London sights (the Florrie way)

I'm the sort of person who accumalates huge amounts of photos in a short space of time, and currently have a few thousand to sort through. My trip to London last week makes up some of these and here's a selection of the pretty and/or interesting things that were to be seen.

First up, the new Louis Vuitton store. Fitting the whole building on a photograph proved a little tricky- this thing is immense.

Here's the Giraffe exhibiting the limited edition Stephen Sprouse leopard print scarves, though personally I like the original colour best. Clockwork shoes: What a manequin! Sadly there was a little too much fur for my liking within the windows, OK, any is too much in my opinion. But that explains why this window is so cropped, why I felt the need to do that is another post. After spotting this bag in Elle I fell in love with it. So satisfyingly chunky, an unusal print and fabulous colours. Unforunately it was sold out by the time I was interested (OK there was also the price issue and the fact that it would substantially eat into my university fund but it is so lovely I convinced myself this would be fine, not sure what mummy would say but there wasn't any point in asking considering stock shortage). And there it sits, taunting me. I really love the idea of using materials normally used to make LV products into animals. A flower shop somewhere between Kensington and Kings Road: hydrangeas!! And what a selection. Prettyful candy coloured balloons at the Bond St Ralph Lauren childrens store.Ralph Lauren's ready for tennis season: And my attraction to this Burberry coat is explained in one word- sparkles. The Smythson display makes me think of childhood. I photographed this window display because of the Vivienne Westwood bag and Roberts radio (I am totally going to have a floral one of those in my kitchen when I am a lady). But it turns out there's a competition going on. You have to work out what song each window display represents and it's also going on at the Manchester store. Read about it online here. There's a £500 spree up for grabs! And window display of the day goes to a store I'd never even heard of and that is why the window is such a great success! Hydrangeas at Ari Rossini.

For newer readers, I am completely obsessed with hydrangeas, just wait till it gets to August and they are at their best in the UK. Bliss.