Yahoo Lifestyle Where to Go, Eat, Shop for Fall 2025 London Fashion Week
What to See
“Peter Hujar — Eyes Open in the Dark”
Steps away from London’s Spitalfields market, at the Raven Row gallery, is an intimate retrospective of photographer Peter Hujar’s work. Titled “Peter Hujar — Eyes Open in the Dark,” the exhibition features more than 130 of Hujar’s prints. Portraits of friends and strangers, acquaintances and animals illustrate how the artist forged connections with his subjects through the camera lens.
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“The Face Magazine: Culture Shift”
Magazine fans and the Cool Britannia crowd alike will rejoice at the National Portrait Gallery’s latest exhibition, “The Face Magazine: Culture Shift.” Celebrating the magazine’s cultural impact from 1980 to 2004, more than 200 of the publication’s era-defining photographs, taken by 80 photographers, including Elaine Constantine, Glen Luchford, Corinne Day, and David Sims, are on display.
Where to Eat
Hotel Il Pellicano X Claridge’s
Italy’s Il Pellicano hotel has touched down at Claridge’s with a one-week residency where chef Michelino Gioia and barman Federico Morosi are adding a dash of seaside Tuscan flavor to London.
Gioia is cooking some of the hotel’s best-known dishes, including shrimp risotto with ginger and lime; Maremma-style ravioli with butter and sage; veal cheek with potato cream, chicory and Chianti sauce, and tiramisu for dessert.
Morosi, meanwhile, is shaking up drinks including his famous Teller negroni, an homage to Juergen Teller, and the Pelican martini, which includes Grey Goose orange vodka and lime, sharp and fresh as an early morning dip in the sea.
Il Pellicano’s Issimo shop has also popped up at the The Claridge’s boutique with a selection of products including blankets, cashmere pajamas, and espresso cups and saucers with the signature pelican design.
Claridge’s Flowers, meanwhile, has created a bespoke Hotel Il Pellicano bouquet that aims to conjure the feel of the Tuscan coast with seasonal blooms wrapped in the yellow and white striped paper recalling the hotel’s colors. The residency runs through Saturday.
Alba
Need to refuel after a Harrods shopping spree? Head down the street to Alba and feast on delectable southern Italian-inspired dishes. Order a pizza to share — whether topped with burrata, porcini mushrooms and black truffle, or a classic Margarita — or tuck into one of the various fresh seafood dishes. Dine on Dover sole or a freshly caught grilled fish of your choosing in the cozy, eclectic setting.
Ambassadors Clubhouse
Tucked in a quiet corner by Regent Street, Ambassadors Clubhouse serves food and drink inspired by Punjab, a region spanning both India and Pakistan.
A place of abundance, high spirits and generosity, the place offers classic Punjabi hospitality through the sharing of fine food such as classic papads and chaats, and the lesser-known kebabs and curries cooked in traditional cast-iron woks and clay pots.
Sunday Roast at The Twenty Two
Packed with big names like Roksanda, Erdem, Simone Rocha, and Kent & Curwen, Sunday is one of the busiest days during this London Fashion Week.
A wholesome Sunday roast at The Twenty Two would be a great way to start the day. A quintessential English offering with a Mediterranean twist, the menu includes roast Cornish Red chicken and roast sirloin of Aberdeen beef served with Yorkshire pudding and seasonal green, as well as Dover sole meunière, asparagus and pea risotto.
What to Do
Visit Shiny, New Sloane Street
Sloane Street has been refurbished for the first time in nearly 250 years, and it’s attracted a host of new and enlarged shops, restaurants and cafes that can compete with the best of Mayfair and Marylebone.
The street, which stretches for one kilometer and links Sloane Square in Chelsea with Knightsbridge, also has wider sidewalks — all made from honey-hued Yorkshire stone — more green spaces, street furniture and lighting.
The street is already home to newly refurbished or expanded stores for brands including Dior, Valentino, Temperley, Brunello Cucinelli, Bottega Veneta and Saint Laurent.
The design and fragrance brand L’Objet has opened its first U.K. store there, while Zimmerman is set to open in the spring.
New restaurants include Cantinetta Antinori; Jason Atherton’s Three Darlings and David Yeo’s Azzurra restaurant, which specializes in Italian seafood.
Hugh Seaborn, chief executive officer of Cadogan, said the project marks a new era for the street. The aim, he added, was to create a “global yet local” feel and to encourage people to dwell in, and appreciate, the space.
Check Out the New Lululemon on Regent Street
Lululemon is flexing, with the opening of its largest store in Europe on Regent Street. The new flagship is double the size of the former one, with 8,923 square feet of retail space, and carries the full range of women’s and men’s collections.
Unique features include the brand’s biggest “pant wall” in Europe, and the largest assortment of menswear in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. It also showcases elements of the brand’s newest store design concept.
There is a water bottle personalization station and a staircase light feature, which changes tones depending on time of day.
The store opens Friday with activations including a newsstand takeover where guests can grab a Lululemon newspaper, with details about the new store. The newsstand will also host DJ sets, and performances from brand ambassadors including Phil Wizard, Olympic gold medalist in men’s breaking.
“Regent Street is one of the most important shopping destinations in the world,” said Sarah Clark, Lululemon’s senior vice president, EMEA, adding that the opening is part of the brand’s ambitions to quadruple International sales from 2021-2026.
Take Flight With Anya Hindmarch
As part of her pop-up series on Pont Street in London, Anya Hindmarch has opened Air Anya, a shop that looks back to the glamorous days of air travel, with a 1970s edge.
“It’s a tribute to traveling in the best possible style,” said Hindmarch. “I’m all for making the journey as glamorous as the destination, so I’m delighted to present our latest concept store, offering ways to add a little luxury — and fun — to your travels.”
The store spotlights the brand’s Bespoke Walton collection with a trolley, travel bags, totes and vanity cases which can all be personalized with letters and inscriptions.
Hindmarch has designed a new in-flight tote, which sits over the trolley. There are also bag charms, pouches, charms and tags inspired by the graphics of those vintage carriers British Airways Concorde and Pan Am.
The pop-up runs until April 6, and is part of a clutch of Anya Hindmarch stores dedicated to her bespoke home accessories, and the seasonal collections in addition to the Anya Cafe in an area she’s dubbed The Village.
Past concepts have included Anya Mart, a supermarket-cum-corner store stocking scented candles, bags, charms, totes and other small gifts and accessories that fuse her branding with a host of familiar grocery items.
Alo Oasis
The buzzy activewear brand Alo is offering a series of wellness experiences at 1 Hotel Mayfair during London Fashion Week including studio movement and mindfulness classes led by Alo instructors, a wellness-inspired menu, and holistic beauty treatments and restorative therapies by the likes of Solice Health, Reviv, 111Skin, and Bala.
Glen Luchford’s Cherry World at Dover Street Market
Photographer Glen Luchford’s unisex label Cherry World will launch its spring 2025 collection exclusively at Dover Street Market on Friday.
The brand offers limited runs of washed-cotton hoodies and Ts, shirts, wool and cashmere knitwear, and premium denim, all manufactured in Los Angeles.
The spring collection is inspired by an array of cult Americana themes, such as the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ 1987 album “Uplift Mofo Party Plan,” Cher, Black Flag, early Stussy, Chrome Hearts, and Luchford’s Lollapalooza festival images.
Highsnobiety’s Not In London Takeover
Highsnobiety is partnering with the British Fashion Council for the latest Not In London series with a series of activations at 180 The Strand, Selfridges, Cédric Grolet at the Berkeley, The Barbican, and Colours Factory.
Coffee will be served by La Marzocco and Ozone Coffee at 180 The Strand for showgoers. At Cédric Grolet, shoppers will be able to pick up Highsnobiety co-branded merch, as well as a malo jacket in collaboration with workwear brand Le Labourer and Copenhagen label NN.07, featuring motifs of Grolet’s famous desserts like the Saint Honoré flower and pain au chocolat.
Sci-fi Check Up at Neko Health
Stop by Neko Health in Marylebone for a futuristic health check. Step into a sci-fi tube for a non-invasive full body scan and have nurses take blood, check grip strength and brachial index.
A doctor will provide a full skin examination, after which results are presented in digestible diagrams and charts, including heart health and instant blood results for values including cholesterol and long-term blood sugar.
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