Carnaby Street是條始建于十六世紀(jì)的小巷子,地處中心倫敦的黃金位置,其左鄰右舍均是喧鬧繁華的時(shí)尚高街與百貨公司,包括倫敦購物中心區(qū)Oxford Circus、百年歷史的Liberty百貨公司、盡顯大牌林立的Regent Street,以及充斥著萬種風(fēng)情的Soho區(qū)。處在浮華背后的Carnaby Street并不甘于寂寞,2010年在這里為紀(jì)念該街舉辦的50周年特展中,以老照片的形式讓前來購物的人們有機(jī)會重溫那個(gè)流光溢彩的六十年代。
現(xiàn)在再來逛逛Carnaby Street,不寬的主街兩旁一家挨一家的知名時(shí)尚品牌店鋪:G-Star Raw、Replay、Size?、American Apparel、Levi's Vintage Store、Onitsuka Tiger、Vans、Diesel……加上座落在主街周圍,彎彎曲曲的12條小巷子里面星羅棋布的獨(dú)立設(shè)計(jì)師店鋪,大大小小一百多家時(shí)裝店,依舊可以讓你嗅到Carnaby Street在黃金時(shí)代的時(shí)尚氣息。這里有些裝飾特別的品牌店鋪有些甚至還是倫敦獨(dú)此一家!而在節(jié)日里張燈結(jié)彩的Carnaby Street,以及各大店鋪的紛紛標(biāo)新立異的店鋪設(shè)計(jì),讓如今的Carnaby Street仍然大有看頭,這里絕對是一處藏在“主流”時(shí)尚身后的“非主流”街區(qū)!
CARNABY STREET The Jam
Take a look at the great street
It don't seem the same
Remember how great it should be
Shops are full of fashion
People told what they want
The street that was a part of the
British Monarchy
British Monarchy
Who wants cafgans and all that
We don't need them now
Why should we accept the change
And buy clothes of today
Kids repel the change and
Bring back the street
Shops filled by whole nations
Carnaby Street
Carnaby Street
The street is a mirror
For our country
Reflects the rise and fall
Of our nation
The street that was a legend
Is a mockery
A part of the British tradition
Gone down the drain
You don't need no glass ball
To see it's faults
Take a walk along that street
And you'll see what I mean
Carnaby Street
(not what it used to be)
低調(diào)購物必去地 Kingly Court庭院商鋪
如果說Carnaby Street是建立在時(shí)尚購物街區(qū)背后的另一處天地,那么建立在時(shí)尚背后的Kingly Court(金利苑)可以算的上是“背后的背后”購物天地。這處“隱藏”在Carnaby Street主街上的小天地,靠近Carnaby Street南側(cè),如果不加注意很難發(fā)現(xiàn)。Kingly Court是一處周圍由3層小閣樓圍建起來的庭院。分布在庭院中心天井內(nèi)的餐廳、酒吧、咖啡廳、品牌專賣店、復(fù)古古著店等布滿了一層的購物休閑區(qū)域。一旦你進(jìn)入這個(gè)庭院,便會立即讓人有“別有洞天”之感。
Kingly Court的重點(diǎn),是在于那三層的由多種時(shí)尚小鋪打造出的閣樓。從上至下的閣樓里,設(shè)有大約30間個(gè)性小店:不管是小畫廊、帽子店、服裝店、編織店、書店、茶室、首飾珠寶店、甚至瑜伽健身中心。從外面看過去,各個(gè)布局設(shè)計(jì)巧妙,尤其是各家的櫥窗展示,精巧的布局很是討人喜歡。Kingly Court閣樓里的每家店鋪都有碩大的透明玻璃的大窗,從外面的走廊沿閣樓逛起來可以直接看到商店里面,一目了然。到了晚上,各家各戶的燈光從透明的玻璃窗內(nèi)照出來,投射在各家的櫥窗展示產(chǎn)品上,離遠(yuǎn)處隔窗而望,不管是陶瓷擺件還是優(yōu)雅的禮帽加上燈光的映襯和玻璃窗戶的反射,景致十分耐看。
各家小鋪經(jīng)營種類的多樣,也讓整個(gè)Kingly Court逛起來趣味十足。既售賣各種創(chuàng)意T恤、限量玩偶、及創(chuàng)意產(chǎn)品的藝?yán)?商店的Concrete Hermit創(chuàng)意社團(tuán),也有能把你帶回上個(gè)世紀(jì)的Marshmallow Mountain復(fù)古服飾店鋪。我最喜歡的Material設(shè)計(jì)書店,各類設(shè)計(jì)類、時(shí)尚類雜志應(yīng)有盡有。也有幫你DIY珠寶設(shè)計(jì)的Buffy's Beads,而設(shè)在庭院最頂層的古色古香Camellia's Tea House也是Kingly Court特色店鋪之一。
來Carnaby Street不要只顧著逛那些名牌商店,來Kingly Court這個(gè)時(shí)尚庭院逛逛,會讓你的Carnaby Street之行更加趣意怏然。