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here at Hamleys that the world first got to know the Build-a-Bear Workshop (now a fix-
ture at malls everywhere) and London's genteel Paddington Bear.
On this stretch of Regent Street, fine bits of old England class dominate.
Hackett
(right, at #143-147) is the place to go for preppy young English menswear.
Mappin and
Webb
(left, at #132) is the Queen's jeweler.
Penhaligon's
(right, at #125) is the quintes-
sential English perfumery, where royals shop (note the coat of arms at the door) for clas-
sic English scents like lavender and rose (fine sampler gift packs and free sniff samples).
Once dowdy—it's a clothier of the royal family—
Burberry
(on the right, at #121) is now
hip.
• Regent Street arcs seductively into the ever-vibrant...
Piccadilly Circus
London's most touristy square got its name from the fancy ruffled shirts—
picadils
—made
in the neighborhood long ago. In the late 20th century, the square veered toward the gim-
micky and tacky—look no further than the gargantuan Ripley's Believe-It-or-Not Mu-
seum. But, it's trending back.
