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  Boutiques

  Boutique stores , beside being a source of income,is   one of  most expressive venues to demonstrate your values, feelings and thoughts. The emotional attachment  could be mutual

for owners,staff as well as customers. The might as well serve  as the musuem on your block

or community.

  Here are some examples.

       Berline, Germany

       Ordnung (a German word for order or system) does not apply to Berlin as the city is a lot more easy going in comparison to other places in the country. At the beginning of the 20th century, the city was Europe's center for avant-garde fashion and culture. Then the wars came and Berlin was forced to freeze its hot temper for several decades. Since the fall of the wall Berlin's energy, creativity of its people, and the need for freedom and tolerance have flourished again.

Today, Berlin is Germany's hub of the newest trends expressed in unique fashions that can be found in the numerous stores and boutiques, offering the craziest and funkiest clothing in the entire country.

Street fashion is freed and tolerant. Everything is accepted, be it drag queens' sexy outfits, hippie clothing, gothic wear, or stylish avant-garde clothes and accessories.

The best areas for funky, bizarre and trendy clothing are Prenzlauer Berg, the city's district that has recently became Berlin's most fashionable place to party, dine out and shop. The Kastanienallee is one on the district's best street lined with small boutiques and stores run by young fashion designers. Another great destination for fashion fans is Kreuzberg where the youngest population of Berlin lives and parties. The district offers a unique mix of vintage stores, boutiques, and second-hand stores. There is also a famous Kreuzberg flea market, opened

Bangkok, Thailand

Over the recent years, Bangkok, the capital of  Thailand, has become the fashion hub of the Asia mainland. The city boasts the coolest shopping areas filled with hundreds of boutiques, flea markets and shopping centers.

Fashion addicts may truly feel like in a shopping heaven as the prices of funky clothes, hip accessories, shoes, bags etc. are incredibly low in comparison to other countries. Add to it the absolutely unique design, variety of shapes, colors, and sizes, and you will have a perfect shopping destination for innovative and cool clothing.

2. London. Great Britain.

Camden Town, London. By RobInhood

Camden Town is a fashion freak oasis in London,  Great Britain Situated in the northern part of the city, it is the most famous alternative fashion destination invaded both by locals and tourists. There are several open-air and indoor markets such as the Stables Market, Camden Lock and the Buck Street Market operating within the district and quite a few shopping streets, such as Inverness Street, dotted with funky stores and boutiques .

Multitudes of stalls and outlets sell the most bizarre and trendy clothing and accessories you can imagine. Camden's offer is unimaginably diverse - you will find hippy and ethnic wear, gothic style clothes, fetish items, psychobilly and rockabilly oriented cloths and accessories, punk clothing and footwear, and lots of cyber stuff from plastic hair to fluorescent wear perfect for London's crazy clubbing. 

Top 10 Destination Boutiques

by Julia Robson

Move over Manhattan, say ‘hi' to Dubai. Perched at the top of the glossy Jumeirah Emirates Towers, a 140,000 sq ft shopping mall devoted to exclusively luxury goods. The jewel in it's crown is Boutique 1 which has become a one-stop shop for wealthy holidaying Saudis and Russians, as well as fashionistas passing through Dubai on business. A combination of luxurious spacious marble interior, chill-out soundtrack and an exclusive mélange of names and rare pieces  sets this 10,000 sq ft shop apart from its rivals. Here, you'll find things you won't find elsewhere (nowhere else can afford them!). Which is why it's the choice of the sheiks and even boasts its own glossy magazine with a 15,000 readership.

Colette, Paris

 

Posted by ,Jemma Tibbals

In its heyday this was the fashion destination boutique of Europe. It’s still worth hopping on Eurostar for a visit because of its faultless track record of punchy art/fashion collaborations and weird luxury gizmos. If something’s here – shoes, frocks, beauty gunk, limited edition iPhone or rare Japanese style magazine – it rocks. During the French prêt-à-porter season, this is first port of call for fashion editors seeking a quick fashion fix (after ‘un coup de champagne’ at Hotel Costes, natch). Its location is faultless, sandwiched between flagship designer boutiques from Louis Vuitton to Dior, it remains a concisely edited one-stop shop for beautiful, unusual and expensive designer items.

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