Selfridges has been opening their doors on December 26th for the past seven years and are the first store to do so in London.  This year, Selfridges will be opening at 9am.   Selfridges also has regional stores in Birmingham and Manchester that will also open that day at 8am.  The Selfridges Boxing Day bargain-hunters will be the first able to pick from the tens of thousands of discounted products, like 75% off this Dries Van Noten Blazer and 50% off Alexander Wang’s Anya shoe.

The Selfridges sale runs until stocks last.  Check out www.selfridges.com.

For the full list of sale designers, prices, and deals, take a peak at the Selfridges Boxing Day Sale release.

With the help of our style comrades at Urban Gentry and freelance fashion writer, Flame Davies we wanted to know what should fashionistas like you look out for next year.  Think 1960’s and detail, detail, detail.

For Spring/Summer 2010, Start-Boutique – one of London’s hippest shops – will carry the debut ready-to-wear collection of London-based designer Julian J Smith.  Inspired by the Op Art movement of the 60’s, his youthful, sophisticated collection uses complex hand embroidery.  He’s most definitely a name to watch.  Visit Start in Shoreditch, east London.

Much admired cult British menswear brand Folk brings its subtle, refined collection to east London with a new store in Old Truman Brewery.  Two floors of subtle, beautifully designed clothes for the man that wants to make a statement without having to shout too loudly about it.  Established in 2001 by Cathal McAteer the collection is inspired by clothes his friends would wear:  understated with an acute attention to design and detail.  The new store delivers on all counts. 

Maybe it’s because the holidays are coming up, but all I can think of is shopping.  People still seem to be combing through sales racks on both sides of the Atlantic.  Recession.  Credit crunch.  Pshaw!  When it comes to retail meccas in the UK, my eyes are on the new hotspot for shoppers– Cardiff, Wales.  The Welsh capital was recently listed by retail experts in the top 10 places to shop in Britain.  Some say that within the next few years, Cardiff will take over Liverpool in the rankings.

The new St David’s shopping center opened this fall and it’s ginormous.  1.4 million square feet to be exact.  Stores range from Apple to All Saints and Hugo Boss to H&M.  Retail heaven, I tell you.  I don’t know about you, but shopping makes me…ahem..people hungry.  Jamie Oliver’s Italian is a new eatery located within St David’s that is a must.

But, it’s not just the new kid in town that makes Cardiff a shopper’s paradise, but the cities’ glass topped shopping arcades as well.  Let’s face it, plowing through crowds of people may not be your cup of tea when in search of that perfect pair of denim jeans.  Duke Street and High Street arcades are lined with smaller shops where you can peruse in peace.

Happy shopping!