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《福布斯》近日推荐全球10个购物天堂,可供读者出国购物参考。
1、丹麦哥本哈根(买前卫设计)
想买设计前卫的物品,到哥本哈根市中心就对了。许多服安装计名师进军国际前,都先在此地生根,他们作品创意十足,但仍适合平时穿着。
哥本哈根每年举办设计展,今年活动在8月9日登场、12日退出。
2、布宜诺斯艾利斯(买男装、皮制品)
因汇率关系,购物不心疼,是采购男装和皮制品的好地方。女性常往Recoleta区跑,不过要查找国际名牌之外的特殊服饰,就要逛PalermoSoho区,大街上有些精品店,可是逛小巷中的商店更有乐趣。
3、曼谷(买小饰品、手工艺)
想买个够,就到购物就是全民运动的泰国。不论是精品店还是市场,都不难发现吸引人的小饰品、手工艺品、珠宝。体力好的人,Chatuchak周末市集有九千个摊位,绝对逛到脚软。Siam区购物中心、小型服饰店林立,这里的丹宁牛仔裤店可现场定做。
4、东京涩谷(享寻宝探险之喜)
街道有如迷宫且标记欠佳,在这里逛街会迷路,但有寻宝探险的惊喜。推荐东急手百货、Beams连锁店,以及个人设计师、品牌驻点的Parco购物中心。在这里买衣服要注意尺寸,L可能等于美国的S。
5、摩洛哥(秀侃价好身手)
Marrakech市场有如迷宫,要请向导带路,但可充分接触伊斯兰文化,购物过程本身充满乐趣。面对小贩三寸不烂之舌要保持冷静,用力侃价,会有丰富收获。精致的手工珠宝、地毯、手编袋值得购买。
6、圣巴特岛(买巴黎名家作品)
加勒比海圣巴特岛是典型的热带岛屿,不过商店除了贩卖海洋风味服饰、传统的纪念品,也卖国际名设计师服饰。它是法国属地,所以有很多巴黎名家作品。
7、巴黎(去周末市集寻宝)
要在巴黎买高档精品,当然不愁未找到,但荷包会大出血。美元对欧元汇率持续走低,现在用美元在巴黎买名牌服饰、包包不划算,Gucci、Prada、Chanel看看就好,逛周末市集比较适合。
8、伦敦(看自有品牌、名家设计)
英镑汇率远高于欧元,名牌销价更高于巴黎。不过,有些英国连锁精品店委托名家设计,以自有品牌行销,相对上比较划算。牛津街的Self-riges商场汇集许多品牌,创意足的橱窗设计值得一看。
9、纽约(去第五大道走一趟)
在大苹果买精品,一定要到第五大道走一趟。在这里购物,要讲求战术,如果时间有限,可到BergdorfGoodman绕绕,一家店就可看到几个品牌。
10、洛杉矶(去比佛利山朝圣)
精品迷不到比佛利山朝圣,就枉走洛杉矶。Prada、Versace、Gucci、Ferragamo等诸多名牌,可轻易让人刷爆卡。比佛利山精品店比第五大道分散,可把重点放在Roberston大道的LisaKline、Madison等明星名流最爱的精品店。
全球十大购物街(Top 10 Shopping Avenues)
Avenue Montaigne and Champs Elysèes
Where: Paris, France
If Paris is synonymous with fashion, then Avenue Montaigne and its surrounds should be directly translated to "extremely expensive fashion." Home to the top couture houses and the most chichi shopping in the city (and perhaps the world) the Avenue Montaigne area is replete with top-notch designers such as Calvin Klein, Celine, Chanel, Christian Dior, Prada and more. Although the largest concentration of upper-crust establishments is found on Avenue Montaigne, most people know the area for the world-famous Champs Elysèes, the self-proclaimed most beautiful avenue in the world. And while Champs Elysèes has in recent years attracted decidedly lower-rent tenants like the Gap and the Disney Store, it still provides a wonderful mile-long stretch for strolling, window-shopping and people-watching.
While you're in the neighborhood: Pay a small fee and endure a few more foot-aching steps for a bird's-eye view of the city from atop Napoleon's Arc de Triomphe, at the end of the Champs Elysèes.
Bahnhofstrasse
Where: Zurich, Switzerland
The Swiss are an understated bunch, although that rule doesn't really apply on the most upmarket shopping street in the tiny nation's richest city. Ladies in fur coats and men checking their heavy platinum watches (Swiss-made, naturally) parade down Zurich's Bahnhofstrasse -- a regal street lined with Linden trees that stretches nearly a mile from the main train station. Banks, luxury jewelers and watch shops share the boulevard with international brands and Swiss style-makers such as Bally and the plush Swiss department store, Grieder Les Boutiques. The street is particularly beautiful during the holiday season when it is strung with white lights and the storefronts are festooned with stunning displays that make it all the more enticing to part with your Swiss francs.
While you're in the neighborhood: Where the Bahnhofstrasse meets the Paradeplatz square, stop for a sugar fix at the fabulous Confiserie Sprüngli. Ladies saunter upstairs to sip tea and nibble delicate cakes, but one of the best treats can be ordered to go from the main floor's confectionery counter. Ask for an assortment of Luxemburgerlis -- tiny meringue sandwiches filled with exotic creams that are as delicious as they are beautiful.
Fifth Avenue
Where: New York City, NY
Smack in the heart of Midtown Manhattan, Fifth Avenue is without a doubt the city's most glamorous thoroughfare, chock full of chic stores and galleries. There are landmark upscale department stores such as Saks Fifth Avenue, Bloomingdales and Macy's. In addition you'll find the usual assortment of designer shops such as Gucci, Henri Bendel, Tiffany, Bergdorf Goodman, Steuben, Christian Dior and Versace. During the holiday season, elaborate displays -- doormen dressed as toy soldiers at FAO Schwarz, a 27-foot sparkling snowflake floating over the street outside Tiffany, the famous department store window dressings -- make strolling Fifth Avenue a special treat. Whatever time of year you go, try to avoid the urge to look up, up, up, as it not only marks you as a tourist, but also makes it hard to avoid crashing into rushing Manhattanites.
While you're in the neighborhood: Visit St. Patrick's Cathedral for a respite from the buzz of the city that never sleeps.
Neuer Wall
Where: Hamburg, Germany
Germany's wealthiest city isn't as in-your-face affluent as the Bavarian capital, Munich. But there's no denying Hamburg's moneyed status. To experience the city's shopping scene at its most exclusive, stray from the mass appeal of M?nckebergstrasse and make tracks instead for the smaller and more discriminating Neuer Wall -- a short stretch of exclusive retailers located near the Alster Lake in the Old City. Rumor has it that deep-pocketed Scandinavian shopaholics come to Hamburg for the sole purpose of bingeing on exclusive brands that aren't available in the Nordic lands. German shops to look out for include Wolford, for ladies' couture and lingerie, and Jil Sander. Fashion-forward men get their fix at Mientus. And rest assured that the Armanis, Hugo Bosses and Hermes of the world are all represented, too.
While you're in the neighborhood: A short walk from the Neuer Wall, on the banks of the Alster Lake (called the Binnenalster, or inner Alster, in this part of town), you'll find the Alex Hamburg im Alsterpavillion Cafe. Housed inside a retro 1950s pavilion with fabulous lake and city views, tables here offer great people-watching and light meals that are surprisingly affordable.
Via Monte Napoleone, Via della Spiga and Galleria Vittorio Emanuele
Where: Milan, Italy
Milan is increasingly giving Paris a run for its money as the nerve center of chic -- with sky-high prices to match its exclusive retail offerings. In the city's Duomo area, on the Via Monte Napoleone, Via della Spiga and in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele, you'll find elegant boutiques and posh cafés housed in romantic Victorian-era buildings. Elaborate displays make window-shopping here an event in itself, especially during major fashion shows. In addition to the usual names in fine fashion, the area also is home to La Rinascente, Milan's most popular department store; 9 Peck, a renowned gourmet food store; and Provera, a favorite for its vintage wine selection.
While you're in the neighborhood: If you're not inclined to spend, you can get an eyeful of well-heeled Italians casually modeling the latest fashions.
Omotesando Street
Where: Tokyo, Japan
From Fifth Avenue to the Champs-élysées, if you've ever witnessed Japanese tourists on a frenzy inside a Louis Vuitton or Cartier boutique, you've got a fair picture of just how brand-obsessed those hailing from the Land of the Rising Sun can be. In the homeland, the Japanese zeal for shopping is certainly no less enthusiastic. Every major international luxury brand in the world finds a place on the nearly mile-long Omotesando Street in Tokyo, where avant-garde architecture entices shoppers to this otherworldly retail experience. The Dior flagship store here looks like something freshly landed from outer space, all translucent and eerily aglow from within. And then there's the Louis Vuitton boutique -- the handbag provider of choice for every hip Japanese 30-something -- with a facade decked out in metallic mesh. And don't miss the futuristic Prada flagship store, designed by a renowned Swiss architecture firm. Even if you're not inclined to part with your yen, come for the people-watching -- this part of Tokyo is ground zero for Japan's fashion scene, and just watching the crowds parade by in their impossible attire and makeup is a lesson in the creativity and absurdity of personal adornment.
While you're in the neighborhood: For souvenirs that won't break the bank, set your sights on the Oriental Bazaar, located midway down Omotesando Street in Harajuku. The city's largest craft/souvenir store, the bazaar sells everything from sake sets, kimonos and woodblock prints to chopsticks and Japanese antiques.
Rodeo Drive
Where: Beverly Hills, CA
Although only three blocks long, Rodeo Drive manages to pack in enough audacious glitz to qualify it as one of the most glamorous and expensive shopping stretches in the world. The luminaries of style -- Bottega Veneta, Armani, Bally, Valentino, Ralph Lauren, Gucci -- are all represented here. The area's newest (and most pretentious) addition is Two Rodeo, a strip of boutiques modeled after Beverly Hills' European peers, complete with bubbling fountains and an Italian piazza. Perhaps Two Rodeo's best (and least-known) trait is the free two-hour valet parking offered while you shop. Still, while Two Rodeo attempts to recreate the feel of a European avenue, it never quite shakes the Disneyesque feel that is uniquely American.
While you're in the neighborhood: Keep your eyes wide open for gaggles of paparazzi and have your very own star sighting.
Worth Avenue
Where: Palm Beach, Florida
Clad in pastels and disguised behind big dark sunglasses and floppy hats is how much of Palm Beach's privileged set chooses to roll along Florida's most exclusive shopping street. And, of course, in their Bentleys, Roll-Royces and Mercedes-Benzes, too. After all, valet-parked luxury rides are as much a part of the Worth Avenue scenery as the palm trees that sway in the stiff ocean breezes along this legendary luxury lane. Galleries selling antiques and estate jewelry share space with exclusive international labels proffering French linens and designer Italian menswear (at one shop, the price for a silk tie starts close to $200). You never know when you'll run into a Trump, Kennedy or Lauder (as in Estee's offspring) while you're window-shopping. Make the most of the free activities on offer by popping into the picturesque vias -- little courtyards with gardens and fountains -- that radiate from Worth Avenue.
While you're in the neighborhood: Hit up Ta-boo for some liquid retail courage in the form of one of the Worth Avenue bar's famous Bloody Marys (the vodka and tomato juice drink is said to have been invented here).