Synopsis
"Gershman's may be the best guide for novice and pro shoppers alike."
The Washington Post
For over twenty years, Suzy Gershman has been leading savvy shoppers to the world's best finds. Now Born to Shop London is easier to use and packed with more up-to-date listings than ever before.
Inside you'll find:
- The best of the shopping scene, from Kensington High Street fashions to Camden Passage antiquesplus Suzy's favorite day trips beyond London
- Excellent values, from antiques to Doc Martens
- Great gift ideas, even for a friend who has everythingplus the best gifts for less than $10
- The best airfare, hotel, and dining valuesso you can maximize your shopping dollars
Visit us online at Frommers.com
Synopsis
Overnight visitors to London spend an average of $170 per day. In 2005 (the last year for which totals are available), London's tourism revenues totaled more than $30 billion.
About the Author
Each Frommer guide is personally researched and thoroughly updated by a single author or a small team—unlike Fodor’s, which compiles their guides on an assembly line. Our approach gives our guides a fun, personal tone and a real person’s judgments you can trust. Suzy Gershman is an author and a journalist who has worked in the fiber and fashion industry since 1969 in both New York and Los Angeles, and has held editorial positions at California Apparel News, Mademoiselle, Gentleman’s Quarterly, and People magazine, where she was West Coast Style editor. She writes regularly for various magazines and her new essays on retailing are text for Harvard Business School. She frequently appears on network and local television; she is a contributing editor to Travel Holiday.
Table of Contents
To Start With.
1 The Best of London at a Glance.
2 London Details.
3 Sleeping & Eating in London.
4 Shopping Neighborhoods.
5 London Resources A to Z.
6 Health & Beauty.
7 Home Furnishings & Design Reources.
8 Alternative Retail.
9 Antiques, Used Books & Collectibles.
10 London Day Trips.
Size Conversion Chart.
Index.