Global Glamour

Attention shopaholics, we've got you covered! From Copenhagen to Cape Town, Marrakech to Melbourne, here are 20 cities across the world where you can indulge in retail therapy. Follow our guide to get your hands on traditional, bespoke, sustainable, slow fashion, and innovative, kitschy must-haves.

- Shibani Bawa

LONDON, ENGLAND

SHOPPING IN London is chic, quirky and steeped in history. While Savile Row is lined with ateliers offering bespoke tailoring, upscale department stores like Harrods and Selfridges have a loyal patronage that includes royals and celebrities from around the world. Even as the bi-annual London Fashion Week attracts some of the most celebrated global designers, fashion giants like Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood, Sir Paul Smith and Stella McCartney are native to the capital-each tracing their roots back to this buzzing metropolis. If you want retail therapy beyond high-end brands, head to Camden (camdenmarket.com) and Portobello Road (visitportobello.com) markets for cute, crocheted items at Knits & Knots, trendy trinkets at The Secret Garden Designer Jewellery (thesecretgarden.uk.​com), sustainable cosmetics at Fruu (fruuurskin.​com), crystal jewellery for healing at KMR jewellery or rare books, antiques and first editions at Portobello Rare Books (portobellorarebooks.​com).

ABU DHABI, UAE