Lights, ornaments and tableware, Advent calendars, gift cards and other little touches to slip under the tree… London is the champion of Christmas shopping. Apart from the “Christmas Markets” that mushroom there, it is the capital of “department stores” equivalent to our department stores, all of which are more or less in the west of the city between Soho (Liberty). London), Mayfair (Fortnum & Mason) and South Hyde Park (Harrods). As the holidays approach, their windows are as crowded as Big Ben, Buckingham Palace or Tower Bridge.
This year, Harrods wins the prize for the most spectacular Christmas window displays. A humble former grocer opened in 1849 by Charles Henry Harrods, transformed into a luxury department store, gave Dior carte blanche. Above is a Franco-English matchup that is honestly worth skipping. Until January 3, 2023, Europe’s largest store (90,000 square meters on seven levels) was thus transformed…
Source: Le Figaro
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