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The Library, 268 Brompton Rd, T 020-7589 6569. Issy Miyake meets gay combat gear? Marginally more affordable and youth-orientated than many of the shops around here. James Lock & Co, 6 St Jamess St, T 020-7930 8874. Hatmakers and milliners to Royalty. A wall cabinet displays the exact shape of various famous heads including Charlie Chaplins. John Lobb, 9 St Jamess St, T 020-7930 3664. Bespoke bootmakers extraordinaire. Watch the cobblers at work. The Loft, 35 Monmouth St, T 020-7240 3807. A good place in Covent Garden to start looking for second-hand and discounted designer clothes. Otherwise try the more retro Pop Boutique, 6 Monmouth St, T 020-7497 5262. Patrick Cox, 129 Sloane St, T 020-7730 8886. Ultra chic footwear for men and women. Paul Smith, 40-44 Floral St, T 020-7379 7133. HQ for the Brit designers menswear and accessories, with the Paul Smith Sale Shop, just off Floral St, at 7-8 Langley Ct. Plum, 79 Berwick St, T 020-7734 0812. Streetwear by names like Von Dutch, Woolridge and Speedwack, just one of many similar outfits in West Soho and Carnaby St. Question Air, 38 Floral St, T 020-7836 8220. Stocks eccentric lines for women by the likes of Shiren Guild, Issey Miyake and Ghost.
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