| GEORGE
STREET
The other major shopping street in the area is
George Street, which has a different ethos entirely. Not the high street
retailers, but mostly the more exclusive, upmarket shops live here. Jewellers,
ladies' fashion and gentlemen's attire are all to be found here.
To begin with, let's cover the ladies' shops, since they are definitely
the dominant species here:
Firstly there's:
French
Connection
68 George Street
0131 220 1276
There's always an exception to the rule, isn't there? This is the only
"High Street" retailer here, which is fine because it's really
trying to position itself upmarket anyway.
Other than FCUK, there's a plethora of ladies' outlets,
many of the type where the gents can have a comfy seat and a cup of coffee
while their good lady wives try to max the credit card:
Coast
61 George Street
0131 225 9190
Have to give these guys a special mention as my wife bought a fantastic
lilac suit here, and I have indeed experienced their comfy seats.
Escada
35a George Street
0131 225 9885
Hobbs
47 George Street
0131 220 5386
Jigsaw
49 George Street
0131 225 4501
Karen
Millen
53 George Street
0131 220 1589
Phase
Eight
47b George Street
0131 226 4009
Viyella
34 George Street
0131 225 4652
The
Cashmere Store
67 George Street
0131 226 4861
This store has a particular speciality - the clue is in the name!
Then there's "something for the
gentleman", with a few men's stores selling suits etc, and a few
of them offering their own tailoring services too:
Austin
Reed
39/41 George Street
0131 225 6703
Crombie
63 George Street
0131 226 1612
Visit the Crombie page
Cruise
80 & 94 George Street
0131 226 3524
The big shop at 80 is a big jeans outlet, while the 94 shop has more dressy
attire.
see also the Old Town
section
Murphy
& Nye
80a George Street
0131 225 8886
This new addition to the street and the city has imported an Italian range
of fashion inspired by sailing, as well as professional standard gear
for bobbing along on the waves.
George Street also caters to the ladies'
other needs with a number of jewellers. The big boys are:
Hamilton
& Inches
87 George Street
0131 225 4898
Very upmarket, with antique jewellery, watches and even some original
silver statues by celebrated artists among the wares on offer.
Lime
Blue Diamond Store
107 George Street
0131 220 2164
Lime Blue is almost a gallery, making browsing for that diamond necklace
quite an experience.
Mappin
& Webb
88 George Street
0131 225 5502
A more familiar type of jewellers.
And, just to be complete, there are a few apothecaries/perfumeries…
Jo
Malone
93 George Street
0131 478 8555
Penhaligon's
33 George Street
0131 220 3210
These guys must be good - my mum has worked in perfumery and aromatherapy
for years and she absolutely loves this place
Space
NK
97-103 George Street
0131 225 6371
At the end of all that, there is a shop
that can find you relief from a day's heavy retail therapy:
The Pier
104 George Street
0131 226 3415
Mostly sells furniture and such downstairs, but also has the most amazing
range of scented candles. Our living room has permanently smelt of one
of them since we discovered this place and they are wonderful.
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